CefSharp

August 12, 2023, CEF 115.3.13+g749b4d4+chromium-115.0.5790.171 / Chromium 115.0.5790.171

✅ Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 115.3.x Milestone. See also Release Notification and v115.3.110 Release Notes.

• Update to Chromium 115.0.5790.171
• The minimum .Net Framework versions has changed from .Net 4.5.2 to .Net 4.6.2. (https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/4433)
• Windows 7/8/8.1 are no longer supported.

This update includes a number of high priority security updates.

August 02, 2023, CEF 115.3.11+ga61da9b+chromium-115.0.5790.114 / Chromium 115.0.5790.114

• ⚠️ Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable is required. A minimum of VC++ 2019 is required, higher versions are backwards compatible. For those upgrading from a previous version which only required VC++ 2015 minimum see https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3636 for some guidance.
• The Minimum .Net version supported has been upgraded to .Net 4.6.2 in M115, see RFC - Upgrade minimum .Net version for more.

✅ Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 115.3.x Milestone. See also Release Notification.

• Update to Chromium 115.0.5790.114
• Update to Chromium 115.0.5790.102
• Update to Chromium 115.0.5790.98/99
• Windows 7/8/8.1 are no longer supported.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

• The minimum .Net Framework versions has changed from .Net 4.5.2 to .Net 4.6.2. (https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/4433)
• Removed CefSettings.UserDataPath #4518

ℹ️ Notes

• WPF the browser stops redrawing when running on Intel Iris Xe Integrated GPU(11th Gen). Intel have released an updated driver, see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058136/graphics/graphics-for-11th-generation-intel-processors.html See https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/3817 for workaround if you are unable to install the updated driver.
• Widevine CDM is now automatically downloaded at runtime see https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3149/alloy-add-component-updater-support-for
• You can bin deploy the Visual C++ dependencies, read the FAQ for more details.
• For a list of files included in the packages see Output files description table (Redistribution) Wiki
• Starting in June 2019 Google will block logins from CEF based browsers to Google Services, this includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, see https://security.googleblog.com/2019/04/better-protection-against-man-in-middle.html?m=1 for further discussion see https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msg/embedder-dev/STyM5ZNTHMM/POj1v_cqBgAJ
• Due to licensing issues default builds do not support proprietary codecs like H264/AAC, sites like Netflix/Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/Spotify/Apple Music won't play video/audio. See #1479 for more info. MP3 audio is supported, playing MP4 files are not supported.
• Anyone new to CefSharp should read the General Usage Guide
• This project uses Microsoft SourceLink for better debugging, you can step directly into much of the project source directly.

❌ Known Issues

• NTLM Authentication not working correctly
• CEF creates a Download directory in the User Director
• WinForms when running on Windows 10 Anniversary pressing certain key combinations freezes the browser see #1822 The issue has been reported upstream, there are workarounds listed in #1822
• WPF touch scroll aborted if browser navigates within document
• window.focus() does not bring popup window to front
• OnProtocolExecution Page goes blank after link click
• Crash on Win10 when computer wakes from sleep
• Cef.AddCrossOriginWhitelistEntry doesn't work correctly
• See https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues for other known issues
• See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aknown-issue for other known issues

• All paths (CachePath, BrowserSubProcessPath, etc) must be absolute paths, if using a non-absolute path an exception will be throw. See #3102 for details.
• When using a RequestContext you must ensure that RequestContextSettings.CachePath is equal to or a child of CefSettings.RootCachePath See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3111#issuecomment-629713608 for details
• CEF now supports the Chromium Network Service: If you are upgrading from a version prior to 75.1.x please make sure you read https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/2743.

July 02, 2023, CEF 114.2.12+g7c09f21+chromium-114.0.5735.199 / Chromium 114.0.5735.199

✅ Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 114.2.x Milestone. See also Release Notification and v114.2.100 Release Notes

• Update to Chromium 114.0.5735.199
• Windows 7/8/8.1 are no longer supported.

This update includes a number of high priority security updates.

June 09, 2023, CEF 114.2.10+g398e3c3+chromium-114.0.5735.110

• ⚠️ Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable is required. A minimum of VC++ 2019 is required, higher versions are backwards compatible. For those upgrading from a previous version which only required VC++ 2015 minimum see https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3636 for some guidance.
• The current plan is to upgrade the Minimum .Net version supported to .Net 4.6.2 in M115, have your say at RFC - Upgrade minimum .Net version

✅ Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 114.2.x Milestone. See also Release Notification.

