NW.js v0.17.6 Released with Chromium 53 Security Update

2016/09/30

0.17.6 is released with Chromium stable 53.0.2785.143, which is a security release.

ChangeLog

Update Chromium to 53.0.2785.143
Fix: [WIN] 2nd instance shows a popup warning if the first instance starts with higher privilege

Full changelog: https://github.com/nwjs/nw.js/blob/nw17/CHANGELOG.md

Download

SDK build:

Binaries for other platforms: https://dl.nwjs.io/v0.17.6/

There are 2 builds for each platform - normal build, and SDK build. Normal build doesn't have devtools, only SDK build does. lt can be opened by pressing F12 (Cmd-Alt-I on OSX). SDK packages also have more development tools to be exposed in the following releases, as well as the NaCl support.

Our build infrastructure enables live binary build from git tip so you can access to the latest binary from https://dl.nwjs.io/live-build/

Known issues

http://docs.nwjs.io/en/latest/For%20Users/Migration/From%200.12%20to%200.13/#known-issues

Discussion

See our mailing list to discuss on this release: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nwjs-general/9633RYePcaY/26hZRA_nBQAJ