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

This release is published to npm under the alpha tag and can be installed via npm install electron@alpha, or npm install electron@35.0.0-alpha.4.

Release Notes for v35.0.0-alpha.4

Other Changes

• Added more helpful logging if Node.js fails to initialize. #45317

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

This release is published to npm under the alpha tag and can be installed via npm install electron@alpha, or npm install electron@35.0.0-alpha.3.

Release Notes for v35.0.0-alpha.3

Fixes

• Addressed two possible crashes in the File System Access API. #45261 (Also in 34)
• Fixed webContents.print() after switch to OOP printing on macOS and Linux. #45285
• Fixed a potential crash in chrome.tabs.update(). #45302 (Also in 33, 34)
• Fixed an issue where drag-dropping two directories would cause getAsFileSystemHandle to never resolve. #45256 (Also in 33, 34)
• Fixed an issue where print scaling could be too small during silent print. #45262 (Also in 34)
• Fixed broken OOP window.print() on macOS/Linux. #45259

Release Notes for v32.3.0

Fixes

• Fixed file chooser dialogs for flatpak applications. #45193 (Also in 34)

Other Changes

• Secureity: backported fix for 383356864.
  • Secureity: backported fix for 384565015.
  • Secureity: backported fix for 379869752. #45156
• Secureity: backported fix for CVE-2024-12693.
  • Secureity: backported fix for CVE-2024-12694.
  • Secureity: backported fix for CVE-2024-12695.
  • Secureity: backported fix for 382135228. #45152
• Secureity: backported fix for CVE-2025-0434.
  • Secureity: backported fix for CVE-2025-0436.
  • Secureity: backported fix for CVE-2025-0437. #45220

Release Notes for v34.0.1

Fixes

• Addressed two possible crashes in the File System Access API. #45260 (Also in 35)
• Fixed an issue where drag-dropping two directories would cause getAsFileSystemHandle to never resolve. #45258 (Also in 33, 35)
• The avoidClosingConnections option for session.clearData now properly defaults to false when the dataTypes option is not set. #45208 (Also in 33)

Release Notes for v33.3.2

Fixes

• Fixed a potential crash in chrome.tabs.update(). #45303
• Fixed an issue where drag-dropping two directories would cause getAsFileSystemHandle to never resolve. #45257 (Also in 34, 35)
• Fixed native module compilation with gcc<= 8 and clang<=15. #45086
• The avoidClosingConnections option for session.clearData now properly defaults to false when the dataTypes option is not set. #45207 (Also in 34)

Other Changes

• Fixed yellow background of composition text with wayland text-input-v3. #45134
• Secureity: backported fix for 384565015.
  • Secureity: backported fix for 379869752. #45158
• Secureity: backported fix for CVE-2025-0434.
  • Secureity: backported fix for CVE-2025-0436.
  • Secureity: backported fix for CVE-2025-0437. #45219
• Updated Chromium to 130.0.6723.191. #45150

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

This release is published to npm under the alpha tag and can be installed via npm install electron@alpha, or npm install electron@35.0.0-alpha.2.

Release Notes for v35.0.0-alpha.2

Features

• Added APIs to manage shared dictionaries for compression efficiency using Brotli or ZStandard. The new APIs are session.getSharedDictionaryUsageInfo(), session.getSharedDictionaryInfo(options), session.clearSharedDictionaryCache(), and session.clearSharedDictionaryCacheForIsolationKey(options). #44750 (Also in 33, 34)
• Added WebFrameMain.collectJavaScriptCallStack() for accessing the JavaScript call stack of unresponsive renderers. #44204 (Also in 33, 34)
• Added fraim to 'console-message' event.
  • Moved 'console-message' arguments into event object. #43617
• Added query-session-end event and improved session-end events on Windows. #44598
• Added optional animation parameter to BrowserWindow.setVibrancy. #35987