• Update to Chromium 114.0.5735.110
• Update to Chromium 114.0.5735.91
• Windows 7/8/8.1 are no longer supported.

This update includes a number of critical security updates. Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2023-3079 exists in the wild.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

There are no breaking changes in this release.

ℹ️ Notes

• WPF the browser stops redrawing when running on Intel Iris Xe Integrated GPU(11th Gen). Intel have released an updated driver, see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058136/graphics/graphics-for-11th-generation-intel-processors.html See https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/3817 for workaround if you are unable to install the updated driver.
• Widevine CDM is now automatically downloaded at runtime see https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3149/alloy-add-component-updater-support-for
• You can bin deploy the Visual C++ dependencies, read the FAQ for more details.
• For a list of files included in the packages see Output files description table (Redistribution) Wiki
• Starting in June 2019 Google will block logins from CEF based browsers to Google Services, this includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, see https://security.googleblog.com/2019/04/better-protection-against-man-in-middle.html?m=1 for further discussion see https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msg/embedder-dev/STyM5ZNTHMM/POj1v_cqBgAJ
• Due to licensing issues default builds do not support proprietary codecs like H264/AAC, sites like Netflix/Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/Spotify/Apple Music won't play video/audio. See #1479 for more info. MP3 audio is supported, playing MP4 files are not supported.
• Anyone new to CefSharp should read the General Usage Guide
• This project uses Microsoft SourceLink for better debugging, you can step directly into much of the project source directly.

❌ Known Issues

• NTLM Authentication not working correctly
• CEF creates a Download directory in the User Director
• WinForms when running on Windows 10 Anniversary pressing certain key combinations freezes the browser see #1822 The issue has been reported upstream, there are workarounds listed in #1822
• WPF touch scroll aborted if browser navigates within document
• window.focus() does not bring popup window to front
• OnProtocolExecution Page goes blank after link click
• Crash on Win10 when computer wakes from sleep
• Cef.AddCrossOriginWhitelistEntry doesn't work correctly
• See https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues for other known issues
• See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aknown-issue for other known issues

• All paths (CachePath, BrowserSubProcessPath, etc) must be absolute paths, if using a non-absolute path an exception will be throw. See #3102 for details.
• When using a RequestContext you must ensure that RequestContextSettings.CachePath is equal to or a child of CefSettings.RootCachePath See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3111#issuecomment-629713608 for details
• CEF now supports the Chromium Network Service: If you are upgrading from a version prior to 75.1.x please make sure you read https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/2743.

June 04, 2023, CEF 113.3.5+g0b33855+chromium-113.0.5672.129 / Chromium 113.0.5672.129

✅ Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 113.1.x Milestone. See also Release Notification and v113.1.40 release notes.

• Update to Chromium 113.0.5672.126.
• Windows 7/8/8.1 are no longer supported.

This update includes a number of critical priority security updates.

• Chromium 113.0.5672.126
• Chromium 113.0.5672.93

May 13, 2023, CEF 113.1.4+g327635f+chromium-113.0.5672.63 / Chromium 113.0.5672.63

• ⚠️ Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable is required. A minimum of VC++ 2019 is required, higher versions are backwards compatible. For those upgrading from a previous version which only required VC++ 2015 minimum see https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3636 for some guidance.
• The current plan is to upgrade the Minimum .Net version supported to .Net 4.6.2 in M114, have your say at RFC - Upgrade minimum .Net version

✅ Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 113.1.x Milestone. See also Release Notification.

• Update to Chromium 113.0.5672.63.
• Windows 7/8/8.1 are no longer supported.

This update includes a number of high priority security updates.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

There is one CefSharp specific breaking change in this release.

