🔧 Improve surface rendering performance

🐛 Fix objects sorting for thumbnail generation
🐛 Fix empty pool state
2026-01-23 05:40:17 -05:00 · 2026-01-23 09:35:22 +01:00 · 2026-01-22 09:29:33 +01:00 · 2026-01-22 08:52:26 +01:00 · 2026-01-22 08:51:58 +01:00 · 2026-01-21 16:01:06 +01:00
34 changed files with 1045 additions and 512 deletions
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-dist: xenial
-
-language: generic
-sudo: required
-
-cache:
-  directories:
-    - $HOME/.m2
-
-services:
-  - docker
-
-branches:
-  only:
-    - master
-    - develop
-
-install:
-  - curl -O https://download.clojure.org/install/linux-install-1.10.1.447.sh
-  - chmod +x linux-install-1.10.1.447.sh
-  - sudo ./linux-install-1.10.1.447.sh
-
-before_script:
-  - env | sort
-
-script:
-  - ./manage.sh build-devenv
-  - ./manage.sh run-frontend-tests
-  - ./manage.sh run-backend-tests
-  - ./manage.sh build-images
-  - ./manage.sh run
-
-after_script:
-  - docker images
-
-notifications:
-  email: false
-
-env:
-  - NODE_VERSION=10.16.0
--- a/docker/images/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker/images/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ services:

      # AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: <KEY_ID>
      # AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: <ACCESS_KEY>
-      # PENPOT_ASSETS_STORAGE_BACKEND: assets-s3
-      # PENPOT_STORAGE_ASSETS_S3_ENDPOINT: <ENDPOINT>
-      # PENPOT_STORAGE_ASSETS_S3_BUCKET: <BUKET_NAME>
+      # PENPOT_OBJECTS_STORAGE_BACKEND: s3
+      # PENPOT_OBJECTS_STORAGE_S3_ENDPOINT: <ENDPOINT>
+      # PENPOT_OBJECTS_STORAGE_S3_BUCKET: <BUKET_NAME>

      ## Telemetry. When enabled, a periodical process will send anonymous data about this
      ## instance. Telemetry data will enable us to learn how the application is used,
--- a/docs/technical-guide/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/technical-guide/configuration.md
@@ -114,14 +114,7 @@ configuration.
 The callback has the following format:

 ```html
-https://<your_domain>/api/auth/oauth/<oauth_provider>/callback
-```
-
-You will need to change <your_domain> and <oauth_provider> according to your setup.
-This is how it looks with Gitlab provider:
-
-```html
-https://<your_domain>/api/auth/oauth/gitlab/callback
+https://<your_domain>/api/auth/oidc/callback
 ```

 #### Google
--- a/frontend/resources/templates/index.mustache
+++ b/frontend/resources/templates/index.mustache
@@ -17,17 +17,18 @@
    <meta name="twitter:site" content="@penpotapp">
    <meta name="twitter:creator" content="@penpotapp">
    <meta name="theme-color" content="#FFFFFF" media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)">
-    <link id="theme" href="css/main.css?version={{& version}}" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
+    <link id="theme" href="css/main.css?version={{& version_tag}}" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
    {{#isDebug}}
-    <link href="css/debug.css?version={{& version}}" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
+    <link href="css/debug.css?version={{& version_tag}}" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
    {{/isDebug}}

-    <link rel="icon" href="images/favicon.png" />
+    <link rel="icon" href="images/favicon.png?version={{& version_tag }}" />

    <script type="importmap">{{& manifest.importmap }}</script>

    <script type="module">
      globalThis.penpotVersion = "{{& version}}";
+      globalThis.penpotVersionTag = "{{& version_tag}}";
      globalThis.penpotBuildDate = "{{& build_date}}";
      globalThis.penpotWorkerURI = "{{& manifest.worker_main}}";
    </script>
--- a/frontend/resources/templates/rasterizer.mustache
+++ b/frontend/resources/templates/rasterizer.mustache
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <title>Penpot - Rasterizer</title>
-    <link rel="icon" href="images/favicon.png" />
+    <link rel="icon" href="images/favicon.png?version={{& version_tag }}" />

    <script>
      globalThis.penpotVersion = "{{& version}}";
+      globalThis.penpotVersionTag = "{{& version_tag}}";
      globalThis.penpotBuildDate = "{{& build_date}}";
      globalThis.penpotWorkerURI = "{{& manifest.worker_main}}";
    </script>
--- a/frontend/resources/templates/render.mustache
+++ b/frontend/resources/templates/render.mustache
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta http-equiv="x-ua-compatible" content="ie=edge" />
    <title>Penpot - Render</title>
-    <link rel="icon" href="images/favicon.png" />
+
+    <link rel="icon" href="images/favicon.png?version={{& version_tag }}" />

    <script>
      globalThis.penpotVersion = "{{& version}}";
+      globalThis.penpotVersionTag = "{{& version_tag}}";
      globalThis.penpotBuildDate = "{{& build_date}}";
    </script>

--- a/frontend/scripts/_helpers.js
+++ b/frontend/scripts/_helpers.js
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ export function startWorker() {
  });
 }

-export const isDebug = process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production";
-export const CURRENT_VERSION = process.env.CURRENT_VERSION || "develop";
-export const BUILD_DATE = process.env.BUILD_DATE || "" + new Date();
+export const IS_DEBUG = process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production";
+export const BUILD_DATE = process.env.BUILD_DATE || (new Date().toString()) ;
+export const BUILD_TS = process.env.BUILD_TS || Date.now();
+export const VERSION = process.env.VERSION || "develop";
+export const VERSION_TAG = process.env.VERSION_TAG || VERSION;

 async function findFiles(basePath, predicate, options = {}) {
  predicate =
@@ -193,25 +195,25 @@ async function generateManifest() {
    render_main: "./js/render.js",
    rasterizer_main: "./js/rasterizer.js",

-    config: "./js/config.js?version=" + CURRENT_VERSION,
-    polyfills: "./js/polyfills.js?version=" + CURRENT_VERSION,
-    libs: "./js/libs.js?version=" + CURRENT_VERSION,
-    worker_main: "./js/worker/main.js?version=" + CURRENT_VERSION,
-    default_translations: "./js/translation.en.js?version=" + CURRENT_VERSION,
+    config: "./js/config.js?version=" + VERSION_TAG,
+    polyfills: "./js/polyfills.js?version=" + VERSION_TAG,
+    libs: "./js/libs.js?version=" + VERSION_TAG,
+    worker_main: "./js/worker/main.js?version=" + VERSION_TAG,
+    default_translations: "./js/translation.en.js?version=" + VERSION_TAG,

    importmap: JSON.stringify({
      "imports": {
-        "./js/shared.js": "./js/shared.js?version=" + CURRENT_VERSION,
-        "./js/main.js": "./js/main.js?version=" + CURRENT_VERSION,
-        "./js/render.js": "./js/render.js?version=" + CURRENT_VERSION,
-        "./js/render-wasm.js": "./js/render-wasm.js?version=" + CURRENT_VERSION,
-        "./js/rasterizer.js": "./js/rasterizer.js?version=" + CURRENT_VERSION,
-        "./js/main-dashboard.js": "./js/main-dashboard.js?version=" + CURRENT_VERSION,
-        "./js/main-auth.js": "./js/main-auth.js?version=" + CURRENT_VERSION,
-        "./js/main-viewer.js": "./js/main-viewer.js?version=" + CURRENT_VERSION,
-        "./js/main-settings.js": "./js/main-settings.js?version=" + CURRENT_VERSION,
-        "./js/main-workspace.js": "./js/main-workspace.js?version=" + CURRENT_VERSION,
-        "./js/util-highlight.js": "./js/util-highlight.js?version=" + CURRENT_VERSION
+        "./js/shared.js": "./js/shared.js?version=" + VERSION_TAG,
+        "./js/main.js": "./js/main.js?version=" + VERSION_TAG,
+        "./js/render.js": "./js/render.js?version=" + VERSION_TAG,
+        "./js/render-wasm.js": "./js/render-wasm.js?version=" + VERSION_TAG,
+        "./js/rasterizer.js": "./js/rasterizer.js?version=" + VERSION_TAG,
+        "./js/main-dashboard.js": "./js/main-dashboard.js?version=" + VERSION_TAG,
+        "./js/main-auth.js": "./js/main-auth.js?version=" + VERSION_TAG,
+        "./js/main-viewer.js": "./js/main-viewer.js?version=" + VERSION_TAG,
+        "./js/main-settings.js": "./js/main-settings.js?version=" + VERSION_TAG,
+        "./js/main-workspace.js": "./js/main-workspace.js?version=" + VERSION_TAG,
+        "./js/util-highlight.js": "./js/util-highlight.js?version=" + VERSION_TAG
      }
    })
  };
@@ -222,11 +224,12 @@ async function generateManifest() {
 async function renderTemplate(path, context = {}, partials = {}) {
  const content = await fs.readFile(path, { encoding: "utf-8" });

-  const ts = Math.floor(new Date());
-
  context = Object.assign({}, context, {
-    ts: ts,
-    isDebug,
+    isDebug: IS_DEBUG,
+    version: VERSION,
+    version_tag: VERSION_TAG,
+    build_date: BUILD_DATE,
+    build_ts: BUILD_TS,
  });

  return mustache.render(content, context, partials);
@@ -390,7 +393,6 @@ async function generateSvgSprites() {
 }

 async function generateTemplates() {
-  const isDebug = process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production";
  await fs.mkdir("./resources/public/", { recursive: true });

  const manifest = await generateManifest();
@@ -415,10 +417,7 @@ async function generateTemplates() {
  };

  const context = {
-    manifest: manifest,
-    version: CURRENT_VERSION,
-    build_date: BUILD_DATE,
-    isDebug,
+    manifest: manifest
  };

  content = await renderTemplate(
@@ -487,7 +486,7 @@ export async function compileStyles() {
  await fs.mkdir("./resources/public/css", { recursive: true });
  await fs.writeFile("./resources/public/css/main.css", result);

-  if (isDebug) {
+  if (IS_DEBUG) {
    let debugCSS = await compileSassDebug(worker);
    await fs.writeFile("./resources/public/css/debug.css", debugCSS);
  }
--- a/frontend/scripts/build
+++ b/frontend/scripts/build
@@ -2,26 +2,26 @@
 # NOTE: this script should be called from the parent directory to
 # properly work.

+set -ex
+
 export INCLUDE_STORYBOOK=${BUILD_STORYBOOK:-no};
 export INCLUDE_WASM=${BUILD_WASM:-yes};
-export CURRENT_VERSION=$1;
-export BUILD_DATE=$(date -R);
-export CURRENT_HASH=${CURRENT_HASH:-$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)};
 export EXTRA_PARAMS=$SHADOWCLJS_EXTRA_PARAMS;
-export TS=$(date +%s);
+
+export BUILD_DATE=$(date -R);
+export BUILD_TS=$(date +%s);
+
+export VERSION=${1:-develop};
+export VERSION_TAG="${VERSION}-${BUILD_TS}";

 # Some cljs reacts on this environment variable for define more
 # performant code on macros (example: rumext)
 export NODE_ENV=production;

-echo "Current path:"
-echo $PATH
-
-set -ex

 corepack enable;
 corepack install;
-yarn install || exit 1;
+yarn install;

 rm -rf target/dist;
 rm -rf resources/public;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ yarn run build:app:main $EXTRA_PARAMS;
 yarn run build:app:libs;
 yarn run build:app:assets;

-sed -i "s/\.\/render.js/.\/render.js?version=$CURRENT_VERSION/g" resources/public/js/worker/main*.js
+sed -i "s/\.\/render.js/.\/render.js?version=$VERSION_TAG/g" resources/public/js/worker/main*.js

 rsync -avr resources/public/ target/dist/

--- a/frontend/scripts/build-storybook
+++ b/frontend/scripts/build-storybook
@@ -2,18 +2,16 @@
 # NOTE: this script should be called from the parent directory to
 # properly work.

