Electron Releases

Electron v17.1.0

npm
npm install --save-dev electron@17.1.0
yarn
yarn add --dev electron@17.1.0
Google ChromeChromium
98.0.4758.102
Node.jsNode.js
16.13.0
V8V8
9.8.177.11

Release Notes

Features

  • Added height option for Windows Control Overlay. #32939

Fixes

  • Fixed BrowserWindow.showInactive restoring a maximized window to non-maximized on Windows. #33021 (Also in 16, 18)

  • Fixed a crash that occurred when a user attempted to print a document either with window.print(), the print button in the PDF viewer, or with BrowserWindow.webContents() and clicked cancel in the resulting print dialog. #33015

  • Fixed an issue where webContents.openDevTools({ mode }) did not work for certain dock positions. #32945 (Also in 18)

  • Fixed an issue where webContents.savePage failed when passing a relative path instead of an absolute one. #33016 (Also in 15, 16, 18)

  • Fixed command string registered via setAsDefaultProtocolClient on windows. #33012 (Also in 14, 15, 16, 18)

  • Fixed stale renderer process when application is quit while renderer is busy. #32970 (Also in 14, 15, 16, 18)

Other Changes

  • Chore: backport EPROTOTYPE fixes from libuv. #32943 (Also in 16, 18)

  • Updated Chromium to 98.0.4758.102. #32906