• CefErrorCode was updated to match Chromium

ℹ️ Notes

• WPF the browser stops redrawing when running on Intel Iris Xe Integrated GPU(11th Gen). Intel have released an updated driver, see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058136/graphics/graphics-for-11th-generation-intel-processors.html See https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/3817 for workaround if you are unable to install the updated driver.
• Widevine CDM is now automatically downloaded at runtime see https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3149/alloy-add-component-updater-support-for
• You can bin deploy the Visual C++ dependencies, read the FAQ for more details.
• For a list of files included in the packages see Output files description table (Redistribution) Wiki
• Starting in June 2019 Google will block logins from CEF based browsers to Google Services, this includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, see https://security.googleblog.com/2019/04/better-protection-against-man-in-middle.html?m=1 for further discussion see https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msg/embedder-dev/STyM5ZNTHMM/POj1v_cqBgAJ
• Due to licensing issues default builds do not support proprietary codecs like H264/AAC, sites like Netflix/Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/Spotify/Apple Music won't play video/audio. See #1479 for more info. MP3 audio is supported, playing MP4 files are not supported.
• Anyone new to CefSharp should read the General Usage Guide
• This project uses Microsoft SourceLink for better debugging, you can step directly into much of the project source directly.

❌ Known Issues

• NTLM Authentication not working correctly
• CEF creates a Download directory in the User Director
• WinForms when running on Windows 10 Anniversary pressing certain key combinations freezes the browser see #1822 The issue has been reported upstream, there are workarounds listed in #1822
• WPF touch scroll aborted if browser navigates within document
• window.focus() does not bring popup window to front
• OnProtocolExecution Page goes blank after link click
• Crash on Win10 when computer wakes from sleep
• Cef.AddCrossOriginWhitelistEntry doesn't work correctly
• See https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues for other known issues
• See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aknown-issue for other known issues

• All paths (CachePath, BrowserSubProcessPath, etc) must be absolute paths, if using a non-absolute path an exception will be throw. See #3102 for details.
• When using a RequestContext you must ensure that RequestContextSettings.CachePath is equal to or a child of CefSettings.RootCachePath See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3111#issuecomment-629713608 for details
• CEF now supports the Chromium Network Service: If you are upgrading from a version prior to 75.1.x please make sure you read https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/2743.

April 22, 2023, CEF 112.3.0+gb09c4ca+chromium-112.0.5615.165 / Chromium 112.0.5615.165

✅ Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 112.2.x Milestone. See also Release Notification, 112.2.70 release notes.

• Chromium 112.0.5615.138
• Chromium 112.0.5615.121
• Chromium 112.0.5615.87

This update includes a number of critical security updates. Google is aware that exploits for CVE-2023-2033 and CVE-2023-2136 exists in the wild.

April 10, 2023, CEF 112.2.7+gef29713+chromium-112.0.5615.49 / Chromium 112.0.5615.49

• ⚠️ Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable is required. A minimum of VC++ 2019 is required, higher versions are backwards compatible. For those upgrading from a previous version which only required VC++ 2015 minimum see https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3636 for some guidance.
• The current plan is to upgrade the Minimum .Net version supported to .Net 4.6.2 in M114, have your say at RFC - Upgrade minimum .Net version

✅ Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 112.2.x Milestone. See also Release Notification.

• Update to Chromium 112.0.5615.49.
• Windows 7/8/8.1 are no longer supported.

This update includes a number of high priority security updates.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

There are breaking changes included in this release.

• Remove Cef.EnableHighDPISupport
• Change ChromiumWebBrowser.GetContentSizeAsync return type
• Move DevTools API from CefSharp.dll to CefSharp.Core.dll

ℹ️ Notes

• WPF the browser stops redrawing when running on Intel Iris Xe Integrated GPU(11th Gen). Intel have released an updated driver, see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058136/graphics/graphics-for-11th-generation-intel-processors.html See https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/3817 for workaround if you are unable to install the updated driver.
• Widevine CDM is now automatically downloaded at runtime see https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3149/alloy-add-component-updater-support-for
• You can bin deploy the Visual C++ dependencies, read the FAQ for more details.
• For a list of files included in the packages see Output files description table (Redistribution) Wiki
• Starting in June 2019 Google will block logins from CEF based browsers to Google Services, this includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, see https://security.googleblog.com/2019/04/better-protection-against-man-in-middle.html?m=1 for further discussion see https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msg/embedder-dev/STyM5ZNTHMM/POj1v_cqBgAJ
• Due to licensing issues default builds do not support proprietary codecs like H264/AAC, sites like Netflix/Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/Spotify/Apple Music won't play video/audio. See #1479 for more info. MP3 audio is supported, playing MP4 files are not supported.
• Anyone new to CefSharp should read the General Usage Guide
• This project uses Microsoft SourceLink for better debugging, you can step directly into much of the project source directly.

