NW.js v0.26.6 Released with Chromium Update

2017/11/14

This is a release for Chromium stable update, as well as bug fixes for transparency and building native modules under Linux.

Previously we announced NW.js 0.26 with Chromium 62 upgrade. It supports Network Quality Estimator API, OpenType variable fonts, and media capture from DOM elements. Please check upstream information here. The stable upgrade contains many security fixes as well.

We made the 0.26 branch ready soon after Chromium beta bumps to 62. Thanks to the testers for their valuable feedback and bug reports. We've been working on 3 branches simultaneously: a released branch on current Chromium stable, a beta branch on Chromium beta and a 0.14 branch for legacy OS support.

ChangeLog

Update Chromium to 62.0.3202.94
Fix: nw-gyp rebuild is not working on linux (#5971)
Fix: transparent feature regression in some win7 system (#6265)
Fix: transparent feature in some win10 system (#6275)

Full ChangeLog: https://github.com/nwjs/nw.js/blob/nw26/CHANGELOG.md

Download

SDK build:

Binary for other platforms: https://dl.nwjs.io/v0.26.6/

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/UO6yLsoElD0/JYT09_S6AgAJ