-export CURRENT_VERSION=$1;
+set -ex
+
+export BUILD_TS=$(date +%s);
 export BUILD_DATE=$(date -R);
-export CURRENT_HASH=${CURRENT_HASH:-$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)};
-export TS=$(date +%s);
+
+export VERSION=${1:-develop};
+export VERSION_TAG="${VERSION}-${BUILD_TS}";

 export NODE_ENV=production;

-echo "Current path:"
-echo $PATH
-
-set -ex
-
 corepack enable;
 corepack install || exit 1;
 yarn install || exit 1;
--- a/frontend/shadow-cljs.edn
+++ b/frontend/shadow-cljs.edn
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
    {:fn-invoke-direct true
     :optimizations #shadow/env ["PENPOT_BUILD_OPTIMIZATIONS" :as :keyword :default :advanced]
     :source-map true
+     :pseudo-names true
     :elide-asserts true
     :anon-fn-naming-policy :off
     :cross-chunk-method-motion false
--- a/frontend/src/app/config.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/config.cljs
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 (def browser              (parse-browser))
 (def platform             (parse-platform))

+(def version-tag          (obj/get global "penpotVersionTag"))
 (def terms-of-service-uri (obj/get global "penpotTermsOfServiceURI"))
 (def privacy-policy-uri   (obj/get global "penpotPrivacyPolicyURI"))
 (def flex-help-uri        (obj/get global "penpotGridHelpURI" "https://help.penpot.app/user-guide/flexible-layouts/"))
@@ -190,9 +191,8 @@

 (defn resolve-href
  [resource]
-  (let [version (get version :full)
-        href    (-> public-uri
-                    (u/ensure-path-slash)
-                    (u/join resource)
-                    (get :path))]
-    (str href "?version=" version)))
+  (let [href (-> public-uri
+                 (u/ensure-path-slash)
+                 (u/join resource)
+                 (get :path))]
+    (str href "?version=" version-tag)))
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/tokens/application.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/tokens/application.cljs
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@
   [app.main.data.workspace.colors :as wdc]
   [app.main.data.workspace.shape-layout :as dwsl]
   [app.main.data.workspace.shapes :as dwsh]
+   [app.main.data.workspace.texts :as dwt]
   [app.main.data.workspace.transforms :as dwtr]
   [app.main.data.workspace.undo :as dwu]
+   [app.main.features :as features]
   [app.main.fonts :as fonts]
   [app.main.store :as st]
   [app.util.i18n :refer [tr]]
@@ -300,11 +302,20 @@
        update-fn (fn [node _]
                    (-> node
                        (d/txt-merge txt-attrs)
-                        (cty/remove-typography-from-node)))]
-    (dwsh/update-shapes shape-ids
-                        #(txt/update-text-content % update-node? update-fn nil)
-                        {:ignore-touched true
-                         :page-id page-id})))
+                        (cty/remove-typography-from-node)))
+        ;; Check if any attribute affects text layout (requires resize)
+        affects-layout? (some #(contains? txt-attrs %) [:font-size :font-family :font-weight :letter-spacing :line-height])]
+    (ptk/reify ::generate-text-shape-update
+      ptk/WatchEvent
+      (watch [_ state _]
+        (cond-> (rx/of (dwsh/update-shapes shape-ids
+                                           #(txt/update-text-content % update-node? update-fn nil)
+                                           {:ignore-touched true
+                                            :page-id page-id}))
+          (and affects-layout?
+               (features/active-feature? state "render-wasm/v1"))
+          (rx/merge
+           (rx/of (dwt/resize-wasm-text-all shape-ids))))))))

 (defn update-line-height
  ([value shape-ids attributes] (update-line-height value shape-ids attributes nil))
@@ -353,11 +364,17 @@
                      (-> node
                          (d/txt-merge txt-attrs)
                          (cty/remove-typography-from-node))))]
-    (dwsh/update-shapes shape-ids
-                        (fn [shape]
-                          (txt/update-text-content shape update-node? #(update-fn %1 (ctst/font-weight-applied? shape)) nil))
-                        {:ignore-touched true
-                         :page-id page-id})))
+    (ptk/reify ::generate-font-family-text-shape-update
+      ptk/WatchEvent
+      (watch [_ state _]
+        (cond-> (rx/of (dwsh/update-shapes shape-ids
+                                           (fn [shape]
+                                             (txt/update-text-content shape update-node? #(update-fn %1 (ctst/font-weight-applied? shape)) nil))
+                                           {:ignore-touched true
+                                            :page-id page-id}))
+          (features/active-feature? state "render-wasm/v1")
+          (rx/merge
+           (rx/of (dwt/resize-wasm-text-all shape-ids))))))))

 (defn- create-font-family-text-attrs
  [value]
@@ -425,10 +442,16 @@
                      (-> node
                          (d/txt-merge txt-attrs)
                          (cty/remove-typography-from-node))))]
-    (dwsh/update-shapes shape-ids
-                        #(txt/update-text-content % update-node? update-fn nil)
-                        {:ignore-touched true
-                         :page-id page-id})))
+    (ptk/reify ::generate-font-weight-text-shape-update
+      ptk/WatchEvent
+      (watch [_ state _]
+        (cond-> (rx/of (dwsh/update-shapes shape-ids
+                                           #(txt/update-text-content % update-node? update-fn nil)
+                                           {:ignore-touched true
+                                            :page-id page-id}))
+          (features/active-feature? state "render-wasm/v1")
+          (rx/merge
+           (rx/of (dwt/resize-wasm-text-all shape-ids))))))))

 (defn update-font-weight
  ([value shape-ids attributes] (update-font-weight value shape-ids attributes nil))
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/forms.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/forms.cljs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@

        touched?   (and (contains? (:data @form) input-name)
                        (get-in @form [:touched input-name]))
+
        error      (get-in @form [:errors input-name])

        value      (get-in @form [:data input-name] "")
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@
  (let [form      (mf/use-ctx context)
        disabled? (or (and (some? form)
                           (or (not (:valid @form))
-                               (seq (:external-errors @form))))
+                               (seq (:async-errors @form))
+                               (seq (:extra-errors @form))))
                      (true? disabled))
        handle-key-down-save
        (mf/use-fn
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/management/forms/controls/input.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/management/forms/controls/input.cljs
@@ -236,12 +236,14 @@
   (on-composite-input-change form field value false))
  ([form field value trim?]
   (letfn [(clean-errors [errors]
-             (-> errors
-                 (dissoc field)
-                 (not-empty)))]
+             (some-> errors
+                     (update :value #(when (map? %) (dissoc % field)))
+                     (update :value #(when (seq %) %))
+                     (not-empty)))]
     (swap! form (fn [state]
                   (-> state
                       (assoc-in [:data :value field] (if trim? (str/trim value) value))
+                       (assoc-in [:touched :value field] true)
                       (update :errors clean-errors)
                       (update :extra-errors clean-errors)))))))

@@ -257,6 +259,9 @@
        value
        (get-in @form [:data :value input-name] "")

+        touched?
+        (get-in @form [:touched :value input-name])
+
        resolve-stream
        (mf/with-memo [token]
          (if-let [value (get-in token [:value input-name])]
@@ -284,7 +289,7 @@
                                :hint-message (:message hint)
                                :hint-type (:type hint)})
        props
-        (if error
+        (if (and touched? error)
          (mf/spread-props props {:hint-type "error"
                                  :hint-message (:message error)})
          props)
@@ -332,6 +337,7 @@
                                 message (tr "workspace.tokens.resolved-value" (or resolved-value value))]
                             (swap! form update :errors dissoc :value)
                             (swap! form update :extra-errors dissoc :value)
+                             (swap! form update :async-errors dissoc :reference)
                             (if (= input-value (str resolved-value))
                               (reset! hint* {})
                               (reset! hint* {:message message :type "hint"})))))))]
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/management/forms/generic_form.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/management/forms/generic_form.cljs
@@ -101,13 +101,6 @@
        active-tab* (mf/use-state #(if (cft/is-reference? token) :reference :composite))
        active-tab (deref active-tab*)

-        on-toggle-tab
-        (mf/use-fn
-         (mf/deps)
-         (fn [new-tab]
-           (let [new-tab (keyword new-tab)]
-             (reset! active-tab* new-tab))))
-
        token
        (mf/with-memo [token]
          (or token {:type token-type}))
@@ -144,6 +137,17 @@
        (fm/use-form :schema schema
                     :initial initial)

+        on-toggle-tab
+        (mf/use-fn
+         (mf/deps form)
+         (fn [new-tab]
+           (let [new-tab (keyword new-tab)]
+             (if (= new-tab :reference)
+               (swap! form assoc-in [:async-errors :reference]
+                      {:message "Need valid reference"})
+               (swap! form update :async-errors dissoc :reference))
+             (reset! active-tab* new-tab))))
+
        warning-name-change?
        (not= (get-in @form [:data :name])
              (:name initial))
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/management/forms/shadow.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/management/forms/shadow.cljs
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@
          [:color {:optional true} [:maybe :string]]
          [:color-result {:optional true} ::sm/any]
          [:inset {:optional true} [:maybe :boolean]]]]]
+
       (if (= active-tab :reference)
         [:reference {:optional false} ::sm/text]
         [:reference {:optional true} [:maybe :string]])]]
--- a/frontend/src/app/plugins/shape.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/plugins/shape.cljs
@@ -1185,7 +1185,6 @@
                       {:cmd :export-shapes
                        :profile-id (:profile-id @st/state)
                        :wait true
-                        :skip-children (:skip-children value false)
                        :exports [{:file-id   file-id
                                   :page-id   page-id
                                   :object-id id
--- a/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/api.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/api.cljs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
   [app.main.ui.shapes.text]
   [app.main.worker :as mw]
   [app.render-wasm.api.fonts :as f]
+   [app.render-wasm.api.shapes :as shapes]
   [app.render-wasm.api.texts :as t]
   [app.render-wasm.api.webgl :as webgl]
   [app.render-wasm.deserializers :as dr]
@@ -68,12 +69,25 @@
 (def ^:const DEBOUNCE_DELAY_MS 100)
 (def ^:const THROTTLE_DELAY_MS 10)

+;; Number of shapes to process before yielding to browser
+(def ^:const SHAPES_CHUNK_SIZE 100)
+;; Threshold below which we use synchronous processing (no chunking overhead)
+(def ^:const ASYNC_THRESHOLD 100)
+
 (def dpr
  (if use-dpr? (if (exists? js/window) js/window.devicePixelRatio 1.0) 1.0))

 (def noop-fn
  (constantly nil))

+(defn- yield-to-browser
+  "Returns a promise that resolves after yielding to the browser's event loop.
+   Uses requestAnimationFrame for smooth visual updates during loading."
+  []
+  (p/create
+   (fn [resolve _reject]
+     (js/requestAnimationFrame (fn [_] (resolve nil))))))
+
 ;; Based on app.main.render/object-svg
 (mf/defc object-svg
  {::mf/props :obj}
@@ -120,17 +134,56 @@
              (aget buffer 3))
      (set! wasm/internal-frame-id nil))))

+(defn render-preview!
+  "Render a lightweight preview without tile caching.
+   Used during progressive loading for fast feedback."
+  []
+  (when (and wasm/context-initialized? (not @wasm/context-lost?))
+    (h/call wasm/internal-module "_render_preview")))
+

 (defonce pending-render (atom false))
+(defonce shapes-loading? (atom false))
+(defonce deferred-render? (atom false))
+
+(defn- register-deferred-render!
+  []
+  (reset! deferred-render? true))

 (defn request-render
  [_requester]
-  (when (and wasm/context-initialized? (not @pending-render) (not @wasm/context-lost?))
-    (reset! pending-render true)
-    (js/requestAnimationFrame
-     (fn [ts]
-       (reset! pending-render false)
-       (render ts)))))
+  (when (and wasm/context-initialized? (not @wasm/context-lost?))
+    (if @shapes-loading?
+      (register-deferred-render!)
+      (when-not @pending-render
+        (reset! pending-render true)
+        (let [frame-id
+              (js/requestAnimationFrame
+               (fn [ts]
+                 (reset! pending-render false)
+                 (set! wasm/internal-frame-id nil)
+                 (render ts)))]
+          (set! wasm/internal-frame-id frame-id))))))
+
+(defn- begin-shapes-loading!
+  []
+  (reset! shapes-loading? true)
+  (let [frame-id wasm/internal-frame-id
+        was-pending @pending-render]
+    (when frame-id
+      (js/cancelAnimationFrame frame-id)
+      (set! wasm/internal-frame-id nil))
+    (reset! pending-render false)
+    (reset! deferred-render? was-pending)))
+
+(defn- end-shapes-loading!
+  []
+  (let [was-loading (compare-and-set! shapes-loading? true false)]
+    (reset! deferred-render? false)
+    ;; Always trigger a render after loading completes
+    ;; This ensures shapes are displayed even if no deferred render was requested
+    (when was-loading
+      (request-render "set-objects:flush"))))

 (declare get-text-dimensions)

@@ -895,24 +948,12 @@
        id           (dm/get-prop shape :id)
        type         (dm/get-prop shape :type)

-        parent-id    (get shape :parent-id)
        masked       (get shape :masked-group)
-        selrect      (get shape :selrect)
-        constraint-h (get shape :constraints-h)
-        constraint-v (get shape :constraints-v)
-        clip-content (if (= type :frame)
-                       (not (get shape :show-content))
-                       false)
-        rotation     (get shape :rotation)
-        transform    (get shape :transform)

        fills        (get shape :fills)
        strokes      (if (= type :group)
                       [] (get shape :strokes))
        children     (get shape :shapes)
-        blend-mode   (get shape :blend-mode)
-        opacity      (get shape :opacity)
-        hidden       (get shape :hidden)
        content      (let [content (get shape :content)]
                       (if (= type :text)
                         (ensure-text-content content)
@@ -921,22 +962,12 @@
        grow-type    (get shape :grow-type)
        blur         (get shape :blur)
        svg-attrs    (get shape :svg-attrs)
-        shadows      (get shape :shadow)
-        corners      (map #(get shape %) [:r1 :r2 :r3 :r4])]
+        shadows      (get shape :shadow)]

