layout: post author: name: Bryan Ellis title: “Cordova Electron 1.1.0 Released!” categories: announcements tags: news releases

We are happy to announce that we have just released Cordova Electron 1.1.0! This is one of Cordova's supported platforms for building Electron applications.

Release Highlights

To upgrade:

cordova platform remove electron
cordova platform add electron@1.1.0

To install:

cordova platform add electron@1.1.0

Some of the notable features that were introduced in this release are the ability to:

  • Bundle node modules with your Electron app
  • Append overridable/top-level platform and package options
  • Append an installer icon for custom builds
  • Use splash screens

As well, we have bumped the cordova-common@^3.2.0 and fs-extra@^8.0.1 dependencies to resolve an fs-extra defect that caused random build failures on the Windows environment. Read More

For a quick start guide and in-depth configuration setup, please check out our Cordova Electron Documentation!

Please report any issues you find at issues.cordova.io!

Changes include:

  • GH-77 fix: display correct package version in CLI
  • GH-76 Append Overridable/Top-Level per Platform Options
  • GH-75 fix: Typo in Build: Singning -> Signing
  • GH-71 Update devDependencies
  • GH-66 Bump dependency fs-extra@^8.0.1
  • GH-70 Bump cordova-common@^3.2.0
  • GH-65 Fixed package.json version to 1.1.0-dev
  • GH-62 Fix Bundle Feature's Project Path Issue & Warning Output
  • GH-58 Set Author Name and Email to package.json
  • GH-54 Added Bundle Node Module Support
  • GH-57 Remove Maintainer Option from Linux Build JSON
  • GH-59 Allow Users to Set Linux App Category
  • GH-51 Append package top-level key options
  • GH-48 Implement Splash Screen handling
  • GH-61 Updated DOCUMENTATION.md
  • GH-53 Add Node.js 12 to CI Services
  • GH-42 Update the config.xml path in the XHR load eventListener
  • GH-45 Append Installer Icon to User Build Settings for Custom Builds
  • GH-43 Update README.md
  • GH-41 Update System Requirements in DOCUMENTATION.md