diff --git a/packages/examples/src/examples/compressedTextures/ExampleCompressedTextures.tsx b/packages/examples/src/examples/compressedTextures/ExampleCompressedTextures.tsx
index ef81332b8..e98febc6d 100644
--- a/packages/examples/src/examples/compressedTextures/ExampleCompressedTextures.tsx
+++ b/packages/examples/src/examples/compressedTextures/ExampleCompressedTextures.tsx
@@ -141,12 +141,33 @@ class CompressedTextureDisplay extends Renderable {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	/** @ignore */
+	drawText(
+		renderer: WebGLRenderer | CanvasRenderer,
+		font: Text,
+		text: string,
+		x: number,
+		y: number,
+	) {
+		font.pos.set(x, y);
+		font.setText(text);
+		font.preDraw(renderer);
+		font.draw(renderer);
+		font.postDraw(renderer);
+	}
+
 	override draw(renderer: WebGLRenderer | CanvasRenderer) {
 		let y = 10;
 		const x = 10;
 
 		// Title
-		this.titleFont.draw(renderer, "Compressed Texture Format Support", x, y);
+		this.drawText(
+			renderer,
+			this.titleFont,
+			"Compressed Texture Format Support",
+			x,
+			y,
+		);
 		y += 32;
 
 		// Format support table
@@ -163,8 +184,9 @@ class CompressedTextureDisplay extends Renderable {
 			const supported =
 				this.formats[key] !== null && this.formats[key] !== undefined;
 			this.font.fillStyle.parseCSS(supported ? "#4ade80" : "#f87171");
-			this.font.draw(
+			this.drawText(
 				renderer,
+				this.font,
 				`${label}: ${supported ? "supported" : "not available"}`,
 				x,
 				y,
@@ -179,14 +201,21 @@ class CompressedTextureDisplay extends Renderable {
 			entry.sprite.postDraw(renderer);
 
 			this.smallFont.fillStyle.parseCSS("#94a3b8");
-			this.smallFont.draw(renderer, entry.label, entry.x, entry.y + 60);
+			this.drawText(
+				renderer,
+				this.smallFont,
+				entry.label,
+				entry.x,
+				entry.y + 60,
+			);
 		}
 
 		// Footer info
 		const footerY = game.viewport.height - 40;
 		this.font.fillStyle.parseCSS("#64748b");
-		this.font.draw(
+		this.drawText(
 			renderer,
+			this.font,
 			`${this.sprites.length} compressed texture(s) loaded. Assets: sevmeyer/ktxtest (CC0).`,
 			x,
 			footerY,
diff --git a/packages/melonjs/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/melonjs/CHANGELOG.md
index ff8d0d7c1..e24ac8e60 100644
--- a/packages/melonjs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/melonjs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [19.1.0] (melonJS 2) - _2026-04-15_
+
+### Changed
+- WebGL: `CanvasRenderTarget` internal default for `failIfMajorPerformanceCaveat` changed from `true` to `false` — allows WebGL context creation on machines with blocklisted GPU drivers when creating render targets directly. Application default remains `true`; set `failIfMajorPerformanceCaveat: false` in Application options to opt in.
+
+### Fixed
+- WebGL: `getSupportedCompressedTextureFormats()` no longer crashes when the GL context is unavailable — falls back to the base renderer's empty format list
+- Examples: compressed textures example updated to use `setText()`/`preDraw()`/`draw()`/`postDraw()` pattern — fixes text not rendering after `Text.draw()` standalone removal in 19.0
+
 ## [19.0.0] (melonJS 2) - _2026-04-14_
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/packages/melonjs/package.json b/packages/melonjs/package.json
index 88a798ff2..f38eeb897 100644
--- a/packages/melonjs/package.json
+++ b/packages/melonjs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "melonjs",
-	"version": "19.0.0",
+	"version": "19.1.0",
 	"description": "melonJS Game Engine",
 	"homepage": "http://www.melonjs.org/",
 	"type": "module",
diff --git a/packages/melonjs/src/video/rendertarget/canvasrendertarget.js b/packages/melonjs/src/video/rendertarget/canvasrendertarget.js
index 9a2d210dc..6b4644fe2 100644
--- a/packages/melonjs/src/video/rendertarget/canvasrendertarget.js
+++ b/packages/melonjs/src/video/rendertarget/canvasrendertarget.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const defaultAttributes = {
 	premultipliedAlpha: true,
 	stencil: true,
 	blendMode: "normal",
-	failIfMajorPerformanceCaveat: true,
+	failIfMajorPerformanceCaveat: false,
 	preferWebGL1: false,
 	powerPreference: "default",
 };
diff --git a/packages/melonjs/src/video/webgl/webgl_renderer.js b/packages/melonjs/src/video/webgl/webgl_renderer.js
index 8547f5a27..0f23344aa 100644
--- a/packages/melonjs/src/video/webgl/webgl_renderer.js
+++ b/packages/melonjs/src/video/webgl/webgl_renderer.js
@@ -231,6 +231,10 @@ export default class WebGLRenderer extends Renderer {
 	getSupportedCompressedTextureFormats() {
 		if (typeof supportedCompressedTextureFormats === "undefined") {
 			const gl = this.gl;
+			if (typeof gl === "undefined" || gl === null) {
+				// WebGL context not available
+				return super.getSupportedCompressedTextureFormats();
+			}
 			supportedCompressedTextureFormats = {
 				astc:
 					gl.getExtension("WEBGL_compressed_texture_astc") ||
diff --git a/packages/melonjs/tests/font.spec.js b/packages/melonjs/tests/font.spec.js
index 3da27f254..583ccb7f2 100644
--- a/packages/melonjs/tests/font.spec.js
+++ b/packages/melonjs/tests/font.spec.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ describe("Font : Text", () => {
 			parent: "screen",
 			scale: "auto",
 			renderer: video.AUTO,
+			failIfMajorPerformanceCaveat: true,
 		});
 
 		font = new Text(0, 0, {
diff --git a/packages/melonjs/tests/webgl_save_restore.spec.js b/packages/melonjs/tests/webgl_save_restore.spec.js
index 1e932b67f..02d6419df 100644
--- a/packages/melonjs/tests/webgl_save_restore.spec.js
+++ b/packages/melonjs/tests/webgl_save_restore.spec.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ describe("WebGL Renderer save/restore", () => {
 			parent: "screen",
 			scale: "auto",
 			renderer: video.AUTO,
+			failIfMajorPerformanceCaveat: true,
 		});
 		renderer = video.renderer;
 		isWebGL = renderer instanceof WebGLRenderer;
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ describe("WebGL Renderer save/restore", () => {
 			parent: "screen",
 			scale: "auto",
 			renderer: video.AUTO,
+			failIfMajorPerformanceCaveat: true,
 		});
 	});