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As we closeout 2025 and enter 2026, all of us here at #TeamEverWeb wish all of our customers a very happy and prosperous 2026! Here’s a look ahead at what you can expect from EverWeb and website trends in 2026!

More Big EverWeb Releases in 2026!

EverWeb 4.5 is coming soon and we’re super excited! It’s going to be another big release like EverWeb 4.4 for macOS and Windows was. We are currently testing out new features and expanding on some existing features before we’re ready to release a public beta. We are very excited about this release, and we have lots of other plans for future 2026 releases and beyond!

Check out @everwebapp on X which is where we will be teasing out some of the new EverWeb 4.5 features such as fully customizable popup windows!

Stay tuned on this blog too as we will be updating you as to when the EverWeb 4.5 Public Beta will be available for you to try out before the official public release comes out.

EverWeb’s Perfect For 2026’s Website Design Trends

EverWeb 4.3 and 4.4 features marry up to design trends 2026, which pundits predict, will be focused on more human-centric design. This means a more organic approach to site design rather than the structured approach we have seen over the last few years. In reality we are talking about irregular layouts flowing sections, layered gradients and soft masks.

EverWeb 4.4’s new Containers feature is ideal for creating such layouts as you can create row, column or free-flow designs suitable for responsive environments. You can add a gradient fill type to your Containers as well to create the look that you want. To give your page a softer look, you may also find EverWeb’s Borders useful to soften sharp edges!

Check out our posts early in 2026 for exciting EverWeb 4.5 features that will also have a big impact on this 2026 design trend!

Oversized Typography

Oversized typography in your site will also be a key trend for 2026, with highly oversized headlines creating high contrast with the regular sized body text of your pages. EverWeb’s revamped Text Inspector that came in EverWeb 4.0, makes this a breeze to achieve, especially if you have set up Paragraph Styles, which will make supersizing your Headlines just a one click operation!

Tactile Design

Also flagged for 2026 is a more tactile approach to website design. Take for example, the humble Call to action buttons that are found in most websites. Why not animate these types of buttons when your visitors mouse over them? Or change the color of the button? Find out more about Mouse Actions and Transitions from EverWeb’s Shape Options tab.

It does not stop there though, as you can also use EverWeb’s Scrolling Effects to pin CTA buttons and shapes to where you want them on the page. Keep what is important front and center for your visitors at all times with this easy to use feature.

Retro Design Is Back…

Retro design styling is back as is brutalist design. Even anti-AI design style that employs non-perfect, rough textured designs will be a 2026 design trend. Designs though will also need to focus on accessibility as well as part of the mix, for example, designs that help reduce eye strain will gain traction.

Videos Are In For 2026

Adding video backgrounds to your pages, or objects on your page, will be a trend in 2026. EverWeb already makes it easy to add a video background to your page using the Video Fill option in the Browser Background section of the Page Settings tab. To add video fill to objects on the page, use the Video Fill options in the Shape Options tab instead.

Website Speed and Performance Remain Crucial

Whatever approach you take to your site’s design in 2026, you should always test your site out to make sure that its speed of page loading and the performance of each page is good. Over the last year, EverWeb’s continued to optimize these aspects of its code generator so that when you publish your website it will be as best optimized as it can be. However, when creating your page designs, you should make sure that performance draining objects, such as large image files and large videos, are avoided, especially when your site is viewed on a mobile phone.

For image files there are some quick wins here, for example, instead of using .png format image files, use .jpg format files where possible. This will save you a lot of time when the page loads. You can also use fewer images on the page which, again, is an easy solution. Another option is to use EverWeb’s Lazy Load Image option in the Shape Options tab which will only load the selected image when it is required, so avoiding having to load it at page loading time.

For video files, it is often best to use a service like YouTube or Vimeo which your site will link to, rather than having a video directly embedded in your site. This will save you bandwidth and will help speed page and video loading times. If you do need to use a video directly from your site, you may want to consider using a Poster Image which is displayed whilst the video loads in the background. You will find this feature in EverWeb’s Video Widget.

2026 will be an exciting, groundbreaking year for website design and EverWeb in 2026 will give you need design tools and features to make it even easier, and more fun than ever, to create just the site you have always wanted. Now and in the future!

Stay tuned as we will soon be covering the upcoming EverWeb 4.5 early in the new year!