v24.8.8: electron v24.8.8

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Electron 24.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.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where calling loadURL during some webContents url loading events could crash. #​40160 (Also in 25, 26, 27)

v24.8.7: electron v24.8.7

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Fixes

• Fixed an issue where calling show() on a child BrowserWindow would show all other children attached to the same parent on macOS. #​40104 (Also in 25, 26, 27)
• Fixed deprecated gpu-process-crashed / renderer-process-crashed events being emitted twice and with incorrect arguments. #​40110 (Also in 22, 25, 26, 27)

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for 1479104.
  • Security: backported fix for 1480184. #​40079

v24.8.6: electron v24.8.6

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Other Changes

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

v24.8.5: electron v24.8.5

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Other Changes

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

v24.8.4: electron v24.8.4

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)

v24.8.3: electron v24.8.3

Release Notes for v24.8.3

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-4763.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-4762.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-4761. #​39757
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-4863. #​39826

v24.8.2: electron v24.8.2

Release Notes for v24.8.2

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where child windows opened when the parent window is already fullscreen did not respect the child windows' fullscreenability and resizability settings. #​39643 (Also in 25, 26, 27)
• Fixed an issue where the Node.js assert module did not work in the renderer process. #​39621 (Also in 25, 26, 27)

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-4427.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-4428.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-4430. #​39647
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-4572. #​39688

v24.8.1: electron v24.8.1

Release Notes for v24.8.1

Fixes

• Fixed a potential crash when calling BrowserWindow.moveTop() on modal child windows. #​39526 (Also in 25, 26)
• Fixed decorations for tiled windows on Wayland. #​39567 (Also in 22, 25, 26, 27)
• Fixed to regenerate thumbnail toolbar buttons when explorer is restarted. #​39585 (Also in 25, 26)

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-4355.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-4354.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-4353.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-4352.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-4351. #​39558

v24.8.0: electron v24.8.0

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Features

• Added support for several more Node.js cli flags in the main process. #​39372 (Also in 25, 26)

Fixes

• Fixed an accessibility issue where VoiceOver couldn't trigger the tray action when selected to emit the click event. #​39447 (Also in 26)

v24.7.1: electron v24.7.1

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Fixes

• Fixed an issue where browserView.removeBrowserView could cause a crash in some cases. #​39407 (Also in 25, 26)

v24.7.0: electron v24.7.0

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Features

• Added senderIsMainFrame to messages sent via ipcRenderer.sendTo(). #​39207 (Also in 25, 26)

Fixes

• Fixed a potential crash when re-parenting a BrowserWindow whose first parent has been destroyed. #​39307 (Also in 26)

Other Changes

• Fixed a crash while screen sharing on Wayland with PipeWire. #​39273
• Security: backported fix for 1444438.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-3732.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-3728.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-3730. #​39267

v24.6.5: electron v24.6.5

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Fixes

• Fixed an issue where macOS traffic lights could malfunction on child windows in some circumstances. #​39243 (Also in 25, 26)
• Fixed an issue where non-resizable windows incorrectly enabled the fullscreen/maximize button on initial window creation on macOS. #​39230 (Also in 25, 26)
• Fixed asar integration for node:child_process imports. #​39236 (Also in 25, 26)

v24.6.4: electron v24.6.4

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Fixes

• Fixed an issue where BrowserWindow.moveAbove() and BrowserWindow.moveTop() did not work for child windows on macOS. #​39072 (Also in 25, 26)
• Fixed an issue where navigator.connection returned incorrect data. #​39100 (Also in 25)
• Fixed an issue where files could in some circumstances be selection when openFile was not passed as a dialog property. #​39097 (Also in 25, 26)

v24.6.3: electron v24.6.3

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Fixes

• Fixed a crash when listing desktop capture sources on Wayland with PipeWire. #​39050 (Also in 25, 26)
• Fixed an issue where notifications created on macOS which have no actions will erroneously have a Show button visible. #​39012 (Also in 25, 26)
• Fixed an issue where removing a webview in a close callback could cause crashes. #​39009 (Also in 25, 26)

v24.6.2: electron v24.6.2

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Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-3422.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-3421.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-3420.
  • Security: backported fix for 1454860. #​38947

v24.6.1: electron v24.6.1

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Fixes

• Fixed preload script may not run in some child windows opened by window.open. #​38932 (Also in 23, 25, 26)
• Fixed a potential crash calling BrowserWindow.removeBrowserView() with a destroyed webContents. #​38884 (Also in 25, 26)
• Fixed minimize button to be visible when all buttons reenabled. #​38881 (Also in 23, 25)

v24.6.0: electron v24.6.0

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Features

• node: prefixed requires are now supported in sandboxed renderer preloads for events, timers and url. #​38727 (Also in 25, 26)

