Release Notes for v20.0.0-beta.1

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@20.0.0-beta.1.

Fixes

• Fixed a performance problem in crashReporter.start() on macOS. #34639 (Also in 17, 18, 19)
• Fixed an issue where media keys would be sent to Electron on Windows no matter which window was in focus. #34647 (Also in 19)

Release Notes for v20.0.0-alpha.7

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@20.0.0-alpha.7.

Features

• Added immersive dark mode on Windows. #34549

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where draggable regions were not recalculated when BrowserView bounds changed on Windows. #34612 (Also in 18, 19)
• Fixed child about:blank windows from inheriting their parents' preload scripts when sandbox: false and nodeIntegrationInSubFrames: true. #34585

Other Changes

• Added deprecation warning for the new-window event. #34593
• Fixed an issue where BrowserViews didn't always visually update after call to setBounds. #34643 (Also in 18, 19)
• On Linux, changed the libgdk-pixbuf dependency to be dynamically linked rather than statically linked. #34635 (Also in 18, 19)