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

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Release Notes for v9.0.0-beta.23

Fixes

• Fixed a crash which could occur during page navigations. #23375
• Fixed an issue with navigator.languages and Accept-Language did not fully respect users' language preferences on Windows and macOS. This also improved fallback font selection for CJK texts on Windows. #23405
• Fixed crash with webview during some window management events like resize, scroll etc. #23374

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 83.0.4103.44. #23424

Documentation

• Documentation changes: #23356

Release Notes for v6.1.11

Fixes

• Fixed issue with Promise.then context usage in V8

Release Notes for v8.2.5

Fixes

• Backported blink fix for zero-size pixels on high-dpi screens. #23336
• Fixed memory leaks in sandbox mode when using contextBridge with promises or ipcRenderer.invoke. #23339

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

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Release Notes for v9.0.0-beta.22

Features

• Added fullScreen property support for BrowserWindows. #23330

Fixes

• Fixed memory leaks in sandbox mode when using contextBridge with promises or ipcRenderer.invoke. #23338

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 83.0.4103.34. #23326

Release Notes for v7.2.4

Fixes

• Fixed Promise timeout issue when running Electron as Node. #23324
• Fixed a use-after-free error that could happen if a Tray was destroyed while showing a custom context menu. #23182
• Fixed an issue where windows without nativeWindowOpen: true could invoke the non-native-open path. #23224
• Fixed memory leak when using contextBridge with sandbox=true. #23232
• MacOS VoiceOver is now able to find its way back into web contents after it navigated "out" of an application. #23174

Release Notes for v8.2.4

Fixes

• Fixed Promise timeout issue when running Electron as Node. #23234
• Fixed a use-after-free error that could happen if a Tray was destroyed while showing a custom context menu. #23181
• Fixed an issue where windows without nativeWindowOpen: true could invoke the non-native-open path. #23225
• Fixed broken use of contextCodeGeneration parameter to Node.js' script.runInNewContext(). #23147
• Fixed memory leak when using contextBridge with sandbox=true. #23231

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 80.0.3987.165. #23217

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 i [email protected].

Release Notes for v9.0.0-beta.21

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 i [email protected].

Release Notes for v9.0.0-beta.20

Features

• Added support for property access to some getter/setter pairs on BrowserWindow. #23208

Fixes

• Fixed win.setMenuBarVisibility(false) not hiding menu bar. #23263

Other Changes

• Improved window events handler efficiency on Linux. #23260
• Updated Chromium to 83.0.4103.26. #23256

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 i [email protected].

Release Notes for v9.0.0-beta.19

Fixes

• Fixed Promise timeout issue when running Electron as Node. #23154
• Fixed an issue where windows without nativeWindowOpen: true could invoke the non-native-open path. #23222
• Fixed broken use of contextCodeGeneration parameter to Node.js' script.runInNewContext(). #23146
• Fixed incorrect hit testing on top of ::after element with layoutNG. #23190
• Fixed memory leak when using contextBridge with sandbox=true. #23209
• Fixed the print button functionality in the PDF viewer extension. #23173

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 83.0.4103.24. #23218

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 i [email protected].

Release Notes for v9.0.0-beta.18

Fixes

• Fixed an issue with possible creation of a messageBox which cannot be dismissed on macOS. #23090

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 83.0.4103.16. #23121

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 i [email protected].