❌ Known Issues

• NTLM Authentication not working correctly
• CEF creates a Download directory in the User Director
• WinForms when running on Windows 10 Anniversary pressing certain key combinations freezes the browser see #1822 The issue has been reported upstream, there are workarounds listed in #1822
• WPF touch scroll aborted if browser navigates within document
• window.focus() does not bring popup window to front
• OnProtocolExecution Page goes blank after link click
• Crash on Win10 when computer wakes from sleep
• Cef.AddCrossOriginWhitelistEntry doesn't work correctly
• See https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues for other known issues
• See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aknown-issue for other known issues

• All paths (CachePath, BrowserSubProcessPath, etc) must be absolute paths, if using a non-absolute path an exception will be throw. See #3102 for details.
• When using a RequestContext you must ensure that RequestContextSettings.CachePath is equal to or a child of CefSettings.RootCachePath See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3111#issuecomment-629713608 for details
• CEF now supports the Chromium Network Service: If you are upgrading from a version prior to 75.1.x please make sure you read https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/2743.

April 04, 2023, CEF 111.2.7+gebf5d6a+chromium-111.0.5563.148 / Chromium 111.0.5563.148

✅ Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes review the 111.2.x Milestone. See also Release Notification, 111.2.20 release notes.

• Update to Chromium 111.0.5563.148

This update includes a number of high priority security updates.

March 15, 2023, CEF 111.2.2+g1b83ff6+chromium-111.0.5563.65 / Chromium 111.0.5563.65

• ⚠️ Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable is required. A minimum of VC++ 2019 is required, higher versions are backwards compatible. For those upgrading from a previous version which only required VC++ 2015 minimum see https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3636 for some guidance.
• The current plan is to upgrade the Minimum .Net version supported to .Net 4.6.2 in M114, have your say at RFC - Upgrade minimum .Net version

✅ Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 111.2.x Milestone. See also Release Notification.

• Update to Chromium 111.0.5563.65.
• Windows 7/8/8.1 are no longer supported.

This update includes a number of high priority security updates.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

There is one breaking change included in this release.

• High-DPI support is now enabled by default in Chromium

ℹ️ Notes

• WPF the browser stops redrawing when running on Intel Iris Xe Integrated GPU(11th Gen). Intel have released an updated driver, see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058136/graphics/graphics-for-11th-generation-intel-processors.html See https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/3817 for workaround if you are unable to install the updated driver.
• Widevine CDM is now automatically downloaded at runtime see https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3149/alloy-add-component-updater-support-for
• You can bin deploy the Visual C++ dependencies, read the FAQ for more details.
• For a list of files included in the packages see Output files description table (Redistribution) Wiki
• Starting in June 2019 Google will block logins from CEF based browsers to Google Services, this includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, see https://security.googleblog.com/2019/04/better-protection-against-man-in-middle.html?m=1 for further discussion see https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msg/embedder-dev/STyM5ZNTHMM/POj1v_cqBgAJ
• Due to licensing issues default builds do not support proprietary codecs like H264/AAC, sites like Netflix/Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/Spotify/Apple Music won't play video/audio. See #1479 for more info. MP3 audio is supported, playing MP4 files are not supported.
• Anyone new to CefSharp should read the General Usage Guide
• This project uses Microsoft SourceLink for better debugging, you can step directly into much of the project source directly.

❌ Known Issues

• NTLM Authentication not working correctly
• CEF creates a Download directory in the User Director
• WinForms when running on Windows 10 Anniversary pressing certain key combinations freezes the browser see #1822 The issue has been reported upstream, there are workarounds listed in #1822
• WPF touch scroll aborted if browser navigates within document
• window.focus() does not bring popup window to front
• OnProtocolExecution Page goes blank after link click
• Crash on Win10 when computer wakes from sleep
• Cef.AddCrossOriginWhitelistEntry doesn't work correctly
• See https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues?status=new&status=open for other known issues
• See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aknown-issue for other known issues

• All paths (CachePath, BrowserSubProcessPath, etc) must be absolute paths, if using a non-absolute path an exception will be throw. See #3102 for details.
• When using a RequestContext you must ensure that RequestContextSettings.CachePath is equal to or a child of CefSettings.RootCachePath See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3111#issuecomment-629713608 for details
• CEF now supports the Chromium Network Service: If you are upgrading from a version prior to 75.1.x please make sure you read https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/2743.

