diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 73939a04..aa5abe61 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1264,7 +1264,6 @@
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-      "devOptional": true,
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@@ -1273,7 +1272,6 @@
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-      "devOptional": true,
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-      "devOptional": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
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@@ -14200,6 +14197,16 @@
         "node": "^14.15.0 || ^16.10.0 || >=18.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/babel-plugin-react-compiler": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babel-plugin-react-compiler/-/babel-plugin-react-compiler-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Ixm8tFfoKKIPYdCCKYTsqv+Fd4IJ0DQqMyEimo+pxUOMUR9cVPlwTrFt9Avu+3cb6Zp3mAzl+t1MrG2fxxKsxw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@babel/types": "^7.26.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/babel-preset-current-node-syntax": {
       "version": "1.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babel-preset-current-node-syntax/-/babel-preset-current-node-syntax-1.2.0.tgz",
@@ -32189,6 +32196,7 @@
         "@types/mdx": "^2.0.13",
         "@vercel/analytics": "^1.5.0",
         "@vidstack/react": "^1.12.13",
+        "babel-plugin-react-compiler": "^1.0.0",
         "capnweb": "^0.6.1",
         "date-fns": "^4.1.0",
         "dayjs": "^1.11.13",
diff --git a/src/webapp/next.config.mjs b/src/webapp/next.config.mjs
index d9e4d7bd..993c9f49 100644
--- a/src/webapp/next.config.mjs
+++ b/src/webapp/next.config.mjs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import createMDX from '@next/mdx';
 
 /** @type {import('next').NextConfig} */
 const nextConfig = {
+  reactCompiler: true,
   reactStrictMode: false,
   serverExternalPackages: ['jsdom', '@mozilla/readability', 'dompurify'],
   // Configure `pageExtensions` to include markdown and MDX files
diff --git a/src/webapp/package.json b/src/webapp/package.json
index 59a72db7..d730e946 100644
--- a/src/webapp/package.json
+++ b/src/webapp/package.json
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     "@types/mdx": "^2.0.13",
     "@vercel/analytics": "^1.5.0",
     "@vidstack/react": "^1.12.13",
+    "babel-plugin-react-compiler": "^1.0.0",
     "capnweb": "^0.6.1",
     "date-fns": "^4.1.0",
     "dayjs": "^1.11.13",