Release Notes for v9.0.0-beta.17

Fixes

• Security: Ensure proxy object is created in the correct context 248beeb7

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 83.0.4103.14. #23095

Release Notes for v7.2.3

Fixes

• Security: Ensure proxy object is created in the correct context a9bead22

Release Notes for v8.2.3

Fixes

• Security: Ensure proxy object is created in the correct context b8e34770

Release Notes for v7.2.2

Fixes

• Fixed a potential crash on invalid zoomFactor values when setting the zoom factor of a webpage. #22710
• Fixed an issue with maximizable state persistence of BrowserWindows on macOS. #23019
• Fixed an issue with possible creation of a messageBox which cannot be dismissed on macOS. #23089
• Fixed an occasional crash when closing all BrowserWindows. #23024
• Security: Backported fix for CVE-2020-6426: inappropriate implementation in V8. #23043
• Security: backported a fix for crbug.com/1065094. #23059
• Security: backported fix for a potential buffer overrun in WebRTC audio encoding. #23037
• Security: backported fix for site isolation bypass in dedicated workers. #23040
• Security: backported the fix to CVE-2020-6452: potential container-overflow in MediaStream mojo. #23044

Other Changes

• Security: Backport fix for buffer underflow in DWrite. #22979
• Security: Backported fix for use after free in file chooser. #22981
• Security: backport fix for CVE-2020-6451: Use after free in WebAudio. #22945
• Security: backport fix for use after free in VideoEncodeAccelerator. #22983
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2019-20503: Out of bounds read in usersctplib. #22986
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2020-6422: Use after free in WebGL. #23017
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2020-6423: Use after free in audio. #23048
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2020-6427: Use after free in audio. #23015
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2020-6428: Use after free in audio. #23013
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2020-6429: Use after free in audio. #23011
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2020-6449: Use after free in audio. #23009
• Security: backported fix for use-after-poison in WebAudio (crbug.com/1023810). #22869
• Security: backported fix for use-after-poison in WebAudio. #22943

Release Notes for v6.1.10

Fixes

• Security: Backported fix for CVE-2020-6426: inappropriate implementation in V8. #23046
• Security: backported a fix for crbug.com/1065094. #23060
• Security: backported fix for a potential buffer overrun in WebRTC audio encoding. #23038
• Security: backported the fix to CVE-2020-6452: potential container-overflow in MediaStream mojo. #23045

Other Changes

• Security: Backport fix for buffer underflow in DWrite. #22980
• Security: Backport fix for use after free in http cache. #22978
• Security: Backported fix for use after free in file chooser. #22982
• Security: backport fix for CVE-2020-6451: Use after free in WebAudio. #22946
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2019-20503: Out of bounds read in usersctplib. #22987
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2020-6428: Use after free in audio. #23014
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2020-6429: Use after free in audio. #23012
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2020-6449: Use after free in audio. #23010
• Security: backported fix for use-after-poison in WebAudio (crbug.com/1023810). #22870

Release Notes for v8.2.2

Fixes

• Fixed a crash that could happen when attempting to access a session during shutdown. #23069
• Fixed an issue with maximizable state persistence of BrowserWindows on macOS. #23020
• Fixed an issue with possible creation of a messageBox which cannot be dismissed on macOS. #23088
• Fixed an occasional crash when closing all BrowserWindows. #23022
• Fixed occasional WebFrame crashes caused by removed iframes. #22975

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for CVE-2020-6423: Use after free in audio. #23047

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 i [email protected].

Release Notes for v9.0.0-beta.16

Fixes

• Fixed a crash that could happen when attempting to access a session during shutdown. #23068
• Fixed an issue with maximizable state persistence of BrowserWindows on macOS. #23021

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 i [email protected].

Release Notes for v9.0.0-beta.15

Fixes

• Fixed an occasional crash when closing all BrowserWindows. #23023
• Fixed occasional WebFrame crashes caused by removed iframes. #22949

Release Notes for v8.2.1

Fixes

• Accessing the screen module before the ready event no longer makes it impossible to access the screen module. #22913
• Added workaround for nativeWindowOpen hang. #22749
• Enable offscreen rendering. #22431
• Fixed an issue where native macOS dialogs sometimes failed to show after modal close. #22889
• Fixed issue where prefers-color-scheme would not be updated / set correctly when your OS was in dark mode. #22901

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 80.0.3987.163. #22931

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 i [email protected].

Release Notes for v9.0.0-beta.14

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 82.0.4085.27. #22932