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March 24, 2024, CEF 123.0.6+ge4984ab+chromium-123.0.6312.46 / Chromium 123.0.6312.46

• CEF now supports the Chromium process singleton, this brings with it changes to how CachePath/RootCachePath are accessed from multiple processes. See #4668 for more details
• For those experiencing 1Error while fulfilling of JS: Request BrowserId : 1 not found it's likely the browser is already closed` see #4621 for workaround
• ⚠️ Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable is required. A minimum of VC++ 2019 is required, higher versions are backwards compatible. For those upgrading from a previous version which only required VC++ 2015 minimum see https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3636 for some guidance.

:white_check_mark: Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 123.0.x Milestone. See also Release Notification.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

There are no CefSharp specific breaking changes in this release.

ℹ️ Notes

• WPF the browser stops redrawing when running on Intel Iris Xe Integrated GPU(11th Gen). Intel have released an updated driver, see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058136/graphics/graphics-for-11th-generation-intel-processors.html See https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/3817 for workaround if you are unable to install the updated driver.
• Widevine CDM is now automatically downloaded at runtime see https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3149/alloy-add-component-updater-support-for
• You can bin deploy the Visual C++ dependencies, read the FAQ for more details.
• For a list of files included in the packages see Output files description table (Redistribution) Wiki
• Starting in June 2019 Google will block logins from CEF based browsers to Google Services, this includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, see https://security.googleblog.com/2019/04/better-protection-against-man-in-middle.html?m=1 for further discussion see https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msg/embedder-dev/STyM5ZNTHMM/POj1v_cqBgAJ
• Due to licensing issues default builds do not support proprietary codecs like H264/AAC, sites like Netflix/Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/Spotify/Apple Music won't play video/audio. See #1479 for more info. MP3 audio is supported, playing MP4 files are not supported.
• Anyone new to CefSharp should read the General Usage Guide
• This project uses Microsoft SourceLink for better debugging, you can step directly into much of the project source directly.

:x: Known Issues

• NTLM Authentication not working correctly
• CEF creates a Download directory in the User Director
• WinForms when running on Windows 10 Anniversary pressing certain key combinations freezes the browser see #1822 The issue has been reported upstream, there are workarounds listed in #1822
• WPF touch scroll aborted if browser navigates within document
• window.focus() does not bring popup window to front
• OnProtocolExecution Page goes blank after link click
• Crash on Win10 when computer wakes from sleep
• Cef.AddCrossOriginWhitelistEntry doesn't work correctly
• See https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues for other known issues
• See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aknown-issue for other known issues

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• All paths (CachePath, BrowserSubProcessPath, etc) must be absolute paths, if using a non-absolute path an exception will be throw. See #3102 for details.
• When using a RequestContext you must ensure that RequestContextSettings.CachePath is equal to or a child of CefSettings.RootCachePath See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3111#issuecomment-629713608 for details
• CEF now supports the Chromium Network Service: If you are upgrading from a version prior to 75.1.x please make sure you read https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/2743.

March 13, 2024, CEF 122.1.12+g6e69d20+chromium-122.0.6261.112 / Chromium 122.0.6261.112

• CEF now supports the Chromium process singleton, this brings with it changes to how CachePath/RootCachePath are accessed from multiple processes. See #4668 for more details
• ⚠️ Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable is required. A minimum of VC++ 2019 is required, higher versions are backwards compatible. For those upgrading from a previous version which only required VC++ 2015 minimum see https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3636 for some guidance.

:white_check_mark: Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 122.1.x Milestone. See also Release Notification.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

• #4737 Frame identifiers changed from int64 to string

ℹ️ Notes

• WPF the browser stops redrawing when running on Intel Iris Xe Integrated GPU(11th Gen). Intel have released an updated driver, see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058136/graphics/graphics-for-11th-generation-intel-processors.html See https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/3817 for workaround if you are unable to install the updated driver.
• Widevine CDM is now automatically downloaded at runtime see https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3149/alloy-add-component-updater-support-for
• You can bin deploy the Visual C++ dependencies, read the FAQ for more details.
• For a list of files included in the packages see Output files description table (Redistribution) Wiki
• Starting in June 2019 Google will block logins from CEF based browsers to Google Services, this includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, see https://security.googleblog.com/2019/04/better-protection-against-man-in-middle.html?m=1 for further discussion see https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msg/embedder-dev/STyM5ZNTHMM/POj1v_cqBgAJ
• Due to licensing issues default builds do not support proprietary codecs like H264/AAC, sites like Netflix/Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/Spotify/Apple Music won't play video/audio. See #1479 for more info. MP3 audio is supported, playing MP4 files are not supported.
• Anyone new to CefSharp should read the General Usage Guide
• This project uses Microsoft SourceLink for better debugging, you can step directly into much of the project source directly.