-    (use-shape id)
-    (set-parent-id parent-id)
-    (set-shape-type type)
-    (set-shape-clip-content clip-content)
-    (set-shape-constraints constraint-h constraint-v)
+    (shapes/set-shape-base-props shape)

-    (set-shape-rotation rotation)
-    (set-shape-transform transform)
-    (set-shape-blend-mode blend-mode)
-    (set-shape-opacity opacity)
-    (set-shape-hidden hidden)
+    ;; Remaining properties that need separate calls (variable-length or conditional)
    (set-shape-children children)
-    (set-shape-corners corners)
    (set-shape-blur blur)
    (when (= type :group)
      (set-masked (boolean masked)))
@@ -956,7 +987,6 @@

    (set-shape-layout shape)
    (set-layout-data shape)
-    (set-shape-selrect selrect)

    (let [pending_thumbnails (into [] (concat
                                       (set-shape-text-content id content)
@@ -1012,30 +1042,143 @@
  (let [{:keys [thumbnails full]} (set-object shape)]
    (process-pending [shape] thumbnails full noop-fn)))

+(defn- process-shapes-chunk
+  "Process a chunk of shapes synchronously, returning accumulated pending operations.
+   Returns {:thumbnails [...] :full [...] :next-index n}"
+  [shapes start-index chunk-size thumbnails-acc full-acc]
+  (let [total (count shapes)
+        end-index (min total (+ start-index chunk-size))]
+    (loop [index start-index
+           t-acc thumbnails-acc
+           f-acc full-acc]
+      (if (< index end-index)
+        (let [shape (nth shapes index)
+              {:keys [thumbnails full]} (set-object shape)]
+          (recur (inc index)
+                 (into t-acc thumbnails)
+                 (into f-acc full)))
+        {:thumbnails t-acc
+         :full f-acc
+         :next-index end-index}))))
+
+(defn- set-objects-async
+  "Asynchronously process shapes in chunks, yielding to the browser between chunks.
+   Returns a promise that resolves when all shapes are processed.
+   
+   Renders a preview only periodically during loading to show progress,
+   then does a full tile-based render at the end."
+  [shapes render-callback]
+  (let [total-shapes (count shapes)
+        total-chunks (mth/ceil (/ total-shapes SHAPES_CHUNK_SIZE))
+        ;; Render at 25%, 50%, 75% of loading
+        render-at-chunks (set [(mth/floor (* total-chunks 0.25))
+                               (mth/floor (* total-chunks 0.5))
+                               (mth/floor (* total-chunks 0.75))])]
+    (p/create
+     (fn [resolve _reject]
+       (letfn [(process-next-chunk [index thumbnails-acc full-acc chunk-count]
+                 (if (< index total-shapes)
+                   ;; Process one chunk
+                   (let [{:keys [thumbnails full next-index]}
+                         (process-shapes-chunk shapes index SHAPES_CHUNK_SIZE
+                                               thumbnails-acc full-acc)
+                         new-chunk-count (inc chunk-count)]
+                     ;; Only render at specific progress milestones
+                     (when (contains? render-at-chunks new-chunk-count)
+                       (render-preview!))
+
+                     ;; Yield to browser, then continue with next chunk
+                     (-> (yield-to-browser)
+                         (p/then (fn [_]
+                                   (process-next-chunk next-index thumbnails full new-chunk-count)))))
+                   ;; All chunks done - finalize
+                   (do
+                     (perf/end-measure "set-objects")
+                     (process-pending shapes thumbnails-acc full-acc noop-fn
+                                      (fn []
+                                        (end-shapes-loading!)
+                                        (if render-callback
+                                          (render-callback)
+                                          (render-finish))
+                                        (ug/dispatch! (ug/event "penpot:wasm:set-objects"))
+                                        (resolve nil))))))]
+         (process-next-chunk 0 [] [] 0))))))
+
+(defn- set-objects-sync
+  "Synchronously process all shapes (for small shape counts)."
+  [shapes render-callback]
+  (let [total-shapes (count shapes)
+        {:keys [thumbnails full]}
+        (loop [index 0 thumbnails-acc [] full-acc []]
+          (if (< index total-shapes)
+            (let [shape (nth shapes index)
+                  {:keys [thumbnails full]} (set-object shape)]
+              (recur (inc index)
+                     (into thumbnails-acc thumbnails)
+                     (into full-acc full)))
+            {:thumbnails thumbnails-acc :full full-acc}))]
+    (perf/end-measure "set-objects")
+    (process-pending shapes thumbnails full noop-fn
+                     (fn []
+                       (if render-callback
+                         (render-callback)
+                         (render-finish))
+                       (ug/dispatch! (ug/event "penpot:wasm:set-objects"))))))
+
+(defn- shapes-in-tree-order
+  "Returns shapes sorted in tree order (parents before children).
+   This ensures parent shapes are processed before their children,
+   maintaining proper shape reference consistency in WASM."
+  [objects]
+  ;; Get IDs in tree order starting from root (uuid/zero)
+  ;; If root doesn't exist (e.g., filtered thumbnail data), fall back to
+  ;; finding top-level shapes (those without a parent in objects) and
+  ;; traversing from there.
+  (if (contains? objects uuid/zero)
+    ;; Normal case: traverse from root
+    (let [ordered-ids (cfh/get-children-ids-with-self objects uuid/zero)]
+      (into []
+            (keep #(get objects %))
+            ordered-ids))
+    ;; Fallback for filtered data (thumbnails): find top-level shapes and traverse
+    (let [;; Find shapes whose parent is not in the objects map (top-level in this subset)
+          top-level-ids (->> (vals objects)
+                             (filter (fn [shape]
+                                       (not (contains? objects (:parent-id shape)))))
+                             (map :id))
+          ;; Get all children in order for each top-level shape
+          all-ordered-ids (into []
+                                (mapcat #(cfh/get-children-ids-with-self objects %))
+                                top-level-ids)]
+      (into []
+            (keep #(get objects %))
+            all-ordered-ids))))
+
 (defn set-objects
+  "Set all shape objects for rendering.
+
+   Shapes are processed in tree order (parents before children)
+   to maintain proper shape reference consistency in WASM."
  ([objects]
   (set-objects objects nil))
  ([objects render-callback]
   (perf/begin-measure "set-objects")
-   (let [shapes        (into [] (vals objects))
-         total-shapes  (count shapes)
-         ;; Collect pending operations - set-object returns {:thumbnails [...] :full [...]}
-         {:keys [thumbnails full]}
-         (loop [index 0 thumbnails-acc [] full-acc []]
-           (if (< index total-shapes)
-             (let [shape    (nth shapes index)
-                   {:keys [thumbnails full]} (set-object shape)]
-               (recur (inc index)
-                      (into thumbnails-acc thumbnails)
-                      (into full-acc full)))
-             {:thumbnails thumbnails-acc :full full-acc}))]
-     (perf/end-measure "set-objects")
-     (process-pending shapes thumbnails full noop-fn
-                      (fn []
-                        (if render-callback
-                          (render-callback)
-                          (render-finish))
-                        (ug/dispatch! (ug/event "penpot:wasm:set-objects")))))))
+   (let [shapes (shapes-in-tree-order objects)
+         total-shapes (count shapes)]
+     (if (< total-shapes ASYNC_THRESHOLD)
+       (set-objects-sync shapes render-callback)
+       (do
+         (begin-shapes-loading!)
+         (try
+           (-> (set-objects-async shapes render-callback)
+               (p/catch (fn [error]
+                          (end-shapes-loading!)
+                          (js/console.error "Async WASM shape loading failed" error))))
+           (catch :default error
+             (end-shapes-loading!)
+             (js/console.error "Async WASM shape loading failed" error)
+             (throw error)))
+         nil)))))

 (defn clear-focus-mode
  []
--- a/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/api/shapes.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/api/shapes.cljs
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+;; This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+;; License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+;; file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+;;
+;; Copyright (c) KALEIDOS INC
+
+(ns app.render-wasm.api.shapes
+  "Batched shape property serialization for improved WASM performance.
+
+   This module provides a single WASM call to set all base shape properties,
+   replacing multiple individual calls (use_shape, set_parent, set_shape_type,
+   etc.) with one batched operation."
+  (:require
+   [app.common.data :as d]
+   [app.common.data.macros :as dm]
+   [app.common.uuid :as uuid]
+   [app.render-wasm.helpers :as h]
+   [app.render-wasm.mem :as mem]
+   [app.render-wasm.serializers :as sr]
+   [app.render-wasm.wasm :as wasm]))
+
+;; Binary layout constants matching Rust implementation:
+;;
+;; | Offset | Size | Field        | Type                              |
+;; |--------|------|--------------|-----------------------------------|
+;; | 0      | 16   | id           | UUID (4 × u32 LE)                 |
+;; | 16     | 16   | parent_id    | UUID (4 × u32 LE)                 |
+;; | 32     | 1    | shape_type   | u8                                |
+;; | 33     | 1    | flags        | u8 (bit0: clip, bit1: hidden)     |
+;; | 34     | 1    | blend_mode   | u8                                |
+;; | 35     | 1    | constraint_h | u8 (0xFF = None)                  |
+;; | 36     | 1    | constraint_v | u8 (0xFF = None)                  |
+;; | 37     | 3    | padding      | -                                 |
+;; | 40     | 4    | opacity      | f32 LE                            |
+;; | 44     | 4    | rotation     | f32 LE                            |
+;; | 48     | 24   | transform    | 6 × f32 LE (a,b,c,d,e,f)          |
+;; | 72     | 16   | selrect      | 4 × f32 LE (x1,y1,x2,y2)          |
+;; | 88     | 16   | corners      | 4 × f32 LE (r1,r2,r3,r4)          |
+;; |--------|------|--------------|-----------------------------------|
+;; | Total  | 104  |              |                                   |
+
+(def ^:const BASE-PROPS-SIZE 104)
+(def ^:const FLAG-CLIP-CONTENT 0x01)
+(def ^:const FLAG-HIDDEN 0x02)
+(def ^:const CONSTRAINT-NONE 0xFF)
+
+(defn- write-uuid-to-heap
+  "Write a UUID to the heap at the given byte offset using DataView."
+  [dview offset id]
+  (let [buffer (uuid/get-u32 id)]
+    (.setUint32 dview offset (aget buffer 0) true)
+    (.setUint32 dview (+ offset 4) (aget buffer 1) true)
+    (.setUint32 dview (+ offset 8) (aget buffer 2) true)
+    (.setUint32 dview (+ offset 12) (aget buffer 3) true)))
+
+(defn- serialize-transform
+  "Extract transform matrix values, defaulting to identity matrix."
+  [transform]
+  (if (some? transform)
+    [(dm/get-prop transform :a)
+     (dm/get-prop transform :b)
+     (dm/get-prop transform :c)
+     (dm/get-prop transform :d)
+     (dm/get-prop transform :e)
+     (dm/get-prop transform :f)]
+    [1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0])) ; identity matrix
+
+(defn- serialize-selrect
+  "Extract selrect values."
+  [selrect]
+  (if (some? selrect)
+    [(dm/get-prop selrect :x1)
+     (dm/get-prop selrect :y1)
+     (dm/get-prop selrect :x2)
+     (dm/get-prop selrect :y2)]
+    [0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0]))
+
+(defn set-shape-base-props
+  "Set all base shape properties in a single WASM call.
+
+   This replaces the following individual calls:
+   - use-shape
+   - set-parent-id
+   - set-shape-type
+   - set-shape-clip-content
+   - set-shape-rotation
+   - set-shape-transform
+   - set-shape-blend-mode
+   - set-shape-opacity
+   - set-shape-hidden
+   - set-shape-selrect
+   - set-shape-corners
+   - set-shape-constraints (clear + h + v)
+
+   Returns nil."
+  [shape]
+  (when wasm/context-initialized?
+    (let [id           (dm/get-prop shape :id)
+          parent-id    (get shape :parent-id)
+          shape-type   (dm/get-prop shape :type)
+
+          clip-content (if (= shape-type :frame)
+                         (not (get shape :show-content))
+                         false)
+          hidden       (get shape :hidden false)
+
+          flags        (cond-> 0
+                         clip-content (bit-or FLAG-CLIP-CONTENT)
+                         hidden       (bit-or FLAG-HIDDEN))
+
+          blend-mode   (sr/translate-blend-mode (get shape :blend-mode))
+          constraint-h (let [c (get shape :constraints-h)]
+                         (if (some? c)
+                           (sr/translate-constraint-h c)
+                           CONSTRAINT-NONE))
+          constraint-v (let [c (get shape :constraints-v)]
+                         (if (some? c)
+                           (sr/translate-constraint-v c)
+                           CONSTRAINT-NONE))
+
+          opacity      (d/nilv (get shape :opacity) 1.0)
+          rotation     (d/nilv (get shape :rotation) 0.0)
+
+          ;; Transform matrix
+          [ta tb tc td te tf] (serialize-transform (get shape :transform))
+
+          ;; Selrect
+          selrect (get shape :selrect)
+          [sx1 sy1 sx2 sy2] (serialize-selrect selrect)
+
+          ;; Corners
+          r1 (d/nilv (get shape :r1) 0.0)
+          r2 (d/nilv (get shape :r2) 0.0)
+          r3 (d/nilv (get shape :r3) 0.0)
+          r4 (d/nilv (get shape :r4) 0.0)
+
+          ;; Allocate buffer and get DataView
+          offset (mem/alloc BASE-PROPS-SIZE)
+          heap   (mem/get-heap-u8)
+          dview  (js/DataView. (.-buffer heap))]
+
+      ;; Write id (offset 0, 16 bytes)
+      (write-uuid-to-heap dview offset id)
+
+      ;; Write parent_id (offset 16, 16 bytes)
+      (write-uuid-to-heap dview (+ offset 16) (d/nilv parent-id uuid/zero))
+
+      ;; Write shape_type (offset 32, 1 byte)
+      (.setUint8 dview (+ offset 32) (sr/translate-shape-type shape-type))
+
+      ;; Write flags (offset 33, 1 byte)
+      (.setUint8 dview (+ offset 33) flags)
+
+      ;; Write blend_mode (offset 34, 1 byte)
+      (.setUint8 dview (+ offset 34) blend-mode)
+
+      ;; Write constraint_h (offset 35, 1 byte)
+      (.setUint8 dview (+ offset 35) constraint-h)
+
+      ;; Write constraint_v (offset 36, 1 byte)
+      (.setUint8 dview (+ offset 36) constraint-v)
+
+      ;; Padding at offset 37-39 (already zero from alloc)
+
+      ;; Write opacity (offset 40, f32)
+      (.setFloat32 dview (+ offset 40) opacity true)
+
+      ;; Write rotation (offset 44, f32)
+      (.setFloat32 dview (+ offset 44) rotation true)
+
+      ;; Write transform matrix (offset 48, 6 × f32)
+      (.setFloat32 dview (+ offset 48) ta true)
+      (.setFloat32 dview (+ offset 52) tb true)
+      (.setFloat32 dview (+ offset 56) tc true)
+      (.setFloat32 dview (+ offset 60) td true)
+      (.setFloat32 dview (+ offset 64) te true)
+      (.setFloat32 dview (+ offset 68) tf true)
+
+      ;; Write selrect (offset 72, 4 × f32)
+      (.setFloat32 dview (+ offset 72) sx1 true)
+      (.setFloat32 dview (+ offset 76) sy1 true)
+      (.setFloat32 dview (+ offset 80) sx2 true)
+      (.setFloat32 dview (+ offset 84) sy2 true)
+
+      ;; Write corners (offset 88, 4 × f32)
+      (.setFloat32 dview (+ offset 88) r1 true)
+      (.setFloat32 dview (+ offset 92) r2 true)
+      (.setFloat32 dview (+ offset 96) r3 true)
+      (.setFloat32 dview (+ offset 100) r4 true)
+
+      (h/call wasm/internal-module "_set_shape_base_props")
+
+      nil)))
--- a/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/shape.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/render_wasm/shape.cljs
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
        :svg-attrs
        (do
          (api/set-shape-svg-attrs v)
-          ;; Always update fills/blur/shadow to clear previous state if filters disappear          
+          ;; Always update fills/blur/shadow to clear previous state if filters disappear
          (api/set-shape-fills id (:fills shape) false)
          (api/set-shape-blur (:blur shape))
          (api/set-shape-shadows (:shadow shape)))
@@ -397,12 +397,18 @@
                   (next es))
            (throw (js/Error. "conj on a map takes map entries or seqables of map entries"))))))))

