Electron Releases - v2.0.0-beta.1 

npm install electron@v2.0.0-beta.1
yarn add electron@v2.0.0-beta.1
Note: This is a beta release, this means it may be shipping with an unreleased version of Chromium.
Please file new issues for any bugs you find in it.
61.0.3163.100 8.9.3 6.1.534.41

Release Notes

Upgrades

  • Upgraded from Chrome 59.0.3071.115 to 61.0.3163.10. #10213
  • Upgraded from Node 8.2.1 to 8.9.3. #10213
  • Upgraded from v8 5.9.211.38 to 6.1.534.41. #10213

Breaking API changes

  • Changed menu.popup signature. #11968
  • Removed deprecated crashReporter.setExtraParameter #11972
  • Removed deprecated webContents.setZoomLevelLimits and webFrame.setZoomLevelLimits. #11974
  • Removed deprecated clipboard methods. #11973
  • Removed support for boolean parameters for tray.setHighlightMode. #11981

Linux

  • Switched from GTK2 to GTK3. #10213

Other Changes

  • Updated license year. #11545
  • Fixed hexColorDWORDToRGBA for transparent colors. #11557
  • Added window.loadFile and webContents.loadFile helper methods. #11565
  • Documentation fixes and improvements. #11747 #11758 #11770 #11794 #11806 #11841 #11855 #11863 #11881 #11897 #11918 #11950 #11963
  • Added menu-will-show and menu-will-close menu events. #11754.
  • Migrated deprecated web-view method. #11798
  • Fixed closing a window opened from a browserview. #11799
  • Added --chromium_dir argument to script/create-dist.py. #11354
  • Added shutdown event to powerMonitor. #11417
  • Fixed Bluetooth chooser bug. #11492
  • Fixed unicode test. #11774
  • Replaced custom function with Object.values(). #11836
  • Added API to enable/disable a window. #11832
  • Added ability to log atom ipc messages. #11880
  • Added Offscreen rendering improvements. #11728
  • Updated spellchecker. #11819
  • Updated to use task scheduler for app.getFileIcon API. #11595
  • Added affinity option for gathering several BrowserWindows into a single process. #11501
  • Changed to fire console-message event even when rendering offscreen. #11921
  • Fixed downloading from custom protocols using WebContents.downloadURL. #11804
  • Fixed CI test failures. #11944
  • Fixed transparent windows losing transparency when devtools detaches. #11956

Linux

  • [SECURITY] Disabled executable stack. #11999

macOS

  • Added in-app purchase for MacOS. #11292
  • Fixed Electron apps canceling restart or shutdown. #11625
  • Added the ability for saveDialog to list available extensions. #11873
  • Added support for additional notification actions #11647
  • Added ability to set macOS notification close button title. #11654
  • Updated to use Squirrel.Mac that supports CDN releases. #11925

Windows

  • Added Visual Studio 2017 support. #11656
  • Fixed hiding tooltip from minimized window. #11644
  • Fixed desktopCapturer to capture the correct screen. #11664
  • Fixed disableHardwareAcceleration with transparency. #11704