:x: Known Issues

• NTLM Authentication not working correctly
• CEF creates a Download directory in the User Director
• WinForms when running on Windows 10 Anniversary pressing certain key combinations freezes the browser see #1822 The issue has been reported upstream, there are workarounds listed in #1822
• WPF touch scroll aborted if browser navigates within document
• window.focus() does not bring popup window to front
• OnProtocolExecution Page goes blank after link click
• Crash on Win10 when computer wakes from sleep
• Cef.AddCrossOriginWhitelistEntry doesn't work correctly
• See https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues for other known issues
• See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aknown-issue for other known issues

---

• All paths (CachePath, BrowserSubProcessPath, etc) must be absolute paths, if using a non-absolute path an exception will be throw. See #3102 for details.
• When using a RequestContext you must ensure that RequestContextSettings.CachePath is equal to or a child of CefSettings.RootCachePath See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3111#issuecomment-629713608 for details
• CEF now supports the Chromium Network Service: If you are upgrading from a version prior to 75.1.x please make sure you read https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/2743.

Feburary 24, 2023, CEF 121.3.13+g5c4a81b+chromium-121.0.6167.184 / Chromium 121.0.6167.184

• CEF now supports the Chromium process singleton, this brings with it changes to how CachePath/RootCachePath are accessed from multiple processes. See #4668 for more details
• ⚠️ Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable is required. A minimum of VC++ 2019 is required, higher versions are backwards compatible. For those upgrading from a previous version which only required VC++ 2015 minimum see https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3636 for some guidance.

:white_check_mark: Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 121.3.x Milestone. See also Release Notification and v121.3.70 Release notes.

Feburary 10, 2023, CEF 121.3.7+g82c7c57+chromium-121.0.6167.160 / Chromium 121.0.6167.160

• CEF now supports the Chromium process singleton, this brings with it changes to how CachePath/RootCachePath are accessed from multiple processes. See #4668 for more details
• ⚠️ Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable is required. A minimum of VC++ 2019 is required, higher versions are backwards compatible. For those upgrading from a previous version which only required VC++ 2015 minimum see https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3636 for some guidance.

:white_check_mark: Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 121.3.x Milestone. See also Release Notification.

This update includes a highpriority security update.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

• #4668 Support process singleton with IBrowserProcessHandler.OnAlreadyRunningAppRelaunch callback
• #4704 Migrate to chromiumembeddedframework.runtime Nuget packages

ℹ️ Notes

• WPF the browser stops redrawing when running on Intel Iris Xe Integrated GPU(11th Gen). Intel have released an updated driver, see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058136/graphics/graphics-for-11th-generation-intel-processors.html See https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/3817 for workaround if you are unable to install the updated driver.
• Widevine CDM is now automatically downloaded at runtime see https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3149/alloy-add-component-updater-support-for
• You can bin deploy the Visual C++ dependencies, read the FAQ for more details.
• For a list of files included in the packages see Output files description table (Redistribution) Wiki
• Starting in June 2019 Google will block logins from CEF based browsers to Google Services, this includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, see https://security.googleblog.com/2019/04/better-protection-against-man-in-middle.html?m=1 for further discussion see https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msg/embedder-dev/STyM5ZNTHMM/POj1v_cqBgAJ
• Due to licensing issues default builds do not support proprietary codecs like H264/AAC, sites like Netflix/Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/Spotify/Apple Music won't play video/audio. See #1479 for more info. MP3 audio is supported, playing MP4 files are not supported.
• Anyone new to CefSharp should read the General Usage Guide
• This project uses Microsoft SourceLink for better debugging, you can step directly into much of the project source directly.

