Release Notes for v22.3.27

Fixes

• Fixed deprecated gpu-process-crashed / renderer-process-crashed events being emitted twice and with incorrect arguments. #40119 (Also in 24, 25, 26, 27)

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for 1479104.
  • Security: backported fix for 1480184. #40080

Release Notes for v26.3.0

Features

• Added support for chrome.scripting extension APIs. #39676 (Also in 25, 27)

Fixes

• Fixed BrowserView.setBounds calls not painting view in new bounds in some cases. #40036 (Also in 25, 27)
• Fixed an issue where webContents.print could fail when options is a frozen object. #40029 (Also in 25, 27)
• Fixed an issue where vibrant windows incorrectly have square corners when they're modals on macOS. #39998 (Also in 25, 27)

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 116.0.5845.228. #40043

Release Notes for v25.9.0

Features

• Added support for chrome.scripting extension APIs. #39677 (Also in 26, 27)

Fixes

• Fixed BrowserView.setBounds calls not painting view in new bounds in some cases. #40035 (Also in 26, 27)
• Fixed an issue where webContents.print could fail when options is a frozen object. #40028 (Also in 26, 27)
• Fixed an issue where vibrant windows incorrectly have square corners when they're modals on macOS. #39997 (Also in 26, 27)

Release Notes for v24.8.6

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-5217. #40025

Release Notes for v22.3.26

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-5217. #40026

Note: This is a beta release. Please file new issues for any bugs you find in it.

This release is published to npm under the beta tag and can be installed via npm install electron@beta, or npm install [email protected].

Release Notes for v27.0.0-beta.9

Fixes

• Fixed BrowserView.setBounds calls not painting view in new bounds in some cases. #40037 (Also in 25, 26)
• Fixed an issue where webContents.print could fail when options is a frozen object. #40030 (Also in 25, 26)
• Fixed how screen readers are detected on Windows to reduce false positives. #40065

Release Notes for v26.2.4

Features

• Detect system dark theme preference via xdg settings portal on Linux. #40011 (Also in 25, 27)

Other Changes

• Fixed build failure when PDF viewer is disabled. #39999 (Also in 25, 27)
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-5217. #40023

Note: This is a beta release. Please file new issues for any bugs you find in it.

This release is published to npm under the beta tag and can be installed via npm install electron@beta, or npm install [email protected].

Release Notes for v27.0.0-beta.8

Features

• Detect system dark theme preference via xdg settings portal on Linux. #40010 (Also in 25, 26)

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where vibrant windows incorrectly have square corners when they're modals on macOS. #39996
• Fixed window size constraints not working on macOS. #39992
• Prevent DWM from redrawing video frames rendered on opaque windows. #40003

Other Changes

• Fixed build failure when PDF viewer is disabled. #40001 (Also in 25, 26)
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-5217. #40022

Release Notes for v24.8.5

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-5217. #40025

Release Notes for v22.3.25

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-5217. #40026

Release Notes for v25.8.4

Features

• Detect system dark theme preference via xdg settings portal on Linux. #40009 (Also in 26, 27)

Other Changes

• Fixed build failure when PDF viewer is disabled. #40000 (Also in 26, 27)
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-5217. #40024

Release Notes for v26.2.3

Fixes

• Fixed app.runningUnderARM64Translation() always returning true on ARM64. #39932 (Also in 25, 27)

Other Changes

• Fixed crash on shutdown in tls sockets with Node.js HTTP/2 connections. #39946 (Also in 25, 27)
• The app.runningUnderRosettaTranslation property has been deprecated. #39983 (Also in 25, 27)

Documentation

• Documentation changes: #39967

Release Notes for v25.8.3

Fixes

• Fixed app.runningUnderARM64Translation() always returning true on ARM64. #39930 (Also in 26, 27)
• Fixed a redundant permission popup while fetching screens and windows using desktopCapturer.getSources() on Wayland. #39710 (Also in 24, 26)

Other Changes

• Fixed crash on shutdown in tls sockets with Node.js HTTP/2 connections. #39945 (Also in 26, 27)
• The app.runningUnderRosettaTranslation property has been deprecated. #39982 (Also in 26, 27)

Release Notes for v24.8.4

Fixes

• Fixed a redundant permission popup while fetching screens and windows using desktopCapturer.getSources() on Wayland. #39711 (Also in 25, 26)

Note: This is a beta release. Please file new issues for any bugs you find in it.

This release is published to npm under the beta tag and can be installed via npm install electron@beta, or npm install [email protected].

Release Notes for v27.0.0-beta.7

Fixes

• Fixed same-party cookie functionality for first party sets. #39976

Other Changes

• The app.runningUnderRosettaTranslation property has been deprecated. #39984 (Also in 25, 26)
• The systemPreferences.getAppLevelAppearance, systemPreferences.setAppLevelAppearance and systemPreferences.appLevelAppearance APIs have been removed, as well as the alternate-selected-control-text value for systemPreferences.getColor. #39804

Note: This is a beta release. Please file new issues for any bugs you find in it.

This release is published to npm under the beta tag and can be installed via npm install electron@beta, or npm install [email protected].

Release Notes for v27.0.0-beta.6

Documentation

• Documentation changes: #39966

Note: This is a beta release. Please file new issues for any bugs you find in it.

This release is published to npm under the beta tag and can be installed via npm install electron@beta, or npm install [email protected].

Release Notes for v27.0.0-beta.5

Fixes

• Fixed app.runningUnderARM64Translation() always returning true on ARM64. #39931 (Also in 25)

Other Changes

• Fixed crash on shutdown in tls sockets with Node.js HTTP/2 connections. #39947 (Also in 25, 26)
• Updated Chromium to 118.0.5993.18. #39943

Release Notes for v25.8.2

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where BrowserViews that had their bounds set prior to being added to a BrowserWindow could have unexpected incorrect offsets. #39851 (Also in 26, 27)
• Fixed an issue where chrome://gpu failed to load. #39852 (Also in 26, 27)
• Fixed an issue where accelerators representing DOM keys were not correctly converted in webContents.sendInputEvent(). #39820 (Also in 26, 27)

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for 1477588. #39919

Release Notes for v26.2.2

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where BrowserViews that had their bounds set prior to being added to a BrowserWindow could have unexpected incorrect offsets. #39850 (Also in 25, 27)

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for 1477588. #39918
• Updated Chromium to 116.0.5845.190. #39887

Note: This is a beta release. Please file new issues for any bugs you find in it.

This release is published to npm under the beta tag and can be installed via npm install electron@beta, or npm install [email protected].

Release Notes for v27.0.0-beta.4

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 118.0.5993.11. #39854