February 28, 2023, CEF 110.0.30+g3c2b68f+chromium-110.0.5481.178 / Chromium 110.0.5481.178

✅ Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes review the 110.0.x Milestone. See also Release Notification, 110.0.250 and the 110.0.280 release notes.

• Update to Chromium 110.0.5481.178
• Windows 7/8/8.1 are no longer supported.

This update includes a number of critical/high priority security updates.

February 23, 2023, CEF 110.0.28+g16a2153+chromium-110.0.5481.104 / Chromium 110.0.5481.104

✅ Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes review the 110.0.x Milestone. See also Release Notification and the 110.0.250 release notes.

• Update to Chromium 110.0.5481.104
• Windows 7/8/8.1 are no longer supported.

February 10, 2023, CEF 110.0.25+g75b1c96+chromium-110.0.5481.78 / Chromium 110.0.5481.78

• ⚠️ Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable is required. A minimum of VC++ 2019 is required, higher versions are backwards compatible. For those upgrading from a previous version which only required VC++ 2015 minimum see https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3636 for some guidance.

✅ Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 110.0.x Milestone. See also Release Notification.

• Update to Chromium 110.0.5481.78.
• Windows 7/8/8.1 are no longer supported.

This update includes a number of high priority security updates.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

There is one breaking change included in this release.

• IPopupFeatures has been updated to reflect the latest Chromium change.

ℹ️ Notes

• WPF the browser stops redrawing when running on Intel Iris Xe Integrated GPU(11th Gen). Intel have released an updated driver, see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058136/graphics/graphics-for-11th-generation-intel-processors.html See https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/3817 for workaround if you are unable to install the updated driver.
• Widevine CDM is now automatically downloaded at runtime see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3149/alloy-add-component-updater-support-for
• You can bin deploy the Visual C++ dependencies, read the FAQ for more details.
• For a list of files included in the packages see Output files description table (Redistribution) Wiki
• Starting in June 2019 Google will block logins from CEF based browsers to Google Services, this includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, see https://security.googleblog.com/2019/04/better-protection-against-man-in-middle.html?m=1 for further discussion see https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msg/embedder-dev/STyM5ZNTHMM/POj1v_cqBgAJ
• Due to licensing issues default builds do not support proprietary codecs like H264/AAC, sites like Netflix/Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/Spotify/Apple Music won't play video/audio. See #1479 for more info. MP3 audio is supported, playing MP4 files are not supported.
• Anyone new to CefSharp should read the General Usage Guide
• This project uses Microsoft SourceLink for better debugging, you can step directly into much of the project source directly.

❌ Known Issues

• NTLM Authentication not working correctly see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3110/ntlm-authenentication-not-working
• CEF creates a Download directory in the User Directory see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3094/cef-force-creates-a-donwloads-directory-in
• WinForms when running on Windows 10 Anniversary pressing certain key combinations freezes the browser see #1822 The issue has been reported upstream, there are workarounds listed in #1822
• WPF touch scroll aborted if browser navigates within document https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2936/osr-touch-scrolling-initiated-by-touch
• window.focus() does not bring popup window to front see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2931/windowfocus-does-not-bring-the-window-to
• OnProtocolExecution Page goes blank after link click see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2715/onprotocolexecution-page-goes-blank-after
• Crash on Win10 when computer wakes from sleep see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2924/crash-on-libcef-when-windows-10-wakes-from
• Cef.AddCrossOriginWhitelistEntry doesn't work correctly see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2918/cefaddcrossoriginwhitelistentry-not-fully
• See https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues?status=new&status=open for other known issues
• See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aknown-issue for other known issues

• All paths (CachePath, BrowserSubProcessPath, etc) must be absolute paths, if using a non-absolute path an exception will be throw. See #3102 for details.
• When using a RequestContext you must ensure that RequestContextSettings.CachePath is equal to or a child of CefSettings.RootCachePath See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3111#issuecomment-629713608 for details
• CEF now supports the Chromium Network Service: If you are upgrading from a version prior to 75.1.x please make sure you read https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/2743.
• For those targeting .Net Core 3.0(netcoreapp3.0) the Nuget packages will no longer automatically install see #3444 (This also applies to those using the CefSharp.Wpf/CefSharp.WinForms/CefSharp.OffScreen packages when targeting .Net Core 3.1/.Net 5.0+)

January 16, 2023, CEF 109.1.11+g6d4fdb2+chromium-109.0.5414.87 / Chromium 109.0.5414.87

• ⚠️ Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable is required. A minimum of VC++ 2019 is required, higher versions are backwards compatible. For those upgrading from a previous version which only required VC++ 2015 minimum see https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3636 for some guidance.