:x: Known Issues

• NTLM Authentication not working correctly
• CEF creates a Download directory in the User Director
• WinForms when running on Windows 10 Anniversary pressing certain key combinations freezes the browser see #1822 The issue has been reported upstream, there are workarounds listed in #1822
• WPF touch scroll aborted if browser navigates within document
• window.focus() does not bring popup window to front
• OnProtocolExecution Page goes blank after link click
• Crash on Win10 when computer wakes from sleep
• Cef.AddCrossOriginWhitelistEntry doesn't work correctly
• See https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues for other known issues
• See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aknown-issue for other known issues

---

• All paths (CachePath, BrowserSubProcessPath, etc) must be absolute paths, if using a non-absolute path an exception will be throw. See #3102 for details.
• When using a RequestContext you must ensure that RequestContextSettings.CachePath is equal to or a child of CefSettings.RootCachePath See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3111#issuecomment-629713608 for details
• CEF now supports the Chromium Network Service: If you are upgrading from a version prior to 75.1.x please make sure you read https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/2743.

January 20, 2023, CEF 120.2.7+g4bc6a59+chromium-120.0.6099.234 / Chromium 120.0.6099.234

:white_check_mark: Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 120.1.x Milestone. See also Release Notification, v120.1.80 Release notes, v120.1.110 Release notes and v120.2.50 Release notes.

• Upgrade to Chromium 120.0.6099.234

This update includes a critical priority security update. Google is aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-2024-0519 exists in the wild.

January 13, 2023, CEF 120.2.5+g618ea46+chromium-120.0.6099.216 / Chromium 120.0.6099.216

:white_check_mark: Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 120.1.x Milestone. See also Release Notification, v120.1.80 Release notes. and v120.1.110 Release notes.

• Upgrade to Chromium 120.0.6099.216
• Upgrade to Chromium 120.0.6099.199

December 24, 2023, CEF 120.1.10+g3ce3184+chromium-120.0.6099.129 / Chromium 120.0.6099.129

:white_check_mark: Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 120.1.x Milestone. See also Release Notification and v120.1.80) Release notes.

• Update to Chromium 120.0.6099.129

This update includes a critical priority security update. Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2023-7024 exists in the wild.

December 16, 2023, CEF 120.1.8+ge6b45b0+chromium-120.0.6099.109 / Chromium 120.0.6099.109

• ⚠️ Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable is required. A minimum of VC++ 2019 is required, higher versions are backwards compatible. For those upgrading from a previous version which only required VC++ 2015 minimum see https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3636 for some guidance.
• The Minimum .Net version supported has been upgraded to .Net 4.6.2 in M115, see RFC - Upgrade minimum .Net version for more.

:white_check_mark: Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 120.0.x Milestone. See also Release Notification.

• Update to Chromium 120.0.6099.109
• Update to Chromium 120.0.6099.71

This update includes a highpriority security update.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

There are no CefSharp specific breaking changes in this release.

ℹ️ Notes

• WPF the browser stops redrawing when running on Intel Iris Xe Integrated GPU(11th Gen). Intel have released an updated driver, see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058136/graphics/graphics-for-11th-generation-intel-processors.html See https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/3817 for workaround if you are unable to install the updated driver.
• Widevine CDM is now automatically downloaded at runtime see https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3149/alloy-add-component-updater-support-for
• You can bin deploy the Visual C++ dependencies, read the FAQ for more details.
• For a list of files included in the packages see Output files description table (Redistribution) Wiki
• Starting in June 2019 Google will block logins from CEF based browsers to Google Services, this includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, see https://security.googleblog.com/2019/04/better-protection-against-man-in-middle.html?m=1 for further discussion see https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msg/embedder-dev/STyM5ZNTHMM/POj1v_cqBgAJ
• Due to licensing issues default builds do not support proprietary codecs like H264/AAC, sites like Netflix/Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/Spotify/Apple Music won't play video/audio. See #1479 for more info. MP3 audio is supported, playing MP4 files are not supported.
• Anyone new to CefSharp should read the General Usage Guide
• This project uses Microsoft SourceLink for better debugging, you can step directly into much of the project source directly.

