Aurora
A collaboration between Chrome and open-source web frameworks to improve user experience on the web.
Introducing the Aurora Project
Open-source tools and frameworks play a large role in enabling developers to build modern apps for the web, while also supporting good developer experiences.
What's new?
Learn about what we've been up to and exciting projects for 2023.
From the Blog
Framework tools for font fallbacks
Understand how to adjust the size of your font fallbacks to prevent Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS), using tools in Next.js, Nuxt, Vite, and Capsize.
Improved font fallbacks
Dive deep into the methodology behind generating font fallbacks and the size-adjust, ascent-override, descent-override, and line-gap-override APIs.
Inside the container query polyfill
Take a peek inside how the polyfill works, the challenges it overcomes, and the best practices when using it to provide a great user experience.
Optimize images with the Angular image directive
Learn how the Angular image directive can improve Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), now available from version 14.
Optimize third-party script loading in Next.js
Understand the vision behind the Next.js Script component, a built-in solution to optimize the loading of third-party scripts.
Recent tech talks
Watch these videos to learn about the latest Aurora projects, features, and best practices.
Fireside Chat with Chrome Aurora
Watch the useReactNYC 2023 Fireside Chat with Houssein Djirdeh from the Chrome Aurora team.
Meet the Team
Infobip Shift 2022: Learn how the Chrome Aurora team is working to advance the web framework ecosystem by collaborating with Next.js, Nuxt, and Angular.
Image optimization with Angular
ng-conf 2022: This session covers the many ways images can slow down your app, and the optimizations the Aurora team recommends to avoid these pitfalls.
Nuxt and Chrome
Vue Conf US 2022: Learn about Chrome's latest collaborations with Nuxt and the suggested best practices for optimizing images and fonts in your Nuxt app.
Nuxt and Chrome
Reactathon 2022: This talk reviews our latest collaborations with Next.js, including components to improve the performance of your images, third-party scripts, and fonts.
What's new in performance
perf.now() 2022: Get up-to-date on the latest performance APIs, tools, and metrics and how you can apply them to your site.