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Latest updates and insights from the Rox team

Announcing tate-chu-yoko — Bringing the feel of Japanese vertical typography to the web

In Japanese newspapers and books, short runs of half-width digits stand upright inside vertical text without anyone thinking about it. On the web, every run has to be wrapped by hand. tate-chu-yoko removes that chore.

By Rox Team

Rox v2026.4.1 Release - Enhanced Emoji Experience and Stability Improvements

Rox v2026.4.1 has been released. This version features improved emoji picker usability, optimized log output for production, and critical stability fixes for the latest Waku/Vite foundations.

By Rox Team

Rox v2026.4.0 Released - Vite 8 Migration and Performance Improvements

Rox v2026.4.0 has been released! 🚀 This major update upgrades the tech stack to Vite 8, bringing faster builds, improved performance, and npm script changes. Please review the mandatory deployment steps before updating.

By Rox Team

Rox v2026.2.0 Released - EventBus Foundation Enhancement

Rox v2026.2.0 includes EventBus foundation enhancement, Waku upgrade, frontend refactoring, improved remote user display, and more.

By Rox Team

Rox v2026.1.0 Released - Plugin System is Here!

Rox v2026.1.0 introduces the Plugin System Foundation! With EventBus architecture, UI slot system, hot reload support, and more, extensibility has been significantly improved.

By Rox Team

1-2, 1-2: We've Released Rox!

We've released our first major version of Rox!

By Rox Team

The Modern React Stack Behind Rox - A Lightweight ActivityPub Server

Introducing the technology stack of "Rox", a lightweight ActivityPub server inspired by the AI coding workshop at React Tokyo's hot spring retreat.

By SASAPIYO

Rox December 2025 Update

Important updates regarding Cloudflare Workers support and current deployment options for Rox.

By Rox Team

The Heart Behind Rox - A New Era of Development with AI

In an era where AI-assisted development has become practical, even individuals can start large projects. Rox was born from respect for the historic Misskey project and hope for new Japanese technologies.

By Rox Team

Welcome to Rox

We're excited to introduce Rox, a lightweight ActivityPub server and client with Misskey API compatibility, designed for modern deployment scenarios.

By Rox Team

By Rox Team