:x: Known Issues

• NTLM Authentication not working correctly
• CEF creates a Download directory in the User Director
• WinForms when running on Windows 10 Anniversary pressing certain key combinations freezes the browser see #1822 The issue has been reported upstream, there are workarounds listed in #1822
• WPF touch scroll aborted if browser navigates within document
• window.focus() does not bring popup window to front
• OnProtocolExecution Page goes blank after link click
• Crash on Win10 when computer wakes from sleep
• Cef.AddCrossOriginWhitelistEntry doesn't work correctly
• See https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues for other known issues
• See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aknown-issue for other known issues

---

• All paths (CachePath, BrowserSubProcessPath, etc) must be absolute paths, if using a non-absolute path an exception will be throw. See #3102 for details.
• When using a RequestContext you must ensure that RequestContextSettings.CachePath is equal to or a child of CefSettings.RootCachePath See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3111#issuecomment-629713608 for details
• CEF now supports the Chromium Network Service: If you are upgrading from a version prior to 75.1.x please make sure you read https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/2743.

November 19, 2023, CEF 119.4.3+gc76a3b9+chromium-119.0.6045.159 / Chromium 119.0.6045.159

:white_check_mark: Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 119.1.x Milestone. See also Release Notification and v119.1.20) Release notes.

• Update to Chromium 119.0.6045.159

This update includes a high priority security update.

November 04, 2023, CEF 119.1.2+g2677830+chromium-119.0.6045.105 / Chromium 119.0.6045.105

• ⚠️ Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable is required. A minimum of VC++ 2019 is required, higher versions are backwards compatible. For those upgrading from a previous version which only required VC++ 2015 minimum see https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3636 for some guidance.
• The Minimum .Net version supported has been upgraded to .Net 4.6.2 in M115, see RFC - Upgrade minimum .Net version for more.

:white_check_mark: Change Log

For a list of CefSharp specific changes see the 119.1.x Milestone. See also Release Notification.

• Update to Chromium 119.0.6045.105

This update includes a highpriority security update.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

There are no CefSharp specific breaking changes in this release.

ℹ️ Notes

• WPF the browser stops redrawing when running on Intel Iris Xe Integrated GPU(11th Gen). Intel have released an updated driver, see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058136/graphics/graphics-for-11th-generation-intel-processors.html See https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/3817 for workaround if you are unable to install the updated driver.
• Widevine CDM is now automatically downloaded at runtime see https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3149/alloy-add-component-updater-support-for
• You can bin deploy the Visual C++ dependencies, read the FAQ for more details.
• For a list of files included in the packages see Output files description table (Redistribution) Wiki
• Starting in June 2019 Google will block logins from CEF based browsers to Google Services, this includes Gmail, Drive, Docs, see https://security.googleblog.com/2019/04/better-protection-against-man-in-middle.html?m=1 for further discussion see https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msg/embedder-dev/STyM5ZNTHMM/POj1v_cqBgAJ
• Due to licensing issues default builds do not support proprietary codecs like H264/AAC, sites like Netflix/Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/Spotify/Apple Music won't play video/audio. See #1479 for more info. MP3 audio is supported, playing MP4 files are not supported.
• Anyone new to CefSharp should read the General Usage Guide
• This project uses Microsoft SourceLink for better debugging, you can step directly into much of the project source directly.

:x: Known Issues

• NTLM Authentication not working correctly
• CEF creates a Download directory in the User Director
• WinForms when running on Windows 10 Anniversary pressing certain key combinations freezes the browser see #1822 The issue has been reported upstream, there are workarounds listed in #1822
• WPF touch scroll aborted if browser navigates within document
• window.focus() does not bring popup window to front
• OnProtocolExecution Page goes blank after link click
• Crash on Win10 when computer wakes from sleep
• Cef.AddCrossOriginWhitelistEntry doesn't work correctly
• See https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues for other known issues
• See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aknown-issue for other known issues

---

• All paths (CachePath, BrowserSubProcessPath, etc) must be absolute paths, if using a non-absolute path an exception will be throw. See #3102 for details.
• When using a RequestContext you must ensure that RequestContextSettings.CachePath is equal to or a child of CefSettings.RootCachePath See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/3111#issuecomment-629713608 for details
• CEF now supports the Chromium Network Service: If you are upgrading from a version prior to 75.1.x please make sure you read https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues/2743.