Beta 2

🎉 Try the new interactive demo: sqip.vercel.app

This is the first beta release of sqip v1, representing a massive overhaul since the last alpha 38 release (May 2022) — 100+ commits covering new plugins, bundler integrations, ESM migration, and a full documentation rewrite.

New Features

• New sqip-plugin-blurhash plugin — generate compact BlurHash placeholders
• New sqip-plugin-triangle plugin — Delaunay triangulation-based placeholders
• New sqip-loader (webpack) and vite-plugin-sqip (Vite) bundler integrations
• Interactive Astro demo app with side-by-side plugin comparison — sqip.vercel.app
• --print CLI parameter to output SVG directly to stdout
• CSS blur support — uses modern filter: blur() by default, with legacy SVG feGaussianBlur still available (#335, #336)
• Background color detection & transparent pixel support
• Background rectangle removal option for the Primitive plugin
• Improved error messages when plugins fail to load or throw
• Export more types for better TypeScript DX

Breaking Changes

• Minimum Node.js version bumped to v20
• Migrated to ESM — all packages are now ESM-only
• Upgraded SVGO v3 → v4 and sharp 0.32 → 0.34

Fixes & Improvements

• Blur plugin now works with transparent primitive backgrounds
• Buffer input fix (#292)
• Pixel plugin auto-scales to match original aspect ratio
• Replaced cheerio with svg.js for SVG manipulation
• Migrated to better-maintained potrace and vibrant libraries
• SVG dimensions preserved for better preview quality
• Comprehensive documentation rewrite with per-plugin READMEs
• Unit test coverage improved to 93%
• Migrated test framework from Jest to Vitest

Full changelog

All commits since Alpha 38: sqip@1.0.0-alpha.38...sqip@1.0.0-beta.2

Alpha 38

• Support for transparent images!
• Dependency updates
• Minor fixes

We go beta soon!