+(def ^:private xf:without-id-and-type
+  (remove (fn [kvpair]
+            (let [k (key kvpair)]
+              (or (= k :id)
+                  (= k :type))))))
+
 (defn create-shape
  "Instanciate a shape from a map"
  [attrs]
  (ShapeProxy. (:id attrs)
               (:type attrs)
-               (dissoc attrs :id :type)))
+               (into {} xf:without-id-and-type attrs)))

 (t/add-handlers!
 ;; We only add a write handler, read handler uses the dynamic dispatch
--- a/frontend/src/app/util/i18n.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/util/i18n.cljs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@

 (defn- load
  [locale]
-  (let [path (str "./translation." locale ".js?version=" (:full cf/version))]
+  (let [path (str "./translation." locale ".js?version=" cf/version-tag)]
    (->> (mod/import path)
         (p/fmap (fn [result] (unchecked-get result "default")))
         (p/fnly (fn [data cause]
--- a/frontend/src/app/worker/index.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/worker/index.cljs
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@

        (swap! state update ::snap snap/update-page old-page new-page)
        (swap! state update ::selection selection/update-page old-page new-page))
+      (catch :default cause
+        (log/error :hint "error updating page index" :id page-id :cause cause))
      (finally
        (let [elapsed (tpoint)]
          (log/dbg :hint "page index updated" :id page-id :elapsed elapsed ::log/sync? true))))
--- a/frontend/translations/es.po
+++ b/frontend/translations/es.po
@@ -7766,7 +7766,7 @@ msgstr "Line height (multiplicador, px o %) o {alias}"

 #: src/app/main/data/workspace/tokens/errors.cljs:57
 msgid "workspace.tokens.missing-references"
-msgstr "Referéncias de tokens no encontradas:"
+msgstr "Referencias de tokens no encontradas: "

 #: src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/management/token_pill.cljs:123
 msgid "workspace.tokens.more-options"
--- a/render-wasm/_build_env
+++ b/render-wasm/_build_env
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash

-export CURRENT_VERSION=${CURRENT_VERSION:-develop};
+export VERSION_TAG=${VERSION:-develop};

 if [ "$NODE_ENV" = "production" ];  then
    export BUILD_MODE="release";
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function copy_artifacts {
    cp target/wasm32-unknown-emscripten/$BUILD_MODE/render_wasm.js $DEST/$BUILD_NAME.js;
    cp target/wasm32-unknown-emscripten/$BUILD_MODE/render_wasm.wasm $DEST/$BUILD_NAME.wasm;

-    sed -i "s/render_wasm.wasm/$BUILD_NAME.wasm?version=$CURRENT_VERSION/g" $DEST/$BUILD_NAME.js;
+    sed -i "s/render_wasm.wasm/$BUILD_NAME.wasm?version=$VERSION_TAG/g" $DEST/$BUILD_NAME.js;

    yarn esbuild target/wasm32-unknown-emscripten/$BUILD_MODE/render_wasm.js \
        --log-level=error \
--- a/render-wasm/src/main.rs
+++ b/render-wasm/src/main.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use utils::uuid_from_u32_quartet;
 use uuid::Uuid;

-pub(crate) static mut STATE: Option<Box<State<'static>>> = None;
+pub(crate) static mut STATE: Option<Box<State>> = None;

 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! with_state_mut {
@@ -191,6 +191,20 @@ pub extern "C" fn render_from_cache(_: i32) {
    });
 }

+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn set_preview_mode(enabled: bool) {
+    with_state_mut!(state, {
+        state.render_state.set_preview_mode(enabled);
+    });
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn render_preview() {
+    with_state_mut!(state, {
+        state.render_preview(performance::get_time());
+    });
+}
+
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn process_animation_frame(timestamp: i32) {
    let result = std::panic::catch_unwind(|| {
@@ -284,6 +298,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn set_view_end() {
            performance::end_measure!("set_view_end::clear_tile_index");
            performance::end_timed_log!("clear_tile_index", _clear_start);
        }
+        state.render_state.sync_cached_viewbox();
        performance::end_measure!("set_view_end");
        performance::end_timed_log!("set_view_end", _end_start);
        #[cfg(feature = "profile-macros")]
--- a/render-wasm/src/render.rs
+++ b/render-wasm/src/render.rs
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ pub(crate) struct RenderState {
    pub fonts: FontStore,
    pub viewbox: Viewbox,
    pub cached_viewbox: Viewbox,
-    pub cached_target_snapshot: Option<skia::Image>,
    pub images: ImageStore,
    pub background_color: skia::Color,
    // Identifier of the current requestAnimationFrame call, if any.
@@ -294,6 +293,8 @@ pub(crate) struct RenderState {
    /// where we must render shapes without inheriting ancestor layer blurs. Toggle it through
    /// `with_nested_blurs_suppressed` to ensure it's always restored.
    pub ignore_nested_blurs: bool,
+    /// Preview render mode - when true, uses simplified rendering for progressive loading
+    pub preview_mode: bool,
 }

 pub fn get_cache_size(viewbox: Viewbox, scale: f32) -> skia::ISize {
@@ -343,7 +344,6 @@ impl RenderState {
            fonts,
            viewbox,
            cached_viewbox: Viewbox::new(0., 0.),
-            cached_target_snapshot: None,
            images: ImageStore::new(gpu_state.context.clone()),
            background_color: skia::Color::TRANSPARENT,
            render_request_id: None,
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ impl RenderState {
            focus_mode: FocusMode::new(),
            touched_ids: HashSet::default(),
            ignore_nested_blurs: false,
+            preview_mode: false,
        }
    }

@@ -486,6 +487,10 @@ impl RenderState {
        self.background_color = color;
    }

+    pub fn set_preview_mode(&mut self, enabled: bool) {
+        self.preview_mode = enabled;
+    }
+
    pub fn resize(&mut self, width: i32, height: i32) {
        let dpr_width = (width as f32 * self.options.dpr()).floor() as i32;
        let dpr_height = (height as f32 * self.options.dpr()).floor() as i32;
@@ -1087,15 +1092,12 @@ impl RenderState {
        let _start = performance::begin_timed_log!("render_from_cache");
        performance::begin_measure!("render_from_cache");
        let scale = self.get_cached_scale();
-        if let Some(snapshot) = &self.cached_target_snapshot {
-            let canvas = self.surfaces.canvas(SurfaceId::Target);
-            canvas.save();

+        // Check if we have a valid cached viewbox (non-zero dimensions indicate valid cache)
+        if self.cached_viewbox.area.width() > 0.0 {
            // Scale and translate the target according to the cached data
            let navigate_zoom = self.viewbox.zoom / self.cached_viewbox.zoom;

-            canvas.scale((navigate_zoom, navigate_zoom));
-
            let TileRect(start_tile_x, start_tile_y, _, _) =
                tiles::get_tiles_for_viewbox_with_interest(
                    self.cached_viewbox,
@@ -1104,15 +1106,24 @@ impl RenderState {
                );
            let offset_x = self.viewbox.area.left * self.cached_viewbox.zoom * self.options.dpr();
            let offset_y = self.viewbox.area.top * self.cached_viewbox.zoom * self.options.dpr();
+            let translate_x = (start_tile_x as f32 * tiles::TILE_SIZE) - offset_x;
+            let translate_y = (start_tile_y as f32 * tiles::TILE_SIZE) - offset_y;
+            let bg_color = self.background_color;

-            canvas.translate((
-                (start_tile_x as f32 * tiles::TILE_SIZE) - offset_x,
-                (start_tile_y as f32 * tiles::TILE_SIZE) - offset_y,
-            ));
+            // Setup canvas transform
+            {
+                let canvas = self.surfaces.canvas(SurfaceId::Target);
+                canvas.save();
+                canvas.scale((navigate_zoom, navigate_zoom));
+                canvas.translate((translate_x, translate_y));
+                canvas.clear(bg_color);
+            }

-            canvas.clear(self.background_color);
-            canvas.draw_image(snapshot, (0, 0), Some(&skia::Paint::default()));
-            canvas.restore();
+            // Draw directly from cache surface, avoiding snapshot overhead
+            self.surfaces.draw_cache_to_target();
+
+            // Restore canvas state
+            self.surfaces.canvas(SurfaceId::Target).restore();

            if self.options.is_debug_visible() {
                debug::render(self);
@@ -1127,6 +1138,25 @@ impl RenderState {
        performance::end_timed_log!("render_from_cache", _start);
    }

