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 v22.0.0-beta.1

Other Changes

• Enabled out-of-process iframe printing to PDF with webContents.printToPDF().. #36095

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

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

Release Notes for v22.0.0-alpha.8

Features

• Added support for serialPort.forget() as well as a new event serial-port-revoked emitted when a given origin is revoked. #36062

Fixes

• Default margin has been added in the code. #36073 (Also in 21)

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 108.0.5359.10. #36063

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

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

Release Notes for v22.0.0-alpha.7

Fixes

• Fixed a potential issue when calling webContents.printToPDF(). #36065

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 108.0.5355.0. #36056

Release Notes for v20.3.3

Fixes

• Fixed v8 flags and desktop name in package.json does not hornored when running local app using electron cli. #36048 (Also in 21, 22)

Release Notes for v21.2.0

Fixes

• Added support for Windows drop-down dialog extensions. #36027 (Also in 18, 19, 20)
• Fixed v8 flags and desktop name in package.json does not hornored when running local app using electron cli. #36050 (Also in 20, 22)
• Removed support for nodeIntegrationInWorker in Service Workers and Shared Workers owing to sandboxing policies. #36009 (Also in 22)

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 106.0.5249.119. #36001

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

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

Release Notes for v22.0.0-alpha.6

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where frameless non-resizable windows showed a Windows 7 frame during startup. #36024
• Fixed v8 flags and desktop name in package.json does not hornored when running local app using electron cli. #36049 (Also in 20, 21)
• Removed support for nodeIntegrationInWorker in Service Workers and Shared Workers owing to sandboxing policies. #36010 (Also in 21)

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

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

Release Notes for v22.0.0-alpha.5

Fixes

• Fixed a drag-and-drop issue on macOS where items would be incorrectly moved instead of copied in some contexts. #35976 (Also in 20, 21)
• Fixed an issue where some options were incorrectly ignored when using webContents.printToPDF(). #35993 (Also in 21)
• Fixed on-screen-keyboard not hiding on input rendered in webview is blurred. #35983 (Also in 20, 21)

Release Notes for v21.1.1

Fixes

• Fixed a drag-and-drop issue on macOS where items would be incorrectly moved instead of copied in some contexts. #35977 (Also in 20, 22)
• Fixed a potential memory leak. #35965 (Also in 22)
• Fixed an issue where some options were incorrectly ignored when using webContents.printToPDF(). #35992 (Also in 22)
• Fixed on-screen-keyboard not hiding on input rendered in webview is blurred. #35982 (Also in 20, 22)
• You can now import the built-in electron module via ESModule loaders, i.e. import('electron') and import 'electron' now work natively. #35958 (Also in 20, 22)

Other Changes

• Modified the Windows 11 WCO to match the native look more closely. #35970 (Also in 20)
• Updated Chromium to 106.0.5249.103. #35933

Release Notes for v20.3.2

Fixes

• Fixed a drag-and-drop issue on macOS where items would be incorrectly moved instead of copied in some contexts. #35978 (Also in 21, 22)
• Fixed on-screen-keyboard not hiding on input rendered in webview is blurred. #35981 (Also in 21, 22)
• You can now import the built-in electron module via ESModule loaders, i.e. import('electron') and import 'electron' now work natively. #35956 (Also in 21, 22)

Other Changes

• Modified the Windows 11 WCO to match the native look more closely. #35968 (Also in 21)
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2022-3307. #35883
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2022-3315. #35929

Release Notes for v19.1.3

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for CVE-2022-3304. #35879
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2022-3307. #35882
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2022-3315. #35918

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

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

Release Notes for v22.0.0-alpha.4

Fixes

• Fixed a potential memory leak. #35964 (Also in 21)
• You can now import the built-in electron module via ESModule loaders, i.e. import('electron') and import 'electron' now work natively. #35957

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

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

Release Notes for v22.0.0-alpha.3

Release Notes for v21.1.0

Features

• Added WebContents.opener to access window opener.
  • Added webContents.fromFrame(frame) to get the WebContents corresponding to a WebFrameMain instance. #35819

Fixes

• Provided display_id for desktopCapturer on Linux. #35836 (Also in 19, 20)

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 106.0.5249.91. #35871

Documentation

• Documentation changes: #35907

Release Notes for v20.3.1

Fixes

• Provided display_id for desktopCapturer on Linux. #35834 (Also in 19, 21)

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for 1356308. #35892
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2022-3304. #35880
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2022-3373. #35889

Release Notes for v19.1.2

Fixes

• Provided display_id for desktopCapturer on Linux. #35835 (Also in 20, 21)

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for 1356308. #35891
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2022-3370. #35885
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2022-3373. #35888

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

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

Release Notes for v22.0.0-alpha.1

Features

• Added WebContents input-event event.
  • Deprecated BrowserWindow scroll-touch-* events. #35531
• Added LoadBrowserProcessSpecificV8Snapshot as a new fuse that will let the main/browser process load its v8 snapshot from a file at browser_v8_context_snapshot.bin. Any other process will use the same path as is used today. #35266 (Also in 20, 21)
• Added WebContents.opener to access window opener.
  • Added webContents.fromFrame(frame) to get the WebContents corresponding to a WebFrameMain instance. #35140 (Also in 21)
• Added app.getSystemLocale() method. #35697 (Also in 21)
• Added contextBridge.exposeInIsolatedWorld(worldId, key, api) to expose an API to an isolatedWorld within a renderer from a preload script. #34974
• Added webContents.close() method. #35509
• Added webFrameMain.origin. #35438 (Also in 19, 20, 21)
• Added new WebContents event content-bounds-updated. #35533
• Added new WebContents.ipc and WebFrameMain.ipc APIs. #34959 (Also in 21)
• Added support for Web Bluetooth pin pairing on Linux and Windows. #35416 (Also in 21)
• Added support for navigator.mediaDevices.getDisplayMedia via a new session handler, ses.setDisplayMediaRequestHandler. #30702

