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 v28.0.0-beta.11

Features

• This PR adds several properties to the display object including detected, maximumCursorSize, and nativeOrigin. #40554

Fixes

• Backported fix for AVX related crashes on certain linux machines. #40542 (Also in 26, 27)
• Use activateIgnoringOtherApps for focusing non-panels on macOS. #40621

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for 1491210.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-6345. #40647
• Updated Chromium to 120.0.6099.35. #40547

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 v28.0.0-beta.10

Fixes

• Fixed a potential issue with async_hook corruption in some error contexts. #40594 (Also in 26, 27)
• Fixed file paths passed to shell.showItemInFolder not being escaped in Linux. #40562
• Fixed problem with bounds of maximized window when toggle BrowserWindow.setResizable function. #40582 (Also in 26, 27)
• Fixed resizing performance issue on macOS. #40586 (Also in 26, 27)

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 v28.0.0-beta.9

Fixes

• Fixed a potential issue with async_hook corruption in some error contexts. #40594 (Also in 26, 27)
• Fixed file paths passed to shell.showItemInFolder not being escaped in Linux. #40562
• Fixed problem with bounds of maximized window when toggle BrowserWindow.setResizable function. #40582 (Also in 26, 27)
• Fixed resizing performance issue on macOS. #40586 (Also in 26, 27)

Release Notes for v27.1.2

Fixes

• Fixed resizing performance issue on macOS. #40585 (Also in 26, 28)

Release Notes for v26.6.1

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where text replacement UI on macOS could be off-center in some circumstances. #40535
• Fixed problem with bounds of maximized window when toggle BrowserWindow.setResizable function. #40580 (Also in 27, 28)
• Fixed resizing performance issue on macOS. #40584

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-5997. #40537

Release Notes for v25.9.6

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-5997. #40538

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 v28.0.0-beta.8

Fixes

• Fixed same-party cookie functionality for first party sets. #40526

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 v28.0.0-beta.7

Fixes

• Fixed same-party cookie functionality for first party sets. #40526

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 v28.0.0-beta.6

Fixes

• Fixed "will-navigate" not being emitted when pressing links in chrome: pages. #40525 (Also in 27)

Release Notes for v26.6.0

Features

• Added keyboardLock to ses.setPermissionRequestHandler(handler). #40458 (Also in 27, 28)

Fixes

• Fixed a unexpectedly thrown error in some unsupported chrome extensions. #40512 (Also in 27, 28)

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-5996. #40518

Release Notes for v27.1.0

Features

• Added keyboardLock to ses.setPermissionRequestHandler(handler). #40459 (Also in 26, 28)

Fixes

• Fixed "will-navigate" not being emitted when pressing links in chrome: pages. #40524 (Also in 28)
• Fixed a unexpectedly thrown error in some unsupported chrome extensions. #40513 (Also in 26, 28)

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 118.0.5993.144. #40522

Release Notes for v25.9.5

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-5996. #40519

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 v28.0.0-beta.5

Features

• Added keyboardLock to ses.setPermissionRequestHandler(handler). #40460 (Also in 26, 27)

Fixes

• Fixed a unexpectedly thrown error in some unsupported chrome extensions. #40514 (Also in 26, 27)
• Fixed app incorrectly activating panel windows on macOS Sonoma. #40465

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 120.0.6099.18. #40488
• Updated Node.js to latest security release v18.18.2. #40472

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 v28.0.0-beta.4

Fixes

• Fixed rendering on Linux due to broken shader cache compilation with driver updates. #40450 (Also in 27)

Release Notes for v25.9.4

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where pressing the escape key did not properly trigger PDF presentation mode exit. #40411 (Also in 26, 27)
• Fixed rendering on Linux due to broken shader cache compilation with driver updates. #40473 (Also in 27)

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-5849.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-5482. #40437

Release Notes for v27.0.4

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where WebViews could sometimes crash on unload. #40444 (Also in 26, 28)
• Fixed rendering on Linux due to broken shader cache compilation with driver updates. #40467

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 118.0.5993.129. #40417

Release Notes for v26.5.0

Features

• Added a tabbingIdentifier property to BrowserWindow. #40410 (Also in 27)

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where WebViews could sometimes crash on unload. #40443 (Also in 27, 28)
• Fixed rendering on Linux due to broken shader cache compilation with driver updates. #40452 (Also in 25, 27)

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-5849.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-5482. #40436

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 v28.0.0-beta.3

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where WebViews could sometimes crash on unload. #40445

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 120.0.6099.5. #40420

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 v28.0.0-beta.2

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where navigator.keyboard.lock() did not work per latest expected behavior. #40389 (Also in 26, 27)

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 120.0.6099.0. #40413

Release Notes for v26.4.3

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where navigator.keyboard.lock() did not work per latest expected behavior. #40387 (Also in 27, 28)
• Fixed crash in renderer process due to partition allocator when sandbox is disabled. #40377