+    /// Render a preview of the shapes during loading.
+    /// This rebuilds tiles for touched shapes and renders synchronously.
+    pub fn render_preview(&mut self, tree: ShapesPoolRef, timestamp: i32) -> Result<(), String> {
+        let _start = performance::begin_timed_log!("render_preview");
+        performance::begin_measure!("render_preview");
+
+        // Skip tile rebuilding during preview - we'll do it at the end
+        // Just rebuild tiles for touched shapes and render synchronously
+        self.rebuild_touched_tiles(tree);
+
+        // Use the sync render path
+        self.start_render_loop(None, tree, timestamp, true)?;
+
+        performance::end_measure!("render_preview");
+        performance::end_timed_log!("render_preview", _start);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
    pub fn start_render_loop(
        &mut self,
        base_object: Option<&Uuid>,
@@ -1136,6 +1166,7 @@ impl RenderState {
    ) -> Result<(), String> {
        let _start = performance::begin_timed_log!("start_render_loop");
        let scale = self.get_scale();
+
        self.tile_viewbox.update(self.viewbox, scale);

        self.focus_mode.reset();
@@ -1560,7 +1591,7 @@ impl RenderState {
                }
            });

-        if let Some((image, filter_scale)) = filter_result {
+        if let Some((mut surface, filter_scale)) = filter_result {
            let drop_canvas = self.surfaces.canvas(SurfaceId::DropShadows);
            drop_canvas.save();
            drop_canvas.scale((scale, scale));
@@ -1570,34 +1601,26 @@ impl RenderState {

            // If we scaled down in the filter surface, we need to scale back up
            if filter_scale < 1.0 {
-                let scaled_width = bounds.width() * filter_scale;
-                let scaled_height = bounds.height() * filter_scale;
-                let src_rect = skia::Rect::from_xywh(0.0, 0.0, scaled_width, scaled_height);
-
                drop_canvas.save();
                drop_canvas.scale((1.0 / filter_scale, 1.0 / filter_scale));
-                drop_canvas.draw_image_rect_with_sampling_options(
-                    image,
-                    Some((&src_rect, skia::canvas::SrcRectConstraint::Strict)),
-                    skia::Rect::from_xywh(
-                        bounds.left * filter_scale,
-                        bounds.top * filter_scale,
-                        scaled_width,
-                        scaled_height,
-                    ),
+                drop_canvas.translate((bounds.left * filter_scale, bounds.top * filter_scale));
+                surface.draw(
+                    drop_canvas,
+                    (0.0, 0.0),
                    self.sampling_options,
-                    &drop_paint,
+                    Some(&drop_paint),
                );
                drop_canvas.restore();
            } else {
-                let src_rect = skia::Rect::from_xywh(0.0, 0.0, bounds.width(), bounds.height());
-                drop_canvas.draw_image_rect_with_sampling_options(
-                    image,
-                    Some((&src_rect, skia::canvas::SrcRectConstraint::Strict)),
-                    bounds,
+                drop_canvas.save();
+                drop_canvas.translate((bounds.left, bounds.top));
+                surface.draw(
+                    drop_canvas,
+                    (0.0, 0.0),
                    self.sampling_options,
-                    &drop_paint,
+                    Some(&drop_paint),
                );
+                drop_canvas.restore();
            }
            drop_canvas.restore();
        }
@@ -1621,10 +1644,11 @@ impl RenderState {

            is_empty = false;

-            let element = tree.get(&node_id).ok_or(format!(
-                "Error: Element with root_id {} not found in the tree.",
-                node_render_state.id
-            ))?;
+            let Some(element) = tree.get(&node_id) else {
+                // The shape isn't available yet (likely still streaming in from WASM).
+                // Skip it for this pass; a subsequent render will pick it up once present.
+                continue;
+            };
            let scale = self.get_scale();
            let mut extrect: Option<Rect> = None;

@@ -1742,7 +1766,9 @@ impl RenderState {
                        if !matches!(element.shape_type, Type::Bool(_)) {
                            // Nested shapes shadowing - apply black shadow to child shapes too
                            for shadow_shape_id in element.children.iter() {
-                                let shadow_shape = tree.get(shadow_shape_id).unwrap();
+                                let Some(shadow_shape) = tree.get(shadow_shape_id) else {
+                                    continue;
+                                };
                                if shadow_shape.hidden {
                                    continue;
                                }
@@ -2067,11 +2093,9 @@ impl RenderState {

        self.surfaces.gc();

-        // Cache target surface in a texture
+        // Mark cache as valid for render_from_cache
        self.cached_viewbox = self.viewbox;

-        self.cached_target_snapshot = Some(self.surfaces.snapshot(SurfaceId::Cache));
-
        if self.options.is_debug_visible() {
            debug::render(self);
        }
@@ -2140,9 +2164,7 @@ impl RenderState {
    }

    pub fn remove_cached_tile(&mut self, tile: tiles::Tile) {
-        let rect = self.get_aligned_tile_bounds(tile);
-        self.surfaces
-            .remove_cached_tile_surface(tile, rect, self.background_color);
+        self.surfaces.remove_cached_tile_surface(tile);
    }

    pub fn rebuild_tiles_shallow(&mut self, tree: ShapesPoolRef) {
@@ -2163,7 +2185,7 @@ impl RenderState {
            }
        }

-        // Update the changed tiles
+        // Invalidate changed tiles - old content stays visible until new tiles render
        self.surfaces.remove_cached_tiles(self.background_color);
        for tile in all_tiles {
            self.remove_cached_tile(tile);
@@ -2210,7 +2232,7 @@ impl RenderState {
            }
        }

-        // Update the changed tiles
+        // Invalidate changed tiles - old content stays visible until new tiles render
        self.surfaces.remove_cached_tiles(self.background_color);
        for tile in all_tiles {
            self.remove_cached_tile(tile);
@@ -2292,6 +2314,10 @@ impl RenderState {
        (self.viewbox.zoom - self.cached_viewbox.zoom).abs() > f32::EPSILON
    }

+    pub fn sync_cached_viewbox(&mut self) {
+        self.cached_viewbox = self.viewbox;
+    }
+
    pub fn mark_touched(&mut self, uuid: Uuid) {
        self.touched_ids.insert(uuid);
    }
--- a/render-wasm/src/render/filters.rs
+++ b/render-wasm/src/render/filters.rs
@@ -40,41 +40,21 @@ pub fn render_with_filter_surface<F>(
 where
    F: FnOnce(&mut RenderState, SurfaceId),
 {
-    if let Some((image, scale)) = render_into_filter_surface(render_state, bounds, draw_fn) {
+    if let Some((mut surface, scale)) = render_into_filter_surface(render_state, bounds, draw_fn) {
        let canvas = render_state.surfaces.canvas_and_mark_dirty(target_surface);

        // If we scaled down, we need to scale the source rect and adjust the destination
        if scale < 1.0 {
-            // The image was rendered at a smaller scale, so we need to scale it back up
-            let scaled_width = bounds.width() * scale;
-            let scaled_height = bounds.height() * scale;
-            let src_rect = skia::Rect::from_xywh(0.0, 0.0, scaled_width, scaled_height);
-
            canvas.save();
            canvas.scale((1.0 / scale, 1.0 / scale));
-            canvas.draw_image_rect_with_sampling_options(
-                image,
-                Some((&src_rect, skia::canvas::SrcRectConstraint::Strict)),
-                skia::Rect::from_xywh(
-                    bounds.left * scale,
-                    bounds.top * scale,
-                    scaled_width,
-                    scaled_height,
-                ),
-                render_state.sampling_options,
-                &skia::Paint::default(),
-            );
+            canvas.translate((bounds.left * scale, bounds.top * scale));
+            surface.draw(canvas, (0.0, 0.0), render_state.sampling_options, None);
            canvas.restore();
        } else {
-            // No scaling needed, draw normally
-            let src_rect = skia::Rect::from_xywh(0.0, 0.0, bounds.width(), bounds.height());
-            canvas.draw_image_rect_with_sampling_options(
-                image,
-                Some((&src_rect, skia::canvas::SrcRectConstraint::Strict)),
-                bounds,
-                render_state.sampling_options,
-                &skia::Paint::default(),
-            );
+            canvas.save();
+            canvas.translate((bounds.left, bounds.top));
+            surface.draw(canvas, (0.0, 0.0), render_state.sampling_options, None);
+            canvas.restore();
        }
        true
    } else {
@@ -93,7 +73,7 @@ pub fn render_into_filter_surface<F>(
    render_state: &mut RenderState,
    bounds: Rect,
    draw_fn: F,
-) -> Option<(skia::Image, f32)>
+) -> Option<(skia::Surface, f32)>
 where
    F: FnOnce(&mut RenderState, SurfaceId),
 {
@@ -129,5 +109,6 @@ where

    render_state.surfaces.canvas(filter_id).restore();

-    Some((render_state.surfaces.snapshot(filter_id), scale))
+    let filter_surface = render_state.surfaces.surface_clone(filter_id);
+    Some((filter_surface, scale))
 }
--- a/render-wasm/src/render/surfaces.rs
+++ b/render-wasm/src/render/surfaces.rs
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ impl Surfaces {
        self.get_mut(id).canvas()
    }

+    pub fn surface_clone(&self, id: SurfaceId) -> skia::Surface {
+        self.get(id).clone()
+    }
+
    /// Marks a surface as having content (dirty)
    pub fn mark_dirty(&mut self, id: SurfaceId) {
        self.dirty_surfaces |= id as u32;
@@ -211,6 +215,18 @@ impl Surfaces {
        );
    }

+    /// Draws the cache surface directly to the target canvas.
+    /// This avoids creating an intermediate snapshot, reducing GPU stalls.
+    pub fn draw_cache_to_target(&mut self) {
+        let sampling_options = self.sampling_options;
+        self.cache.clone().draw(
+            self.target.canvas(),
+            (0.0, 0.0),
+            sampling_options,
+            Some(&skia::Paint::default()),
+        );
+    }
+
    pub fn apply_mut(&mut self, ids: u32, mut f: impl FnMut(&mut skia::Surface)) {
        performance::begin_measure!("apply_mut::flags");
        if ids & SurfaceId::Target as u32 != 0 {
@@ -305,6 +321,22 @@ impl Surfaces {
        }
    }

+    fn get(&self, id: SurfaceId) -> &skia::Surface {
+        match id {
+            SurfaceId::Target => &self.target,
+            SurfaceId::Filter => &self.filter,
+            SurfaceId::Cache => &self.cache,
+            SurfaceId::Current => &self.current,
+            SurfaceId::DropShadows => &self.drop_shadows,
+            SurfaceId::InnerShadows => &self.inner_shadows,
+            SurfaceId::TextDropShadows => &self.text_drop_shadows,
+            SurfaceId::Fills => &self.shape_fills,
+            SurfaceId::Strokes => &self.shape_strokes,
+            SurfaceId::Debug => &self.debug,
+            SurfaceId::UI => &self.ui,
+        }
+    }
+
    fn reset_from_target(&mut self, target: skia::Surface) {
        let dim = (target.width(), target.height());
        self.target = target;
@@ -386,14 +418,22 @@ impl Surfaces {
            self.current.height() - TILE_SIZE_MULTIPLIER * self.margins.height,
        );

-        if let Some(snapshot) = self.current.image_snapshot_with_bounds(rect) {
-            self.tiles.add(tile_viewbox, tile, snapshot.clone());
+        let snapshot = self.current.image_snapshot();
+        let mut direct_context = self.current.direct_context();
+        let tile_image_opt = snapshot
+            .make_subset(direct_context.as_mut(), rect)
+            .or_else(|| self.current.image_snapshot_with_bounds(rect));
+
+        if let Some(tile_image) = tile_image_opt {
+            // Draw to cache first (takes reference), then move to tile cache
            self.cache.canvas().draw_image_rect(
-                snapshot.clone(),
+                &tile_image,
                None,
                tile_rect,
                &skia::Paint::default(),
            );
+
+            self.tiles.add(tile_viewbox, tile, tile_image);
        }
    }

@@ -401,25 +441,65 @@ impl Surfaces {
        self.tiles.has(tile)
    }

-    pub fn remove_cached_tile_surface(&mut self, tile: Tile, rect: skia::Rect, color: skia::Color) {
-        // Clear the specific tile area in the cache surface with color
-        let mut paint = skia::Paint::default();
-        paint.set_color(color);
-        self.cache.canvas().draw_rect(rect, &paint);
+    pub fn remove_cached_tile_surface(&mut self, tile: Tile) {
+        // Mark tile as invalid
+        // Old content stays visible until new tile overwrites it atomically,
+        // preventing flickering during tile re-renders.
        self.tiles.remove(tile);
    }

    pub fn draw_cached_tile_surface(&mut self, tile: Tile, rect: skia::Rect, color: skia::Color) {
-        let image = self.tiles.get(tile).unwrap();
+        if let Some(image) = self.tiles.get(tile) {
+            let mut paint = skia::Paint::default();
+            paint.set_color(color);

