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 electron@38.0.0-beta.8.

Release Notes for v38.0.0-beta.8

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where net.isOnline() always returned true in utilityProcesses. #48151 (Also in 36, 37)
• Fixed an issue where snapped corner state wasn't properly restored after minimizing and then restoring. #48157 (Also in 36, 37)

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 140.0.7339.24. #48147

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 electron@38.0.0-beta.7.

Release Notes for v38.0.0-beta.7

Features

• Added tray.{get|set}AutosaveName to enable macOS tray icons to maintain position across launches. #48077 (Also in 36, 37)

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the accent color would be accidentally inverted when set to match the system color. #48108 (Also in 36, 37)
• Fixed potential deadlock inside app.getLoginItemSettings on macOS. #48094 (Also in 36, 37)

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 140.0.7339.16. #48075

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 electron@38.0.0-beta.6.

Release Notes for v38.0.0-beta.6

Release Notes for v35.7.5

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where shell.openPath was not non-blocking as expected. #48087 (Also in 36, [37]

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 electron@38.0.0-beta.5.

Release Notes for v38.0.0-beta.5

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where shell.openPath was not non-blocking as expected. #48089 (Also in 36, 37)

Release Notes for v37.3.1

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where shell.openPath was not non-blocking as expected. #48088 (Also in 36, 38)
• Fixed an issue where windows opened with window.open would never be offscreen. #48070 (Also in 38)
• Fixed potential deadlock inside app.getLoginItemSettings on macOS. #48096 (Also in 36)

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 138.0.7204.235. #48066

Release Notes for v36.8.1

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where shell.openPath was not non-blocking as expected. #48087 (Also in 37, 38)
• Fixed potential deadlock inside app.getLoginItemSettings on macOS. #48095 (Also in 37)

Release Notes for v36.8.0

Features

• Added support for app.getRecentDocuments() on Windows and macOS. #47925 (Also in 37, 38)
• Adds the ability to change window accent color on Windows after initial window initialization via {get|set}AccentColor. #48018 (Also in 37, 38)

Fixes

• Fixed a crash possible when calling webContents.loadurl("") from a failed webContents.loadurl("") call's catch handler. #48044 (Also in 37, 38)
• Fixed an issue where importing from electron/utility in an ESM file threw an error at runtime. #48020 (Also in 37, 38)
• Fixed an issue where importing from electron/utility threw a ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND error at runtime. #47987 (Also in 37, 38)
• Fixed an issue where the accent border was drawn on all windows regardless of the window's active focused status. #48012 (Also in 37, 38)

Other Changes

• Updated Node.js to v22.18.0. #47934

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 electron@38.0.0-beta.4.

Release Notes for v38.0.0-beta.4

Fixes

• Fixed a crash possible when calling webContents.loadurl("") from a failed webContents.loadurl("") call's catch handler. #48043 (Also in 36, 37)
• Fixed an issue where app.accessibilitySupportEnabled didn't work as expected. #48060 (Also in 37)

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 140.0.7339.2. #47985

Release Notes for v37.3.0

Features

• Added support for app.getRecentDocuments() on Windows and macOS. #47923 (Also in 36, 38)
• Adds the ability to change window accent color on Windows after initial window initialization via {get|set}AccentColor. #48017 (Also in 36, 38)
• Internally switched to using DIR_ASSETS instead of DIR_MODULE/DIR_EXE to locate assets and resources, and added "assets" as a key that can be queried via app.getPath. #47951 (Also in 38)

Fixes

• Fixed a crash possible when calling webContents.loadurl("") from a failed webContents.loadurl("") call's catch handler. #48045 (Also in 36, 38)
• Fixed an issue where app.accessibilitySupportEnabled didn't work as expected. #48061 (Also in 38)
• Fixed an issue where importing from electron/utility in an ESM file threw an error at runtime. #48021 (Also in 36, 38)
• Fixed an issue where importing from electron/utility threw a ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND error at runtime. #47988 (Also in 36, 38)
• Fixed an issue where the accent border was drawn on all windows regardless of the window's active focused status. #48011 (Also in 36, 38)
• Fixed compilation error when disabling extensions and pdf_viewer. #47994 (Also in 38)

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 138.0.7204.224. #47974
• Updated Node.js to v22.18.0. #47935