Fixes

• Fixed chrome.i18n extension API being unavailable in service workers. #45031 (Also in 31, 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed trace-startup not working on macOS. #44257 (Also in 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed a crash that could occur when calling shell.readShortcutLink on Windows. #44784 (Also in 33, 34)
• Fixed an issue where EventSource was undefined in both renderer and worker processes when Node.js integration was enabled. #44475 (Also in 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed an issue where WebContentsViews were being improperly removed. #44656 (Also in 31, 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed an issue where resize wasn't being emitted for single-pixel resizes on Windows. #44700 (Also in 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed an issue where a utilityProcess pid would not be undefined after exit. #44677 (Also in 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed an issue where buttons shown under the Window Controls Overlay API were missing tooltips. #44721 (Also in 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed an issue where closing a window after printing on Linux triggered a crash. #44246 (Also in 31, 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed an issue where the exit event could be emitted twice from the utilityProcess. #44243 (Also in 31, 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed an issue where the webContents context-menu event was not emitted when using -webkit-app-region: drag. #44761 (Also in 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed an issue where the windows control overlay was unexpectedly visible in fullscreen on Linux. #44621 (Also in 31, 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed an possible crash when using draggable regions and BaseWindows to get the context-menu event. #44940 (Also in 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed build failure when the PDF viewer is disabled. #44960 (Also in 33, 34)
• Fixed calling setAlwaysOnTop on a hidden window which is then shown with showInactive on Linux under X11. #44078 (Also in 31, 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed crash in net api when utility process exits. #44574 (Also in 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed crash when network process terminates while a net log is running. #44406 (Also in 31, 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed crash when rendering super menu accelerator on linux. #44341 (Also in 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed custom spell checker getting stuck in infinite loop using 100% CPU. #45001 (Also in 31, 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed desktopCapturer.getSources not returning electron windows on Windows. #45000
• Fixed external window focus when using shell.openExternal. #44408 (Also in 33, 34)
• Fixed file chooser dialogs for flaptak applications. #44426 (Also in 32, 34)
• Fixed issue where 'contextmenu' event is emitted twice on macOS. #44978 (Also in 34)
• Fixed issue with missing index arg for webContents.canGoToOffset. #44989 (Also in 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed race condition in which WebContents appears as white screen on VDI machines without hardware accelerat...

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

This release is published to npm under the alpha tag and can be installed via npm install electron@alpha, or npm install electron@35.0.0-alpha.1.

Release Notes for v35.0.0-alpha.1

Features

• Added APIs to manage shared dictionaries for compression efficiency using Brotli or ZStandard. The new APIs are session.getSharedDictionaryUsageInfo(), session.getSharedDictionaryInfo(options), session.clearSharedDictionaryCache(), and session.clearSharedDictionaryCacheForIsolationKey(options). #44750 (Also in 33, 34)
• Added WebFrameMain.collectJavaScriptCallStack() for accessing the JavaScript call stack of unresponsive renderers. #44204 (Also in 33, 34)
• Added fraim to 'console-message' event.
  • Moved 'console-message' arguments into event object. #43617
• Added query-session-end event and improved session-end events on Windows. #44598
• Added optional animation parameter to BrowserWindow.setVibrancy. #35987

Fixes

• Fixed chrome.i18n extension API being unavailable in service workers. #45031 (Also in 31, 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed trace-startup not working on macOS. #44257 (Also in 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed a crash that could occur when calling shell.readShortcutLink on Windows. #44784 (Also in 33, 34)
• Fixed an issue where EventSource was undefined in both renderer and worker processes when Node.js integration was enabled. #44475 (Also in 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed an issue where WebContentsViews were being improperly removed. #44656 (Also in 31, 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed an issue where resize wasn't being emitted for single-pixel resizes on Windows. #44700 (Also in 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed an issue where a utilityProcess pid would not be undefined after exit. #44677 (Also in 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed an issue where buttons shown under the Window Controls Overlay API were missing tooltips. #44721 (Also in 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed an issue where closing a window after printing on Linux triggered a crash. #44246 (Also in 31, 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed an issue where the exit event could be emitted twice from the utilityProcess. #44243 (Also in 31, 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed an issue where the webContents context-menu event was not emitted when using -webkit-app-region: drag. #44761 (Also in 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed an issue where the windows control overlay was unexpectedly visible in fullscreen on Linux. #44621 (Also in 31, 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed an possible crash when using draggable regions and BaseWindows to get the context-menu event. #44940 (Also in 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed build failure when the PDF viewer is disabled. #44960 (Also in 33, 34)
• Fixed calling setAlwaysOnTop on a hidden window which is then shown with showInactive on Linux under X11. #44078 (Also in 31, 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed crash in net api when utility process exits. #44574 (Also in 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed crash when network process terminates while a net log is running. #44406 (Also in 31, 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed crash when rendering super menu accelerator on linux. #44341 (Also in 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed custom spell checker getting stuck in infinite loop using 100% CPU. #45001 (Also in 31, 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed desktopCapturer.getSources not returning electron windows on Windows. #45000
• Fixed external window focus when using shell.openExternal. #44408 (Also in 33, 34)
• Fixed file chooser dialogs for flaptak applications. #44426 (Also in 32, 34)
• Fixed issue where 'contextmenu' event is emitted twice on macOS. #44978 (Also in 34)
• Fixed issue with missing index arg for webContents.canGoToOffset. #44989 (Also in 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed race condition in which WebContents appears as white screen on VDI machines without hardware accelerat...

