Electron Releases

Release Notes for v0.37.8

Changelog:

  • Disable node integration in webview when it is disabled in host page. #5244
  • Make sure the userData directory is created during the ready event of app module. #5340
  • Throw error when autoUpdater.quitAndInstall() is called while there is no update. #5287
  • Add systemPreferences module. #5282
  • Add app.isDefaultProtocolClient(protocol) API. #5302
  • Fix occasional crash when doing GC. #5293
  • Fix app.makeSingleInstance(callback) wrongly returning true on first launch. #5311
  • Fix will-download event not emitted for HTML pages. #5315
  • Fix crash when navigating to a new location after downloading failed. #5315
  • Fix webContents.executeJavaScript not working after being called immediately after loadURL. #5319
  • Fix desktopCapturer.getSources not responding when there is subsequent calls with different arguments. #5320

OS X

  • Fix the Command Plus accelerator appearing as Shift Command = in menu. #5298

Windows

  • Fix display-removed event not working. #5334

Release Notes for v0.37.7

Changelog:

  • Add mode option to webContents.openDevTools(options) API.
  • Add openExternal type of permission parameter to Session.setPermissionRequestHandler(handler) API.
  • Add process.windowsStore property to determine whether the app is an Windows Store app.
  • Fix random crash when accessing devToolsWebContents.hostWebContents.
  • Fix session.enableNetworkEmulation(options) API not working.
  • Fix WebContents.executeJavaScript(code) not working when called during a resource load after page is loaded.
  • Fix after using app.setPath to change the location of userData directory, a folder is still created at the default location.
  • Fix occasional exception when removing a reference to a remote object.

Windows

  • Avoid spawning new Squirrel processes when there is already one running.

Linux

  • Use the append hint when showing notifications.
  • Add app.importCertificate(options, callback) API.

OS X

  • Update the docs on how to submit latest versions of Electron to Mac App Store.
  • Add BrowserWindow.setSheetOffset(offset) for changing the offset when showing sheet.
  • Fix crash when app's name is long while using app.makeSingleInstance with Mac App Store build.