Release Notes for v18.0.0-alpha.5

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@18.0.0-alpha.5.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the Tray could get garbage collected incorrectly under some circumstances. #33074 (Also in 15, 16, 17)

Release Notes for v18.0.0-alpha.4

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@18.0.0-alpha.4.

Fixes

• Fixed BrowserWindow.showInactive restoring a maximized window to non-maximized on Windows. #33022 (Also in 16, 17)
• Fixed an issue where webContents.openDevTools({ mode }) did not work for certain dock positions. #32946 (Also in 17)
• Fixed an issue where webContents.savePage failed when passing a relative path instead of an absolute one. #33019 (Also in 15, 16, 17)
• Fixed an issue where pages would not properly print on macOS due to a rendering failure. #32813
• Fixed broken transparency option in offscreen window rendering. #33053 (Also in 16, 17)
• Fixed command string registered via setAsDefaultProtocolClient on windows. #33013 (Also in 14, 15, 16, 17)
• Fixed stale renderer process when application is quit while renderer is busy. #32971 (Also in 14, 15, 16, 17)

Other Changes

• Chore: backport EPROTOTYPE fixes from libuv. #32944 (Also in 16, 17)