✅ Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 109.1.x Milestone. See also Release Notification.

• Update to Chromium 109.0.5414.87.
• This is the last major release to support Windows 7/8/8.1

This update includes a number of high priority security updates.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

There is one breaking change included in this release.

• IRequestHandler.OnQuotaRequest was removed as persistent quota is no longer supported (https://crbug.com/1208141) .

ℹ️ Notes

• WPF the browser stops redrawing when running on Intel Iris Xe Integrated GPU(11th Gen). Intel have released an updated driver, see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058136/graphics/graphics-for-11th-generation-intel-processors.html See https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/3817 for workaround if you are unable to install the updated driver.
• Widevine CDM is now automatically downloaded at runtime see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3149/alloy-add-component-updater-support-for
• You can bin deploy the Visual C++ dependencies, read the FAQ for more details.
• For a list of files included in the packages see Output files description table (Redistribution) Wiki
• Starting in June 2019 Google will block logins from CEF based browsers to Google Services, this includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, see https://security.googleblog.com/2019/04/better-protection-against-man-in-middle.html?m=1 for further discussion see https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msg/embedder-dev/STyM5ZNTHMM/POj1v_cqBgAJ
• Due to licensing issues default builds do not support proprietary codecs like H264/AAC, sites like Netflix/Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/Spotify/Apple Music won't play video/audio. See #1479 for more info. MP3 audio is supported, playing MP4 files are not supported.
• Anyone new to CefSharp should read the General Usage Guide
• This project uses Microsoft SourceLink for better debugging, you can step directly into much of the project source directly.

❌ Known Issues

• NTLM Authentication not working correctly see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3110/ntlm-authenentication-not-working
• CEF creates a Download directory in the User Directory see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3094/cef-force-creates-a-donwloads-directory-in
• WinForms when running on Windows 10 Anniversary pressing certain key combinations freezes the browser see #1822 The issue has been reported upstream, there are workarounds listed in #1822
• WPF touch scroll aborted if browser navigates within document https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2936/osr-touch-scrolling-initiated-by-touch
• Fonts incorrectly loaded on Win7 see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2858/fonts-not-loading-look-wrong-on-windows-7
• window.focus() does not bring popup window to front see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2931/windowfocus-does-not-bring-the-window-to
• OnProtocolExecution Page goes blank after link click see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2715/onprotocolexecution-page-goes-blank-after
• Crash on Win10 when computer wakes from sleep see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2924/crash-on-libcef-when-windows-10-wakes-from
• Cef.AddCrossOriginWhitelistEntry doesn't work correctly see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2918/cefaddcrossoriginwhitelistentry-not-fully
• See https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues?status=new&status=open for other known issues
• See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aknown-issue for other known issues

• All paths (CachePath, BrowserSubProcessPath, etc) must be absolute paths, if using a non-absolute path an exception will be throw. See #3102 for details.
• When using a RequestContext you must ensure that RequestContextSettings.CachePath is equal to or a child of CefSettings.RootCachePath See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3111#issuecomment-629713608 for details
• CEF now supports the Chromium Network Service: If you are upgrading from a version prior to 75.1.x please make sure you read https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/2743.
• For those targeting .Net Core 3.0(netcoreapp3.0) the Nuget packages will no longer automatically install see #3444 (This also applies to those using the CefSharp.Wpf/CefSharp.WinForms/CefSharp.OffScreen packages when targeting .Net Core 3.1/.Net 5.0+)

December 16, 2022, CEF 108.4.13+ga98cd4c+chromium-108.0.5359.125 / Chromium 108.0.5359.125

• ⚠️ Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable is required. A minimum of VC++ 2019 is required, higher versions are backwards compatible. For those upgrading from a previous version which only required VC++ 2015 minimum see https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3636 for some guidance.

✅ Change Log

For a list of changes see the 108.4.x Milestone. See also Release Notification.

• Update to Chromium 108.0.5359.125.

This update includes a critical security update, Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2022-4262 exists in the wild.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

There is one breaking change included in this release.

