Resolution criteria

• Resolves to the first calendar date (UTC) on which the Ladybird project publishes a release explicitly labelled “Alpha” for the browser, available for download, on an official channel:

  • Ladybird website News/announcements, or blog post linking to the release: https://ladybird.org/ (check “News”).

  • GitHub Releases for LadybirdBrowser/ladybird: https://github.com/LadybirdBrowser/ladybird/releases. If a GitHub “Release” is used, its published timestamp in UTC determines the date.

• “Tech/developer preview,” nightly builds, tags without “alpha,” or third‑party/unofficial binaries do not count (e.g., personal build sites).

• If multiple official posts appear, use the earliest UTC timestamp among them. If only a website post announces the alpha and links to downloads hosted elsewhere, use the post’s timestamp.

Background

• As of now, Ladybird has no official releases on GitHub. (github.com)

• The project states it is targeting a first Alpha in Summer 2026 for Linux and macOS; W3C talk notes also list 2026 for alpha. (ladybird.org, w3.org)

Considerations

• Ladybird may announce on the website before publishing a GitHub Release, or vice‑versa; the earliest official UTC timestamp governs.

• Per‑platform staggers (Linux vs. macOS) still resolve on the first platform’s alpha date if labelled “Alpha.”

• Unofficial community builds (e.g., third‑party binaries) are excluded unless adopted and announced by Ladybird on the channels above.