Fixes

• Added a background to the WCO container to avoid rendering glitches. #35569 (Also in 19, 20, 21)
• Added support for Webauthn discoverable keys (aka resident keys), allowing users to authenticate without first having to select or type a username. #35374
• Added support for Windows drop-down dialog extensions. #35618 (Also in 18, 19, 20)
• Enable WCO maximize button when window enters tablet mode and is not already maximized. #35617 (Also in 19, 20, 21)
• Fixed uv_os_gethostname failing on Windows 7. #35702 (Also in 19, 20, 21)
• Fixed a bug where calling atob in the renderer process could fail under some circumstances. #35415 (Also in 19, 20, 21)
• Fixed a crash that occured when loading non-standard schemes from iframes. #35485 (Also in 21)
• Fixed a crash when switching origins with emulation settings set. #35466 (Also in 21)
• Fixed a potential crash on WebWorker destruction. #35422 (Also in 19, 20, 21)
• Fixed an edge case in app.isInApplicationsFolder() which would return false incorrectly in some cases. #35636 (Also in 19, 20, 21)
• Fixed an issue where DevTools could not be docked with Windows Control Overlay enabled. #35754 (Also in 19, 20, 21)
• Fixed an issue where WCO could occlude DevTools opened in any non-detached mode. #35209 (Also in 18, 19, 20, 21)
• Fixed an issue where screen.getCursorScreenPoint() crashed on Wayland when it was called before a BrowserWindow had been created. #35503 (Also in 21)
• Fixed an issue where serialPort.open() failed with NetworkError: Failed to open serial port.. #35306 (Also in 21)
• Fixed an issue where app.relaunch loses args when execPath is specified. #35108 (Also in 19, 20, 21)
• Fixed an issue where frameless resizable windows showed Window 7 style frames while opening. #35189 (Also in 18, 19, 20, 21)
• Fixed an issue where frameless windows with roundedCorners: false couldn't enter fullscreen without crashing. #35421 (Also in 19, 20, 21)
• Fixed an issue where part of the BrowserView could be cut off when calling setBounds on some windows. #34713 (Also in 19, 20, 21)
• Fixed an issue with incomplete EventEmitter object in sandboxed renderer preload script. #35522
• Fixed crash in renderer when resuming system from sleep. #35322 (Also in 18, 19, 20, 21)
• Fixed enable promise support with webFrameMain.executeJavaScript. #35292 (Also in 20, 21)
• Fixed issue with history.back() in sandboxed iframes affecting parent browsing context. #35420 (Also in 19, 20, 21)
• Fixed session.getBlobData never resolves with blob sizes > 65536. #35277 (Also in 19, 20, 21)
• Fixed undefined details.requestingUrl from session.setPermissionCheckHandler. #35281 (Also in 20, 21)
• Fixed: If a custom Electron build contains an electron.d.ts file, it is now being used. #33979 (Also in 20, 21)
• Picture-In-Picture mode no longer becomes a red rectangle on hover. #35034 (Also in 19, 20, 21)
• Provided display_id for desktopCapturer on Linux. #33861
• Usage of safeStorage now consistently uses the correct service name on macOS regardless of timing with browser window construction. #34683 (Also in 19, 20)

Other Changes

• Bumps the minimum required version of Node.js needed to install Electron to 12.20.55. #35301
• Fixed win.getBrowserViews() not being updated when a BrowserView was moved to a different window. #35511
• Fixed an issue where some spellcheck functionality would incorrectly throw errors on macOS. #35514 (Also in 21)
• Modified the WCO maximized button style to match Windows 11 more closely. #35370
• The deprecated new-window event has been removed. #34526
• Updated Chromium to 107.0.5286.0. #35590
• Updated Node.js to v16.17.1. #35800

Documentation

• Documentation changes: #35283, #35324, #35413, #35525, #35563

Unknown

• Fixed a typo in the section on debugging with VSCode. #35256 (Also in 19, 20, 21)

Release Notes for v21.0.1

Fixes

• Fixed: If a custom Electron build contains an electron.d.ts file, it is now being used. #35822 (Also in 20)

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 106.0.5249.61. #35833

Release Notes for v20.3.0

Features

• Added LoadBrowserProcessSpecificV8Snapshot as a new fuse that will let the main/browser process load its v8 snapshot from a file at browser_v8_context_snapshot.bin. Any other process will use the same path as is used today. #35694 (Also in 21)

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where DevTools could not be docked with Windows Control Overlay enabled. #35764 (Also in 19, 21)
• Fixed: If a custom Electron build contains an electron.d.ts file, it is now being used. #35823 (Also in 21)
• Usage of safeStorage now consistently uses the correct service name on macOS regardless of timing with browser window construction. #35796 (Also in 19)

Release Notes for v19.1.1

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where DevTools could not be docked with Windows Control Overlay enabled. #35763 (Also in 20, 21)
• Usage of safeStorage now consistently uses the correct service name on macOS regardless of timing with browser window construction. #35795 (Also in 20)

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix chromium:1346938. #35826
• Security: backported fix for 1348283. #35793
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2022-3196. #35787
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2022-3197. #35789
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2022-3198. #35791
• Security: backported fix for chromium:1359294,v8:12578. #35774

Documentation

• Documentation changes: #35330

Release Notes for v18.3.15

End of Support for 18.x.y

Electron 18.x.y has reached end-of-support as per the project's support policy. Developers and applications are encouraged to upgrade to a newer version of Electron.

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix chromium:1346938. #35827
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2022-3196. #35788
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2022-3198. #35792