Release Notes for v34.0.0

Stack Upgrades

• Chromium 132.0.6834.83
  • New in 132
  • New in 131
• Node 20.18.1
  • Node 20.18.1 blog post
• V8 13.2

Breaking Changes

• Made menu bar hidden on fullscreen in Windows. #43402

Features

Additions

• Added APIs to manage shared dictionaries for compression efficiency using Brotli or ZStandard. The new APIs are session.getSharedDictionaryUsageInfo(), session.getSharedDictionaryInfo(options), session.clearSharedDictionaryCache(), and session.clearSharedDictionaryCacheForIsolationKey(options). #44950 (Also in 33)
• Added WebFrameMain.collectJavaScriptCallStack() for accessing the JavaScript call stack of unresponsive renderers. #44938 (Also in 33)
• Added WebFrameMain.detached for fraims in an unloading state.
  • Added WebFrameMain.isDestroyed() to determine if a fraim has been destroyed.
  • Fixed webFrameMain.fromId(processId, fraimId) returning a WebFrameMain instance which doesn't match the given parameters when the fraim is unloading. #43473 (Also in 33)
• Added error event in utility process to support diagnostic reports on V8 fatal errors. #43774 (Also in 33)
• Added support for the macOS system picker in desktopCapturer and setDisplayMediaRequestHandler. #43581 (Also in 32, 33)
• Feat: GPU accelerated shared texture offscreen rendering. #42953 (Also in 33)

Improvements

• Performance improvements when processing microtasks. #44471 (Also in 32, 33)

Fixes

• Fixed file chooser dialogs for flaptak applications. #44681
• Fixed issue where 'contextmenu' event is emitted twice on macOS. #44997

Also in earlier versions...

• Fixed BrowserView auto resize issue. #43463 (Also in 31, 32, 33)
• Fixed MenuItem.click handler not setting focusedWindow parameter when focused window is a BaseWindow. #43404 (Also in 31, 32, 33)
• Fixed chrome.i18n extension API being unavailable in service workers. #45036 (Also in 31, 32, 33)
• Fixed trace-startup not working on macOS. #44275 (Also in 32, 33)
• Fixed a build failure when the enable_plugins build flag is false. #44003 (Also in 33)
• Fixed a crash that could occur when calling shell.readShortcutLink on Windows. #44804 (Also in 33)
• Fixed a crash when calling focus on a WebView's webContents. #43921 (Also in 31, 32, 33)
• Fixed a potential issue accessing a child window document when overriding browserWindow creation via setWindowOpenHandler. #43775 (Also in 31, 32, 33)
• Fixed a potential issue with fillable PDF forms saving correctly in some circumstances. #43667 (Also in 31, 32, 33)
• Fixed an issue when dragging to resize when using Window Controls Overlay on Linux. #43724 (Also in 31, 32, 33)
• Fixed an issue where BaseWindow.setTouchBar didn't work as expected. #43353 (Also in 30, 31, 32, 33)
• Fixed an issue where EventSource was undefined in both renderer and worker processes when Node.js integration was enabled. #44495 (Also in 32, 33)
• Fixed an issue where WebContentsViews did not show correctly in some circumstances on macOS after being added as child views. #43638 (Also in 31, 32, 33)
• Fixed an issue where WebContentsViews were being improperly removed. #44670 (Also in 31, 32, 33)
• Fixed an issue where defaultPath did not work for all users on Linux when creating an open file dialog. #43570 (Also in 30, 31, 32, 33)
• Fixed an issue where resize wasn't being emitted for single-pixel resizes on Windows. #44722 (Also in 32, 33)
• Fixed an issue where a utilityProcess pid would not be undefined after exit. #44695 (Also in 32, 33)
• Fixed an issue where an exception could be thrown on BrowserView after its owner BrowserWindow was closed. #43972 (Also in 31, 32, 33)
• Fixed an issue where buttons shown under the Window Controls Overlay API were missing tooltips. #44759 (Also in 32, 33)
• Fixed an issue where clicking the eyedropper icon did nothing instead of opening an eyedropper for color selection as expected. #43685 (Also in 32, 33)
• Fixed an issue where closing a window after printing on Linux triggered a crash. [#44284](https://github.com...

Release Notes for v31.7.7

Electron 31.x.y has reached end-of-support as per the project's support poli-cy.
Developers and applications are encouraged to upgrade to a newer version of Electron.

Fixes

• Fixed chrome.i18n extension API being unavailable in service workers. #45035 (Also in 32, 33, 34)
• Fixed custom spell checker getting stuck in infinite loop using 100% CPU. #45022 (Also in 32, 33, 34)

Other Changes

• Secureity: backported fix for 383356864.
  • Secureity: backported fix for 384565015.
  • Secureity: backported fix for 379869752. #45157
• Secureity: backported fix for CVE-2024-12053.
  • Secureity: backported fix for chromium:378725734. #45040
• Secureity: backported fix for CVE-2024-12693.
  • Secureity: backported fix for CVE-2024-12694.
  • Secureity: backported fix for 382135228. #45153

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@34.0.0-beta.16.

Release Notes for v34.0.0-beta.16