• PdfPrintSettings was updated. IMPORTANT Custom margins are now in inches where previously they were in points.

ℹ️ Notes

• WPF the browser stops redrawing when running on Intel Iris Xe Integrated GPU(11th Gen). Intel have released an updated driver, see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058136/graphics/graphics-for-11th-generation-intel-processors.html See https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/3817 for workaround if you are unable to install the updated driver.
• Widevine CDM is now automatically downloaded at runtime see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3149/alloy-add-component-updater-support-for
• You can bin deploy the Visual C++ dependencies, read the FAQ for more details.
• For a list of files included in the packages see Output files description table (Redistribution) Wiki
• Starting in June 2019 Google will block logins from CEF based browsers to Google Services, this includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, see https://security.googleblog.com/2019/04/better-protection-against-man-in-middle.html?m=1 for further discussion see https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msg/embedder-dev/STyM5ZNTHMM/POj1v_cqBgAJ
• Due to licensing issues default builds do not support proprietary codecs like H264/AAC, sites like Netflix/Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/Spotify/Apple Music won't play video/audio. See #1479 for more info. MP3 audio is supported, playing MP4 files are not supported.
• Anyone new to CefSharp should read the General Usage Guide
• This project uses Microsoft SourceLink for better debugging, you can step directly into much of the project source directly.

❌ Known Issues

• NTLM Authentication not working correctly see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3110/ntlm-authenentication-not-working
• CEF creates a Download directory in the User Directory see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3094/cef-force-creates-a-donwloads-directory-in
• WinForms when running on Windows 10 Anniversary pressing certain key combinations freezes the browser see #1822 The issue has been reported upstream, there are workarounds listed in #1822
• WPF touch scroll aborted if browser navigates within document https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2936/osr-touch-scrolling-initiated-by-touch
• Fonts incorrectly loaded on Win7 see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2858/fonts-not-loading-look-wrong-on-windows-7
• window.focus() does not bring popup window to front see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2931/windowfocus-does-not-bring-the-window-to
• OnProtocolExecution Page goes blank after link click see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2715/onprotocolexecution-page-goes-blank-after
• Crash on Win10 when computer wakes from sleep see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2924/crash-on-libcef-when-windows-10-wakes-from
• Cef.AddCrossOriginWhitelistEntry doesn't work correctly see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2918/cefaddcrossoriginwhitelistentry-not-fully
• See https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues?status=new&status=open for other known issues
• See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aknown-issue for other known issues

• All paths (CachePath, BrowserSubProcessPath, etc) must be absolute paths, if using a non-absolute path an exception will be throw. See #3102 for details.
• When using a RequestContext you must ensure that RequestContextSettings.CachePath is equal to or a child of CefSettings.RootCachePath See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3111#issuecomment-629713608 for details
• CEF now supports the Chromium Network Service: If you are upgrading from a version prior to 75.1.x please make sure you read https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/2743.
• For those targeting .Net Core 3.0(netcoreapp3.0) the Nuget packages will no longer automatically install see #3444 (This also applies to those using the CefSharp.Wpf/CefSharp.WinForms/CefSharp.OffScreen packages when targeting .Net Core 3.1/.Net 5.0+)

December 01, 2022, CEF 107.1.12+g65b79a6+chromium-107.0.5304.122 / Chromium 107.0.5304.122

• Update to Chromium 107.0.5304.122

This release includes a critical security update. Google is aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-2022-4135 exists in the wild.

• For a full list of changes see the 107.1.x Milestone.
• See also Release Notification.
• For known issues/notes/breaking changes please review the 107.1.40, 107.1.50 and 107.1.90 release notes.

November 15, 2022, CEF 107.1.9+g1f0a21a+chromium-107.0.5304.110 / Chromium 107.0.5304.110

• Update to Chromium 107.0.5304.110

This release includes a critical security update. Google is aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-2022-3723 exists in the wild.

• For a full list of changes see the 107.1.x Milestone.
• See also Release Notification.
• For known issues/notes/breaking changes please review the 107.1.40 and 107.1.50 release notes.

November 11, 2022, CEF 107.1.5+g58ed78e+chromium-107.0.5304.88 / Chromium 107.0.5304.88

• Update to Chromium 107.0.5304.88.

This release includes a critical security update. Google is aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-2022-3723 exists in the wild.

