To let developers play with the WPE stack, we have set up a Flatpak repository containing all the necessary bits to start working with it. To install applications (like Cog, the very simple WPE launcher), first add the remote repository, and proceed with the following instructions:

$ flatpak --user remote-add wpe-releases --from https://software.igalia.com/flatpak-refs/wpe-releases.flatpakrepo
$ flatpak --user install org.wpe.Cog
$ flatpak run org.wpe.Cog -P fdo <url>

Currently the 2.26 release of the WPE port is used, along with libwpe 1.4.0, WPEBackend-fdo 1.4.0 and Cog 0.4.0. Upgrades to the newer releases (happening in next few weeks) will be done in the next month or two. Builds are provided for x86_64, arm and aarch64 architectures.

If you need ideas or inspiration on how to use WPE, this repository also contains GstWPEBroadcastDemo, an application that showcases both GStreamer and WPE, enabling you to mix live video input with HTML content that can be updated on-the-fly. You can read more about this in the blog post made by Philippe Normand.

The current Cog/WPE stack still imposes the Wayland-only limitation, with Mesa-based graphics stacks most likely to work well. In future release, we plan to add support for new platforms, graphics stacks and methods of integration.

All of this is still in very early stages. If you find an issue with the applications or libraries in the repository, please do not hesitate to report it to our issue tracker. The issues will be rerouted to the trackers of the problematic component if necessary.