Fixes

• Fixed webContents.printToPDF preferCSSPageSize type error. #​38792 (Also in 25, 26)

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-3215.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-3216.
  • Security: backported fix for 1450536. #​38787

v24.5.1: electron v24.5.1

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Fixes

• Fixed an issue where passing webContents.print(null) could incorrectly trigger an error. #​38640 (Also in 25, 26)
• Fixed an issue with potential use-after-free of child windows on close and reparent. #​38677 (Also in 25, 26)
• Fixed visibility of menu bar when exiting full screen. #​38681 (Also in 23, 25, 26)

Other Changes

• Backported fix for b:251677220, 1431532. #​38711
• Security: backported fix for 1447430.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-3079. #​38654
• Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-2933.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-2932.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-2931.
  • Security: backported fix for 1444195.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-2936.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-2935.
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-2934
  • Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-2930. #​38536

v24.5.0: electron v24.5.0

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Features

• Added setUSBProtectedClassesHandler to allow access to protected USB classes with WebUSB. #​38498 (Also in 25)

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where <datalist> popups are positions incorrectly in BrowserViews. #​38608 (Also in 23, 25, 26)

v24.4.1: electron v24.4.1

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Fixes

• Fixed an issue where MediaStreamTrack.getCaptureHandle() always returned null. #​38434 (Also in 25)
• Fixed potential issues when minimizing parent windows with non-modal children on macOS. #​38508 (Also in 25)

Other Changes

• Improved error message when contentTracing.stopRecording() fails because no trace was in progress. #​38520

v24.4.0: electron v24.4.0

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Features

• Added several new cursor values to the cursor-changed event. #​38364 (Also in 25)
• Added support for Mica and Acrylic background effects on Windows. #​38361 (Also in 25)

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where getNormalBounds() returns incorrect bounds for transparent maximized windows on Windows. #​38349 (Also in 23, 25)

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 112.0.5615.204. #​38350

v24.3.1: electron v24.3.1

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Fixes

• Fixed an issue where BrowserWindow.isMaximized() could incorrectly return true for minimized or fullscreened windows on macOS. #​38308 (Also in 23, 25)
• Fixed an issue where BrowserWindow.isVisible() would incorrectly return true for minimized windows on Windows. #​38313 (Also in 23, 25)
• Fixed an issue where accessing BrowserWindow.id threw an error after the window was destroyed. #​38310 (Also in 23, 25)
• Fixed an issue where calling win.minimize() directly after calling win.maximize(), and then calling win.isMaximized() incorrectly returns true. #​38343 (Also in 23, 25)

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for 1433328. #​38271
• Updated Chromium to 112.0.5615.183. #​38319

v24.3.0: electron v24.3.0

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Features

• Added net.resolveHost that resolves hosts using defaultSession object. #​38153 (Also in 25)

Fixes

• Ensured that Electron's custom AXManualAccessibility attribute works as expected in all relevant protocol methods. #​38224 (Also in 23, 25)

v24.2.0: electron v24.2.0

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Features

• Added thermal management information to powerMonitor. #​38027 (Also in 25)

Fixes

• Fixed a potential crash when right-clicking on macOS windows with draggable regions. #​38136 (Also in 25)
• Fixed an issue where default background color for windows might be incorrect. #​38158 (Also in 25)
• Fixed an perceived failure when when using Accessibility attribute AXManualAccessibility to enable a11y features in Electron. #​38147 (Also in 23)

v24.1.3: electron v24.1.3

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Fixes

• Fixed broken defaults in shell.openExternal() options. #​38072 (Also in 22, 23, 25)
• Fixed crash when executing eval in the utility process. #​38041 (Also in 23, 25)

Other Changes

• Security: backported fix for CVE-2023-2136. #​38082
• Updated Chromium to 112.0.5615.165. #​38047