+            self.target.canvas().draw_rect(rect, &paint);
+
+            self.target
+                .canvas()
+                .draw_image_rect(&image, None, rect, &skia::Paint::default());
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Draws the current tile directly to the target and cache surfaces without
+    /// creating a snapshot. This avoids GPU stalls from ReadPixels but doesn't
+    /// populate the tile texture cache (suitable for one-shot renders like tests).
+    pub fn draw_current_tile_direct(&mut self, tile_rect: &skia::Rect, color: skia::Color) {
+        let sampling_options = self.sampling_options;
+        let src_rect = IRect::from_xywh(
+            self.margins.width,
+            self.margins.height,
+            self.current.width() - TILE_SIZE_MULTIPLIER * self.margins.width,
+            self.current.height() - TILE_SIZE_MULTIPLIER * self.margins.height,
+        );
+        let src_rect_f = skia::Rect::from(src_rect);
+
+        // Draw background
        let mut paint = skia::Paint::default();
        paint.set_color(color);
+        self.target.canvas().draw_rect(tile_rect, &paint);

-        self.target.canvas().draw_rect(rect, &paint);
+        // Draw current surface directly to target (no snapshot)
+        self.current.clone().draw(
+            self.target.canvas(),
+            (
+                tile_rect.left - src_rect_f.left,
+                tile_rect.top - src_rect_f.top,
+            ),
+            sampling_options,
+            None,
+        );

-        self.target
-            .canvas()
-            .draw_image_rect(&image, None, rect, &skia::Paint::default());
+        // Also draw to cache for render_from_cache
+        self.current.clone().draw(
+            self.cache.canvas(),
+            (
+                tile_rect.left - src_rect_f.left,
+                tile_rect.top - src_rect_f.top,
+            ),
+            sampling_options,
+            None,
+        );
    }

    pub fn remove_cached_tiles(&mut self, color: skia::Color) {
@@ -492,9 +572,11 @@ impl TileTextureCache {
        }
    }

-    pub fn get(&mut self, tile: Tile) -> Result<&mut skia::Image, String> {
-        let image = self.grid.get_mut(&tile).unwrap();
-        Ok(image)
+    pub fn get(&mut self, tile: Tile) -> Option<&mut skia::Image> {
+        if self.removed.contains(&tile) {
+            return None;
+        }
+        self.grid.get_mut(&tile)
    }

    pub fn remove(&mut self, tile: Tile) {
--- a/render-wasm/src/shapes.rs
+++ b/render-wasm/src/shapes.rs
@@ -1529,6 +1529,7 @@ impl Shape {
            || !self.transform.is_identity()
            || !math::is_close_to(self.rotation, 0.0)
            || matches!(self.shape_type, Type::Group(_) | Type::Frame(_))
+            || matches!(self.shape_type, Type::Text(_))
    }

    pub fn count_visible_inner_strokes(&self) -> usize {
--- a/render-wasm/src/state.rs
+++ b/render-wasm/src/state.rs
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ use crate::shapes::modifiers::grid_layout::grid_cell_data;
 /// It is created by [init] and passed to the other exported functions.
 /// Note that rust-skia data structures are not thread safe, so a state
 /// must not be shared between different Web Workers.
-pub(crate) struct State<'a> {
+pub(crate) struct State {
    pub render_state: RenderState,
    pub text_editor_state: TextEditorState,
    pub current_id: Option<Uuid>,
    pub current_browser: u8,
-    pub shapes: ShapesPool<'a>,
-    pub saved_shapes: Option<ShapesPool<'a>>,
+    pub shapes: ShapesPool,
+    pub saved_shapes: Option<ShapesPool>,
 }

-impl<'a> State<'a> {
+impl State {
    pub fn new(width: i32, height: i32) -> Self {
        State {
            render_state: RenderState::new(width, height),
@@ -100,6 +100,16 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
    }

    pub fn start_render_loop(&mut self, timestamp: i32) -> Result<(), String> {
+        // If zoom changed, we MUST rebuild the tile index before using it.
+        // Otherwise, the index will have tiles from the old zoom level, causing visible
+        // tiles to appear empty. This can happen if start_render_loop() is called before
+        // set_view_end() finishes rebuilding the index, or if set_view_end() hasn't been
+        // called yet.
+        let zoom_changed = self.render_state.zoom_changed();
+        if zoom_changed {
+            self.rebuild_tiles_shallow();
+        }
+
        self.render_state
            .start_render_loop(None, &self.shapes, timestamp, false)?;
        Ok(())
@@ -213,17 +223,14 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
        self.render_state.rebuild_touched_tiles(&self.shapes);
    }

+    pub fn render_preview(&mut self, timestamp: i32) {
+        let _ = self.render_state.render_preview(&self.shapes, timestamp);
+    }
+
    pub fn rebuild_modifier_tiles(&mut self, ids: Vec<Uuid>) {
-        // SAFETY: We're extending the lifetime of the mutable borrow to 'a.
-        // This is safe because:
-        // 1. shapes has lifetime 'a in the struct
-        // 2. The reference won't outlive the struct
-        // 3. No other references to shapes exist during this call
-        unsafe {
-            let shapes_ptr = &mut self.shapes as *mut ShapesPool<'a>;
-            self.render_state
-                .rebuild_modifier_tiles(&mut *shapes_ptr, ids);
-        }
+        // Index-based storage is safe
+        self.render_state
+            .rebuild_modifier_tiles(&mut self.shapes, ids);
    }

    pub fn font_collection(&self) -> &FontCollection {
--- a/render-wasm/src/state/shapes_pool.rs
+++ b/render-wasm/src/state/shapes_pool.rs
@@ -28,29 +28,44 @@ const SHAPES_POOL_ALLOC_MULTIPLIER: f32 = 1.3;
 /// Shapes are stored in a `Vec<Shape>`, which keeps the `Shape` instances
 /// in a contiguous memory block.
 ///
-pub struct ShapesPoolImpl<'a> {
+/// # Index-based Design
+///
+/// All auxiliary HashMaps (modifiers, structure, scale_content, modified_shape_cache)
+/// use `usize` indices instead of `&'a Uuid` references. This eliminates:
+/// - Unsafe lifetime extensions
+/// - The need for `rebuild_references()` after Vec reallocation
+/// - Complex lifetime annotations
+///
+/// The `uuid_to_idx` HashMap maps `Uuid` (owned) to indices, avoiding lifetime issues.
+///
+pub struct ShapesPoolImpl {
    shapes: Vec<Shape>,
    counter: usize,

-    shapes_uuid_to_idx: HashMap<&'a Uuid, usize>,
+    /// Maps UUID to index in the shapes Vec. Uses owned Uuid, no lifetime needed.
+    uuid_to_idx: HashMap<Uuid, usize>,

-    modified_shape_cache: HashMap<&'a Uuid, OnceCell<Shape>>,
-    modifiers: HashMap<&'a Uuid, skia::Matrix>,
-    structure: HashMap<&'a Uuid, Vec<StructureEntry>>,
-    scale_content: HashMap<&'a Uuid, f32>,
+    /// Cache for modified shapes, keyed by index
+    modified_shape_cache: HashMap<usize, OnceCell<Shape>>,
+    /// Transform modifiers, keyed by index
+    modifiers: HashMap<usize, skia::Matrix>,
+    /// Structure entries, keyed by index
+    structure: HashMap<usize, Vec<StructureEntry>>,
+    /// Scale content values, keyed by index
+    scale_content: HashMap<usize, f32>,
 }

-// Type aliases to avoid writing lifetimes everywhere
-pub type ShapesPool<'a> = ShapesPoolImpl<'a>;
-pub type ShapesPoolRef<'a> = &'a ShapesPoolImpl<'a>;
-pub type ShapesPoolMutRef<'a> = &'a mut ShapesPoolImpl<'a>;
+// Type aliases - no longer need lifetimes!
+pub type ShapesPool = ShapesPoolImpl;
+pub type ShapesPoolRef<'a> = &'a ShapesPoolImpl;
+pub type ShapesPoolMutRef<'a> = &'a mut ShapesPoolImpl;

-impl<'a> ShapesPoolImpl<'a> {
+impl ShapesPoolImpl {
    pub fn new() -> Self {
        ShapesPoolImpl {
            shapes: vec![],
            counter: 0,
-            shapes_uuid_to_idx: HashMap::default(),
+            uuid_to_idx: HashMap::default(),

            modified_shape_cache: HashMap::default(),
            modifiers: HashMap::default(),
@@ -62,15 +77,14 @@ impl<'a> ShapesPoolImpl<'a> {
    pub fn initialize(&mut self, capacity: usize) {
        performance::begin_measure!("shapes_pool_initialize");
        self.counter = 0;
-        self.shapes_uuid_to_idx = HashMap::with_capacity(capacity);
+        self.uuid_to_idx = HashMap::with_capacity(capacity);

        let additional = capacity as i32 - self.shapes.len() as i32;
        if additional <= 0 {
            return;
        }

-        // Reserve exact capacity to avoid any future reallocations
-        // This is critical because we store &'a Uuid references that would be invalidated
+        // Reserve extra capacity to avoid future reallocations
        let target_capacity = (capacity as f32 * SHAPES_POOL_ALLOC_MULTIPLIER) as usize;
        self.shapes
            .reserve_exact(target_capacity.saturating_sub(self.shapes.len()));
@@ -81,15 +95,15 @@ impl<'a> ShapesPoolImpl<'a> {
    }

    pub fn add_shape(&mut self, id: Uuid) -> &mut Shape {
-        let did_reallocate = if self.counter >= self.shapes.len() {
-            // We need more space. Check if we'll need to reallocate the Vec.
+        if self.counter >= self.shapes.len() {
+            // We need more space
            let current_capacity = self.shapes.capacity();
-            let additional = (self.shapes.len() as f32 * SHAPES_POOL_ALLOC_MULTIPLIER) as usize;
+            // Ensure we add at least 1 shape when the pool is empty
+            let additional =
+                ((self.shapes.len() as f32 * SHAPES_POOL_ALLOC_MULTIPLIER) as usize).max(1);
            let needed_capacity = self.shapes.len() + additional;

-            let will_reallocate = needed_capacity > current_capacity;
-
-            if will_reallocate {
+            if needed_capacity > current_capacity {
                // Reserve extra space to minimize future reallocations
                let extra_reserve = (needed_capacity as f32 * 0.5) as usize;
                self.shapes
@@ -98,165 +112,68 @@ impl<'a> ShapesPoolImpl<'a> {

            self.shapes
                .extend(iter::repeat_with(|| Shape::new(Uuid::nil())).take(additional));
-
-            will_reallocate
-        } else {
-            false
-        };
+        }

        let idx = self.counter;
        let new_shape = &mut self.shapes[idx];
        new_shape.id = id;

-        // Get a reference to the id field in the shape with lifetime 'a
-        // SAFETY: This is safe because:
-        // 1. We pre-allocate enough capacity to avoid Vec reallocation
-        // 2. The shape and its id field won't move within the Vec
-        // 3. The reference won't outlive the ShapesPoolImpl
-        let id_ref: &'a Uuid = unsafe { &*(&self.shapes[idx].id as *const Uuid) };
-
-        self.shapes_uuid_to_idx.insert(id_ref, idx);
+        // Simply store the UUID -> index mapping. No unsafe lifetime tricks needed!
+        self.uuid_to_idx.insert(id, idx);
        self.counter += 1;

-        // If the Vec reallocated, we need to rebuild all references in the HashMaps
-        // because the old references point to deallocated memory
-        if did_reallocate {
-            self.rebuild_references();
-        }
-
        &mut self.shapes[idx]
    }
-
-    /// Rebuilds all &'a Uuid references in the HashMaps after a Vec reallocation.
-    /// This is necessary because Vec reallocation invalidates all existing references.
-    fn rebuild_references(&mut self) {
-        // Rebuild shapes_uuid_to_idx with fresh references
-        let mut new_map = HashMap::with_capacity(self.shapes_uuid_to_idx.len());
-        for (_, idx) in self.shapes_uuid_to_idx.drain() {
-            let id_ref: &'a Uuid = unsafe { &*(&self.shapes[idx].id as *const Uuid) };
-            new_map.insert(id_ref, idx);
-        }
-        self.shapes_uuid_to_idx = new_map;
-
-        // Rebuild modifiers with fresh references
-        if !self.modifiers.is_empty() {
-            let old_modifiers: Vec<(Uuid, skia::Matrix)> = self
-                .modifiers
-                .drain()
-                .map(|(uuid_ref, matrix)| (*uuid_ref, matrix))
-                .collect();
-
-            for (uuid, matrix) in old_modifiers {
-                if let Some(uuid_ref) = self.get_uuid_ref(&uuid) {
-                    self.modifiers.insert(uuid_ref, matrix);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Rebuild structure with fresh references
-        if !self.structure.is_empty() {
-            let old_structure: Vec<(Uuid, Vec<StructureEntry>)> = self
-                .structure
-                .drain()
-                .map(|(uuid_ref, entries)| (*uuid_ref, entries))
-                .collect();
-
-            for (uuid, entries) in old_structure {
-                if let Some(uuid_ref) = self.get_uuid_ref(&uuid) {
-                    self.structure.insert(uuid_ref, entries);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Rebuild scale_content with fresh references
-        if !self.scale_content.is_empty() {
-            let old_scale_content: Vec<(Uuid, f32)> = self
-                .scale_content
-                .drain()
-                .map(|(uuid_ref, scale)| (*uuid_ref, scale))
-                .collect();
-
-            for (uuid, scale) in old_scale_content {
-                if let Some(uuid_ref) = self.get_uuid_ref(&uuid) {
-                    self.scale_content.insert(uuid_ref, scale);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        // Rebuild modified_shape_cache with fresh references
-        if !self.modified_shape_cache.is_empty() {
-            let old_cache: Vec<(Uuid, OnceCell<Shape>)> = self
-                .modified_shape_cache
-                .drain()
-                .map(|(uuid_ref, cell)| (*uuid_ref, cell))
-                .collect();
-
-            for (uuid, cell) in old_cache {
-                if let Some(uuid_ref) = self.get_uuid_ref(&uuid) {
-                    self.modified_shape_cache.insert(uuid_ref, cell);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    // No longer needed! Index-based storage means no references to rebuild.
+    // The old rebuild_references() function has been removed entirely.

