v42.0.0-beta.4

📅 Apr 17, 2026📦 electronView on GitHub →

✨ 1 features🐛 4 fixes

Summary

This beta release (v42.0.0-beta.4) introduces support for notification IDs and group titles on Windows, alongside several critical bug fixes related to Dev Tools, auto-updates, and PDF saving.

Migration Steps

Install this beta release using `npm install electron@beta` or `npm install electron@42.0.0-beta.4`.

✨ New Features

Added id, groupId, and groupTitle support for Windows notifications.

🐛 Bug Fixes

Fixed absent 'Electron Isolated Context' in the execution context dropdown in Dev Tools.
Fixed an issue where an Electron auto-update job would occasionally fail if a macOS system update is pending.
Fixed an issue where closing devtools immediately after focus caused a crash.
Fixed an issue where saving edited PDF files would fail with a cross-origin SecurityError.