• For a full list of changes see the 107.1.x Milestone.
• See also Release Notification.
• For known issues/notes/breaking changes please review the 107.1.40 release notes.

November 03, 2022, CEF 107.1.4+geb36a79+chromium-107.0.5304.68 / Chromium 107.0.5304.68

• ⚠️ Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable is required. A minimum of VC++ 2019 is required, higher versions are backwards compatible. For those upgrading from a previous version which only required VC++ 2015 minimum see https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3636 for some guidance.

✅ Change Log

For a list of changes see the 107.1.x Milestone. See also Release Notification.

• Update to Chromium 107.0.5304.68.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

There are no breaking changes included in this release.

ℹ️ Notes

• WPF the browser stops redrawing when running on Intel Iris Xe Integrated GPU(11th Gen). Intel have released an updated driver, see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058136/graphics/graphics-for-11th-generation-intel-processors.html See https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/3817 for workaround if you are unable to install the updated driver.
• Widevine CDM is now automatically downloaded at runtime see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3149/alloy-add-component-updater-support-for
• You can bin deploy the Visual C++ dependencies, read the FAQ for more details.
• For a list of files included in the packages see Output files description table (Redistribution) Wiki
• Starting in June 2019 Google will block logins from CEF based browsers to Google Services, this includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, see https://security.googleblog.com/2019/04/better-protection-against-man-in-middle.html?m=1 for further discussion see https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msg/embedder-dev/STyM5ZNTHMM/POj1v_cqBgAJ
• Due to licensing issues default builds do not support proprietary codecs like H264/AAC, sites like Netflix/Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/Spotify/Apple Music won't play video/audio. See #1479 for more info. MP3 audio is supported, playing MP4 files are not supported.
• Anyone new to CefSharp should read the General Usage Guide
• This project uses Microsoft SourceLink for better debugging, you can step directly into much of the project source directly.

❌ Known Issues

• NTLM Authentication not working correctly see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3110/ntlm-authenentication-not-working
• CEF creates a Download directory in the User Directory see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3094/cef-force-creates-a-donwloads-directory-in
• WinForms when running on Windows 10 Anniversary pressing certain key combinations freezes the browser see #1822 The issue has been reported upstream, there are workarounds listed in #1822
• WPF touch scroll aborted if browser navigates within document https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2936/osr-touch-scrolling-initiated-by-touch
• Fonts incorrectly loaded on Win7 see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2858/fonts-not-loading-look-wrong-on-windows-7
• window.focus() does not bring popup window to front see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2931/windowfocus-does-not-bring-the-window-to
• OnProtocolExecution Page goes blank after link click see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2715/onprotocolexecution-page-goes-blank-after
• Crash on Win10 when computer wakes from sleep see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2924/crash-on-libcef-when-windows-10-wakes-from
• Cef.AddCrossOriginWhitelistEntry doesn't work correctly see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2918/cefaddcrossoriginwhitelistentry-not-fully
• See https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues?status=new&status=open for other known issues
• See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aknown-issue for other known issues

• Min required Visual C++ runtime upgrade from 2015 to 2019 #3636
• All paths (CachePath, BrowserSubProcessPath, etc) must be absolute paths, if using a non-absolute path an exception will be throw. See #3102 for details.
• When using a RequestContext you must ensure that RequestContextSettings.CachePath is equal to or a child of CefSettings.RootCachePath See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3111#issuecomment-629713608 for details
• CEF now supports the Chromium Network Service: If you are upgrading from a version prior to 75.1.x please make sure you read https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/2743.
• For those targeting .Net Core 3.0(netcoreapp3.0) the Nuget packages will no longer automatically install see #3444 (This also applies to those using the CefSharp.Wpf/CefSharp.WinForms/CefSharp.OffScreen packages when targeting .Net Core 3.1/.Net 5.0+)

October 17, 2022, CEF 106.0.29+gc10d419+chromium-106.0.5249.119 / Chromium 106.0.5249.119

• Update to Chromium 106.0.5249.119.
• Cookie.Expiry ArgumentOutOfRangeException crash caused by conversion of extremely large date time #4272

This release includes a number of high priority security updates.

• For a full list of changes see the 106.0.x Milestone.
• See also Release Notification.
• For known issues/notes/breaking changes please review the 106.0.260 release notes.