    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.shapes_uuid_to_idx.len()
+        self.uuid_to_idx.len()
    }

    pub fn has(&self, id: &Uuid) -> bool {
-        self.shapes_uuid_to_idx.contains_key(&id)
+        self.uuid_to_idx.contains_key(id)
    }

    pub fn get_mut(&mut self, id: &Uuid) -> Option<&mut Shape> {
-        let idx = *self.shapes_uuid_to_idx.get(&id)?;
+        let idx = *self.uuid_to_idx.get(id)?;
        Some(&mut self.shapes[idx])
    }

-    pub fn get(&self, id: &Uuid) -> Option<&'a Shape> {
-        let idx = *self.shapes_uuid_to_idx.get(&id)?;
+    /// Get a shape by UUID. Returns the modified shape if modifiers/structure
+    /// are applied, otherwise returns the base shape.
+    pub fn get(&self, id: &Uuid) -> Option<&Shape> {
+        let idx = *self.uuid_to_idx.get(id)?;

-        // SAFETY: We're extending the lifetimes to 'a.
-        // This is safe because:
-        // 1. All internal HashMaps and the shapes Vec have fields with lifetime 'a
-        // 2. The shape at idx won't be moved or reallocated (pre-allocated Vec)
-        // 3. The id is stored in shapes[idx].id which has lifetime 'a
-        // 4. The references won't outlive the ShapesPoolImpl
-        unsafe {
-            let shape_ptr = &self.shapes[idx] as *const Shape;
-            let modifiers_ptr = &self.modifiers as *const HashMap<&'a Uuid, skia::Matrix>;
-            let structure_ptr = &self.structure as *const HashMap<&'a Uuid, Vec<StructureEntry>>;
-            let scale_content_ptr = &self.scale_content as *const HashMap<&'a Uuid, f32>;
-            let cache_ptr = &self.modified_shape_cache as *const HashMap<&'a Uuid, OnceCell<Shape>>;
+        let shape = &self.shapes[idx];

-            // Extend the lifetime of id to 'a - safe because it's the same Uuid stored in shapes[idx].id
-            let id_ref: &'a Uuid = &*(id as *const Uuid);
+        // Check if this shape needs modification (has modifiers, structure changes, or is a bool)
+        let needs_modification = shape.is_bool()
+            || self.modifiers.contains_key(&idx)
+            || self.structure.contains_key(&idx)
+            || self.scale_content.contains_key(&idx);

-            if (*shape_ptr).is_bool()
-                || (*modifiers_ptr).contains_key(&id_ref)
-                || (*structure_ptr).contains_key(&id_ref)
-                || (*scale_content_ptr).contains_key(&id_ref)
-            {
-                if let Some(cell) = (*cache_ptr).get(&id_ref) {
-                    Some(cell.get_or_init(|| {
-                        let mut shape = (*shape_ptr).transformed(
-                            (*modifiers_ptr).get(&id_ref),
-                            (*structure_ptr).get(&id_ref),
-                        );
+        if needs_modification {
+            // Check if we have a cached modified version
+            if let Some(cell) = self.modified_shape_cache.get(&idx) {
+                Some(cell.get_or_init(|| {
+                    let mut modified_shape =
+                        shape.transformed(self.modifiers.get(&idx), self.structure.get(&idx));

-                        if self.to_update_bool(&shape) {
-                            math_bools::update_bool_to_path(&mut shape, self);
-                        }
+                    if self.to_update_bool(&modified_shape) {
+                        math_bools::update_bool_to_path(&mut modified_shape, self);
+                    }

-                        if let Some(scale) = (*scale_content_ptr).get(&id_ref) {
-                            shape.scale_content(*scale);
-                        }
-                        shape
-                    }))
-                } else {
-                    Some(&*shape_ptr)
-                }
+                    if let Some(scale) = self.scale_content.get(&idx) {
+                        modified_shape.scale_content(*scale);
+                    }
+                    modified_shape
+                }))
            } else {
-                Some(&*shape_ptr)
+                Some(shape)
            }
+        } else {
+            Some(shape)
        }
    }

@@ -275,69 +192,68 @@ impl<'a> ShapesPoolImpl<'a> {
    }

    pub fn set_modifiers(&mut self, modifiers: HashMap<Uuid, skia::Matrix>) {
-        // Convert HashMap<Uuid, V> to HashMap<&'a Uuid, V> using references from shapes and
-        // Initialize the cache cells because later we don't want to have the mutable pointer
+        // Convert HashMap<Uuid, V> to HashMap<usize, V> using indices
+        // Initialize the cache cells for affected shapes

        let mut ids = Vec::<Uuid>::new();
+        let mut modifiers_with_idx = HashMap::with_capacity(modifiers.len());

-        let mut modifiers_with_refs = HashMap::with_capacity(modifiers.len());
        for (uuid, matrix) in modifiers {
-            if let Some(uuid_ref) = self.get_uuid_ref(&uuid) {
-                // self.modified_shape_cache.insert(uuid_ref, OnceCell::new());
-                modifiers_with_refs.insert(uuid_ref, matrix);
-                ids.push(*uuid_ref);
+            if let Some(idx) = self.uuid_to_idx.get(&uuid).copied() {
+                modifiers_with_idx.insert(idx, matrix);
+                ids.push(uuid);
            }
        }
-        self.modifiers = modifiers_with_refs;
+        self.modifiers = modifiers_with_idx;

        let all_ids = shapes::all_with_ancestors(&ids, self, true);
        for uuid in all_ids {
-            if let Some(uuid_ref) = self.get_uuid_ref(&uuid) {
-                self.modified_shape_cache.insert(uuid_ref, OnceCell::new());
+            if let Some(idx) = self.uuid_to_idx.get(&uuid).copied() {
+                self.modified_shape_cache.insert(idx, OnceCell::new());
            }
        }
    }

    pub fn set_structure(&mut self, structure: HashMap<Uuid, Vec<StructureEntry>>) {
-        // Convert HashMap<Uuid, V> to HashMap<&'a Uuid, V> using references from shapes and
-        // Initialize the cache cells because later we don't want to have the mutable pointer
-        let mut structure_with_refs = HashMap::with_capacity(structure.len());
+        // Convert HashMap<Uuid, V> to HashMap<usize, V> using indices
+        // Initialize the cache cells for affected shapes
+        let mut structure_with_idx = HashMap::with_capacity(structure.len());
        let mut ids = Vec::<Uuid>::new();

        for (uuid, entries) in structure {
-            if let Some(uuid_ref) = self.get_uuid_ref(&uuid) {
-                structure_with_refs.insert(uuid_ref, entries);
-                ids.push(*uuid_ref);
+            if let Some(idx) = self.uuid_to_idx.get(&uuid).copied() {
+                structure_with_idx.insert(idx, entries);
+                ids.push(uuid);
            }
        }
-        self.structure = structure_with_refs;
+        self.structure = structure_with_idx;

        let all_ids = shapes::all_with_ancestors(&ids, self, true);
        for uuid in all_ids {
-            if let Some(uuid_ref) = self.get_uuid_ref(&uuid) {
-                self.modified_shape_cache.insert(uuid_ref, OnceCell::new());
+            if let Some(idx) = self.uuid_to_idx.get(&uuid).copied() {
+                self.modified_shape_cache.insert(idx, OnceCell::new());
            }
        }
    }

    pub fn set_scale_content(&mut self, scale_content: HashMap<Uuid, f32>) {
-        // Convert HashMap<Uuid, V> to HashMap<&'a Uuid, V> using references from shapes and
-        // Initialize the cache cells because later we don't want to have the mutable pointer
-        let mut scale_content_with_refs = HashMap::with_capacity(scale_content.len());
+        // Convert HashMap<Uuid, V> to HashMap<usize, V> using indices
+        // Initialize the cache cells for affected shapes
+        let mut scale_content_with_idx = HashMap::with_capacity(scale_content.len());
        let mut ids = Vec::<Uuid>::new();

        for (uuid, value) in scale_content {
-            if let Some(uuid_ref) = self.get_uuid_ref(&uuid) {
-                scale_content_with_refs.insert(uuid_ref, value);
-                ids.push(*uuid_ref);
+            if let Some(idx) = self.uuid_to_idx.get(&uuid).copied() {
+                scale_content_with_idx.insert(idx, value);
+                ids.push(uuid);
            }
        }
-        self.scale_content = scale_content_with_refs;
+        self.scale_content = scale_content_with_idx;

        let all_ids = shapes::all_with_ancestors(&ids, self, true);
        for uuid in all_ids {
-            if let Some(uuid_ref) = self.get_uuid_ref(&uuid) {
-                self.modified_shape_cache.insert(uuid_ref, OnceCell::new());
+            if let Some(idx) = self.uuid_to_idx.get(&uuid).copied() {
+                self.modified_shape_cache.insert(idx, OnceCell::new());
            }
        }
    }
@@ -349,47 +265,33 @@ impl<'a> ShapesPoolImpl<'a> {
        self.scale_content = HashMap::default();
    }

-    /// Get a reference to the Uuid stored in a shape, if it exists
-    pub fn get_uuid_ref(&self, id: &Uuid) -> Option<&'a Uuid> {
-        let idx = *self.shapes_uuid_to_idx.get(&id)?;
-        // SAFETY: We're returning a reference with lifetime 'a to a Uuid stored
-        // in the shapes Vec. This is safe because the Vec is stable (pre-allocated)
-        // and won't be reallocated.
-        unsafe { Some(&*(&self.shapes[idx].id as *const Uuid)) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn subtree(&self, id: &Uuid) -> ShapesPoolImpl<'a> {
+    pub fn subtree(&self, id: &Uuid) -> ShapesPoolImpl {
        let Some(shape) = self.get(id) else {
            panic!("Subtree not found");
        };

        let mut shapes = vec![];
-        let mut idx = 0;
-        let mut shapes_uuid_to_idx = HashMap::default();
+        let mut new_idx = 0;
+        let mut uuid_to_idx = HashMap::default();

-        for id in shape.all_children_iter(self, true, true) {
-            let Some(shape) = self.get(&id) else {
+        for child_id in shape.all_children_iter(self, true, true) {
+            let Some(child_shape) = self.get(&child_id) else {
                panic!("Not found");
            };
-            shapes.push(shape.clone());
-
-            let id_ref: &'a Uuid = unsafe { &*(&self.shapes[idx].id as *const Uuid) };
-            shapes_uuid_to_idx.insert(id_ref, idx);
-            idx += 1;
+            shapes.push(child_shape.clone());
+            uuid_to_idx.insert(child_id, new_idx);
+            new_idx += 1;
        }

-        let mut result = ShapesPoolImpl {
+        ShapesPoolImpl {
            shapes,
-            counter: idx,
-            shapes_uuid_to_idx,
+            counter: new_idx,
+            uuid_to_idx,
            modified_shape_cache: HashMap::default(),
            modifiers: HashMap::default(),
            structure: HashMap::default(),
            scale_content: HashMap::default(),
-        };
-        result.rebuild_references();
-
-        result
+        }
    }

    fn to_update_bool(&self, shape: &Shape) -> bool {
@@ -398,11 +300,21 @@ impl<'a> ShapesPoolImpl<'a> {
        }

        let default = &Matrix::default();
-        let parent_modifier = self.modifiers.get(&shape.id).unwrap_or(default);
+
+        // Get parent modifier by index
+        let parent_idx = self.uuid_to_idx.get(&shape.id);
+        let parent_modifier = parent_idx
+            .and_then(|idx| self.modifiers.get(idx))
+            .unwrap_or(default);

