Electron v46.0.0-alpha.3

Latest Pre Release
Released Oct 29, 2026Today
npm
npm install --save-dev electron@46.0.0-alpha.3
yarn
yarn add --dev electron@46.0.0-alpha.3
Google ChromeChromium
158.0.8127.0
Node.jsNode.js
24.22.1
V8V8
15.8.62-electron.d23339ab99fbff85

Release Notes

Fixes

  • Fixed a startup crash on Windows systems where the NUL device is unavailable. #55366

  • Fixed File System Access blocklist gaps for .git files, shell startup and config files, and UNC shares. #55344

  • Fixed webContents.adjustSelection() ignoring the end option. #55463 (Also in 44, 45)

Performance Improvements

  • Improved performance of net.fetch() requests without a body. #55444 (Also in 43, 44, 45)

  • Improved performance of repeated net.fetch() calls for file: URLs. #55457 (Also in 44, 45)

Other Changes

  • Updated Chromium to 158.0.8127.0. #55400