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@46.0.0-alpha.8.

Release Notes for v46.0.0-alpha.8

Features

Added support for chrome.storage.managed in extensions. It's read-only and will reject on writes. #55525 ^{(Also in 45)}

Fixed a possible hang on quit on macOS when using systemPreferences.subscribeLocalNotification, subscribeNotification, or subscribeWorkspaceNotification. #55646 ^{(Also in 44)}
Fixed hasShadow: false and focusable being ignored in macOS app shims. #55633 ^{(Also in 45)}
Fixed renderer crashes caused by unbounded webRequest redirect loops. #55654 ^{(Also in 43, 44, 45)}
Fixed setIgnoreMouseEvents(true, { forward: true }) not tracking legacy windows when they are reparented. #55619 ^{(Also in 44, 45)}