        // Returns true if the transform of any child is different to the parent's
-        shape.all_children_iter(self, true, false).any(|id| {
-            !math::is_close_matrix(parent_modifier, self.modifiers.get(&id).unwrap_or(default))
+        shape.all_children_iter(self, true, false).any(|child_id| {
+            let child_modifier = self
+                .uuid_to_idx
+                .get(&child_id)
+                .and_then(|idx| self.modifiers.get(idx))
+                .unwrap_or(default);
+            !math::is_close_matrix(parent_modifier, child_modifier)
        })
    }
 }
--- a/render-wasm/src/wasm/layouts.rs
+++ b/render-wasm/src/wasm/layouts.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::{with_current_shape_mut, STATE};
 use macros::ToJs;

 mod align;
-mod constraints;
+pub mod constraints;
 mod flex;
 mod grid;

--- a/render-wasm/src/wasm/shapes/base_props.rs
+++ b/render-wasm/src/wasm/shapes/base_props.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+use crate::mem;
+use crate::shapes::{BlendMode, ConstraintH, ConstraintV};
+use crate::utils::uuid_from_u32_quartet;
+use crate::uuid::Uuid;
+use crate::wasm::blend::RawBlendMode;
+use crate::wasm::layouts::constraints::{RawConstraintH, RawConstraintV};
+use crate::{with_state_mut, STATE};
+
+use super::RawShapeType;
+
+/// Binary layout for batched shape base properties:
+///
+/// | Offset | Size | Field        | Type                              |
+/// |--------|------|--------------|-----------------------------------|
+/// | 0      | 16   | id           | UUID (4 × u32 LE)                 |
+/// | 16     | 16   | parent_id    | UUID (4 × u32 LE)                 |
+/// | 32     | 1    | shape_type   | u8                                |
+/// | 33     | 1    | flags        | u8 (bit0: clip, bit1: hidden)     |
+/// | 34     | 1    | blend_mode   | u8                                |
+/// | 35     | 1    | constraint_h | u8 (0xFF = None)                  |
+/// | 36     | 1    | constraint_v | u8 (0xFF = None)                  |
+/// | 37     | 3    | padding      | -                                 |
+/// | 40     | 4    | opacity      | f32 LE                            |
+/// | 44     | 4    | rotation     | f32 LE                            |
+/// | 48     | 24   | transform    | 6 × f32 LE (a,b,c,d,e,f)          |
+/// | 72     | 16   | selrect      | 4 × f32 LE (x1,y1,x2,y2)          |
+/// | 88     | 16   | corners      | 4 × f32 LE (r1,r2,r3,r4)          |
+/// |--------|------|--------------|-----------------------------------|
+/// | Total  | 104  |              |                                   |
+pub const BASE_PROPS_SIZE: usize = 104;
+
+const FLAG_CLIP_CONTENT: u8 = 0b0000_0001;
+const FLAG_HIDDEN: u8 = 0b0000_0010;
+const CONSTRAINT_NONE: u8 = 0xFF;
+
+/// Reads a f32 from a byte slice at the given offset (little-endian)
+#[inline]
+fn read_f32_le(bytes: &[u8], offset: usize) -> f32 {
+    f32::from_le_bytes([
+        bytes[offset],
+        bytes[offset + 1],
+        bytes[offset + 2],
+        bytes[offset + 3],
+    ])
+}
+
+/// Reads a u32 from a byte slice at the given offset (little-endian)
+#[inline]
+fn read_u32_le(bytes: &[u8], offset: usize) -> u32 {
+    u32::from_le_bytes([
+        bytes[offset],
+        bytes[offset + 1],
+        bytes[offset + 2],
+        bytes[offset + 3],
+    ])
+}
+
+/// Parses UUID from bytes at given offset
+#[inline]
+fn read_uuid(bytes: &[u8], offset: usize) -> Uuid {
+    uuid_from_u32_quartet(
+        read_u32_le(bytes, offset),
+        read_u32_le(bytes, offset + 4),
+        read_u32_le(bytes, offset + 8),
+        read_u32_le(bytes, offset + 12),
+    )
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn set_shape_base_props() {
+    let bytes = mem::bytes();
+
+    if bytes.len() < BASE_PROPS_SIZE {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Parse all fields from the buffer
+    let id = read_uuid(&bytes, 0);
+    let parent_id = read_uuid(&bytes, 16);
+    let shape_type = bytes[32];
+    let flags = bytes[33];
+    let blend_mode = bytes[34];
+    let constraint_h = bytes[35];
+    let constraint_v = bytes[36];
+    // bytes[37..40] are padding
+
+    let opacity = read_f32_le(&bytes, 40);
+    let rotation = read_f32_le(&bytes, 44);
+
+    // Transform matrix (a, b, c, d, e, f)
+    let transform_a = read_f32_le(&bytes, 48);
+    let transform_b = read_f32_le(&bytes, 52);
+    let transform_c = read_f32_le(&bytes, 56);
+    let transform_d = read_f32_le(&bytes, 60);
+    let transform_e = read_f32_le(&bytes, 64);
+    let transform_f = read_f32_le(&bytes, 68);
+
+    // Selrect (x1, y1, x2, y2)
+    let selrect_x1 = read_f32_le(&bytes, 72);
+    let selrect_y1 = read_f32_le(&bytes, 76);
+    let selrect_x2 = read_f32_le(&bytes, 80);
+    let selrect_y2 = read_f32_le(&bytes, 84);
+
+    // Corners (r1, r2, r3, r4)
+    let corner_r1 = read_f32_le(&bytes, 88);
+    let corner_r2 = read_f32_le(&bytes, 92);
+    let corner_r3 = read_f32_le(&bytes, 96);
+    let corner_r4 = read_f32_le(&bytes, 100);
+
+    // Decode flags
+    let clip_content = (flags & FLAG_CLIP_CONTENT) != 0;
+    let hidden = (flags & FLAG_HIDDEN) != 0;
+
+    // Convert raw enum values
+    let shape_type_enum = RawShapeType::from(shape_type);
+    let blend_mode_enum: BlendMode = RawBlendMode::from(blend_mode).into();
+
+    let constraint_h_opt: Option<ConstraintH> = if constraint_h == CONSTRAINT_NONE {
+        None
+    } else {
+        Some(RawConstraintH::from(constraint_h).into())
+    };
+
+    let constraint_v_opt: Option<ConstraintV> = if constraint_v == CONSTRAINT_NONE {
+        None
+    } else {
+        Some(RawConstraintV::from(constraint_v).into())
+    };
+
+    with_state_mut!(state, {
+        // Select/create the shape
+        state.use_shape(id);
+
+        // Set parent relationship
+        state.set_parent_for_current_shape(parent_id);
+
+        // Mark shape as touched
+        state.touch_current();
+
+        // Apply all properties to the current shape
+        if let Some(shape) = state.current_shape_mut() {
+            // Type
+            shape.set_shape_type(shape_type_enum.into());
+
+            // Boolean flags
+            shape.set_clip(clip_content);
+            shape.set_hidden(hidden);
+
+            // Blend mode and opacity
+            shape.set_blend_mode(blend_mode_enum);
+            shape.set_opacity(opacity);
+
+            // Constraints
+            shape.set_constraint_h(constraint_h_opt);
+            shape.set_constraint_v(constraint_v_opt);
+
+            // Transform
+            shape.set_rotation(rotation);
+            shape.set_transform(
+                transform_a,
+                transform_b,
+                transform_c,
+                transform_d,
+                transform_e,
+                transform_f,
+            );
+
+            // Geometry
+            shape.set_selrect(selrect_x1, selrect_y1, selrect_x2, selrect_y2);
+            shape.set_corners((corner_r1, corner_r2, corner_r3, corner_r4));
+        }
+    });
+}
--- a/render-wasm/src/wasm/shapes/mod.rs
+++ b/render-wasm/src/wasm/shapes/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+mod base_props;
+
 use macros::ToJs;

 use crate::shapes::{Bool, Frame, Group, Path, Rect, SVGRaw, TextContent, Type};
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Elena Torro	11c122af9c	🔧 Improve surface rendering performance	2026-01-23 09:35:22 +01:00
Elena Torro	f94c9cdb02	🐛 Fix objects sorting for thumbnail generation	2026-01-22 09:29:33 +01:00
Elena Torro	8637c46ba1	🐛 Fix empty pool state	2026-01-22 08:52:26 +01:00
Elena Torro	5d7d23a2c7	🔧 Keep clear cached canvas	2026-01-22 08:51:58 +01:00
Elena Torro	aab1d97c4c	🔧 Clean up and use proper imports	2026-01-21 16:01:06 +01:00
Elena Torro	499aac31a4	🔧 Improve tile invalidation to prevent visual flickering When tiles are invalidated (during shape updates or page loading), the old tile content is now kept visible until new content is rendered to replace it. This provides a smoother visual experience during updates.	2026-01-21 15:42:52 +01:00
Elena Torro	962d7839a2	🔧 Add progressive rendering support for improved page load experience When loading large pages with many shapes, the UI now remains responsive by processing shapes in chunks (100 shapes at a time) and yielding to the browser between chunks. Preview renders are triggered at 25%, 50%, and 75% progress to give users visual feedback during loading.	2026-01-21 14:55:53 +01:00
Elena Torro	83387701a0	🔧 Add batched shape base properties serialization for improved WASM performance	2026-01-21 14:55:07 +01:00
Elena Torro	5775fa61ba	🔧 Refactor ShapesPool to use index-based storage instead of unsafe lifetime references Replace `HashMap<&'a Uuid, ...>` with `HashMap<usize, ...>` for all auxiliary maps (modifiers, structure, scale_content, modified_shape_cache)	2026-01-21 14:53:56 +01:00
Belén Albeza	5b1766835f	🐛 Fix broken selection on duplicated shapes on new pages	2026-01-21 10:32:13 +01:00
Andrey Antukh	ff25df0457	Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/staging' into staging-render	2026-01-21 10:17:22 +01:00
Eva Marco	8c7fd0af4b	🐛 Fix shadow reference validation (#8132 )	2026-01-21 09:17:03 +01:00
Andrey Antukh	cf46051f56	🔥 Remove .traivis.yml file from the repository	2026-01-20 19:40:31 +01:00
Andrey Antukh	6393330ee1	Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/staging'	2026-01-20 16:25:10 +01:00
Andrey Antukh	8252bc485e	📚 Fix oidc callback related documentation issue	2026-01-20 16:24:12 +01:00
Alonso Torres	47775a9e2c	Merge pull request #8134 from penpot/alotor-fix-plugins-export 🐛 Fix problem with export in plugins	2026-01-20 15:03:04 +01:00
Andrey Antukh	8191d04114	✨ Use non-legacy config example on docker compose file	2026-01-20 13:25:55 +01:00
Alejandro Alonso	b7c2d9a079	Merge pull request #8130 from penpot/superalex-improve-zoom-pan-performance-7 🐛 Fix some tiles disappear after fast zoom and pan	2026-01-20 12:56:02 +01:00
Alejandro Alonso	aeb34a6f64	Merge pull request #8109 from penpot/superalex-fix-text-selrect-calculation 🐛 Render wasm typography token issues	2026-01-20 12:54:45 +01:00
Alejandro Alonso	6fa0c3af0c	🐛 Fix some tiles disappear after fast zoom and pan	2026-01-20 12:40:01 +01:00
Alejandro Alonso	260b9fb040	🐛 Fix texts with auto size updated via tokens with render wasm activated	2026-01-20 12:39:17 +01:00
Alejandro Alonso	884954f4ff	🐛 Fix text selrect calculation	2026-01-20 12:37:57 +01:00
Andrey Antukh	88f0f75174	Merge pull request #8129 from penpot/niwinz-staging-bugfix-1 ✨ Several improvements for build process	2026-01-20 12:26:55 +01:00
Andrey Antukh	1ffa956251	✨ Include timestamp on version tag	2026-01-20 12:26:39 +01:00
Andrey Antukh	31054099ff	✨ Use pseudo-names on release builds of frontend (#8105 )	2026-01-20 12:26:39 +01:00
Eva Marco	983487d73c	🐛 Fix shadow token reference validation (#8128 )	2026-01-20 10:56:27 +01:00
Andrey Antukh	5c71c57dd9	Merge tag '2.12.1'	2025-12-30 15:37:30 +01:00
Andrey Antukh	5abc1aafb4	Merge tag '2.12.0-RC3'	2025-12-12 12:19:29 +01:00
Andrey Antukh	935728aa39	🔧 Backport build-tag github workflow from develop	2025-12-05 10:26:01 +01:00