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

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 v8.2.1

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

Release Notes for v8.2.0

Features

• • Added new useSessionCookies flag to net requests to allow them to use the session cookie store.

• Fixed issue where SameSite cookies would not be attached to outgoing requests from the net module. #22807

• Added disableDialogs option to WebPreferences. #22665

Fixes

• Fixed a crash that could occur when sending arrays over IPC. #22758
• Fixed a potential crash on invalid zoomFactor values when setting the zoom factor of a webpage. #22709
• Fixed issue where mutating the global Object prototype could cause internal Electron logic to throw errors. #22728
• Returns a more graceful error when adding duplicate items to a single TouchBar instance. #22645

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 80.0.3987.158. #22742

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 electron@9.0.0-beta.9.

Release Notes for v9.0.0-beta.9

Release Notes for v8.1.1

Fixes

• DeviceId from navigator.mediaDevices.enumerateDevices is now consistent across reloads. #22569

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 80.0.3987.141. #22593

Release Notes for v8.0.3

Fixes

• Fixed ARIA role="tree" for macOS VoiceOver. #22423
• Fixed issue where dictionary files for the spellchecker would be downloaded to the app install directory instead of the user data directory. #22448

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 80.0.3987.134. #22463
• Updated g_swizzle_imk_input_session for new SDK. a315283

Release Notes for v7.1.12

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where sending complex objects over IPC could in some cases cause the renderer process to be terminated. #21922
• Fixed crash with Date.toLocaleString for invalid locale and locale of the format aa@BB. #21969
• Fixed flash plugin not working. #22109
• Fixed issue where renderers could crash during GC when using the contextBridge module. #22112
• Fixed netLog.stopLogging returning undefined instead of the path to the log. #21988

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 electron@8.0.0-beta.9.

Release Notes for v8.0.0-beta.9

Fixes

• Added name of module to context-aware deprecation warning (#18397). #21958
• Fixed build issue where ChromeDriver would fail to start. #21966
• Fixed compilation error for native modules building with VS 2015. #21960

Release Notes for v7.1.10

Fixes

• Fixed BrowserWindow.setFocusable(true) not working on Windows. #21855
• Fixed set-cookie header not passed in net module. #21770
• Fixed an issue where custom stream protocols would sometimes not complete responses when the data stream ended. #21758
• Fixed crash when restoring minimized hidden window on Windows. #21820
• Fixed issue where non-zero size pixels in CSS styles could be rounded down to zero size pixels. #21857
• Fixed memory leak when using javascript generator functions. #21773

Other Changes

• Fixed potential hang when sending syncronous IPC messages on process shutdown. #21776

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 electron@8.0.0-beta.7.

Release Notes for v8.0.0-beta.7

Features

• Added session.addWordToSpellCheckerDictionary API to support custom words in the. #21297

Fixes

• Fixed set-cookie header not passed in net module. #21769
• Fixed an issue where webContents.printToPDF failed to properly generate the PDF document. #21797
• Fixed an issue where custom stream protocols would sometimes not complete responses when the data stream ended. #21759
• Fixed memory leak when using javascript generator functions. #21760

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 80.0.3987.59. #21800

Release Notes for v7.1.9

Fixes

• Fixed a crash in contextBridge that happens on garbage collection. #21736
• Fixed a crash that would occur when Notifications were closed in concert with app termination. #21719
• Fixed an issue that could cause frameless windows to become undraggable in some circumstances. #21723
• Fixed an issue that could prevent communication between a sandboxed child window opened with nativeWindowOpen: false and an unsandboxed parent window. Also fixed document.visibilityState not working in sandboxed <webview>. #21696
• Fixed an issue with potential duplicate error popups when calling shell.showItemInFolder on Windows. #21749
• Fixed white flash when foregrounding an occluded window. #21750

Documentation

• Documentation changes: #21742

Release Notes for v7.1.8

Fixes

• Fixed an issue in the net module where aborting a request during a redirect could cause an error to be thrown. #21645
• Fixed incorrect button highlighting when defaultId is passed for dialog message boxes. #21652

Other Changes

• Updated crashReporter to throw an error for getLastCrashReport if crashReporter not started. #21683

Release Notes for v7.1.7

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where calling allowNTLMCredentialsForDomains() could cause a change in Kerberos SPN generation behavior. #21572

Release Notes for v7.1.6

Fixes

• Fixed black boxes with <select> tag inside <webview> and OOPIF on windows. #21526
• Fixed media-specific globalShortcuts not working on macOS. #21548

Release Notes for v7.1.5

Fixes

• Added workaround for nativeWindowOpen hang. #21497
• Fixed cookies.set not working correctly when name or expirationDate is omitted. #21481
• Fixed a weird behaviors and crashes when controlling window menu by keys. #21453
• Fixed accessibility window title on macOS. #21466
• Fixed contextBridge crash when opening and closing many windows. #21514
• Fixed source maps not loading in devtools with file scheme. #21494
• Fixed window menu unable to hide on startup. #21449
• Removed Electron.dsym from macOS application zip. #21487