v100.0.140

April 07, 2022, CEF 100.0.14+g4e5ba66+chromium-100.0.4896.75 / Chromium 100.0.4896.75

• ⚠️ 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 #3636 for some guidance.
• For those targeting .Net Core 3.0(netcoreapp3.0) the Nuget packages will no longer automatically install see #3444 (This also applies to those using the CefSharp.Wpf/CefSharp.WinForms/CefSharp.OffScreen packages when targeting .Net Core 3.1/.Net 5.0+)

✔️ Change Log

There are a number of breaking changes in this release. For a list of changes see the 100.0.x Milestone. See also Release Notification.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

• Remove remaining Plugin API's #4045

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 dotnet/wpf#3817 for workaround if you are unable to install the updated driver.
• Chromium Site Isolation is enabled by default #2967
• Nuget Packages have been restructured if upgrading from version prior to 87 please make sure you read #3319 for details
• Widevine CDM is now automatically downloaded at runtime see https://bitbucket.org/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.

❌ Known Issues

• NTLM Authentication not working correctly see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3110/ntlm-authenentication-not-working
• CEF creates a Download directory in the User Directory see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3094/cef-force-creates-a-donwloads-directory-in
• 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 https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2936/osr-touch-scrolling-initiated-by-touch
• Fonts incorrectly loaded on Win7 see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2858/fonts-not-loading-look-wrong-on-windows-7
• window.focus() does not bring popup window to front see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2931/windowfocus-does-not-bring-the-window-to
• OnProtocolExecution Page goes blank after link click see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2715/onprotocolexecution-page-goes-blank-after
• Crash on Win10 when computer wakes from sleep see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2924/crash-on-libcef-when-windows-10-wakes-from
• Background colour cannot be override for popups see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2482/background_color-cannot-be-overridden-for
• Cef.AddCrossOriginWhitelistEntry doesn't work correctly see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2918/cefaddcrossoriginwhitelistentry-not-fully
• See https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues?status=new&status=open for other known issues
• See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aknown-issue for other known issues

---

• Min required Visual C++ runtime upgrade from 2015 to 2019 #3636
• 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 #3111 (comment) 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 #2743.
• Nuget - Remove netcoreapp3.0 hacks #3444

v100.0.120-pre

April 04, 2022, CEF 100.0.12+g734f820+chromium-100.0.4896.60 / Chromium 100.0.4896.60

• ⚠️ 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 #3636 for some guidance.
• For those targeting .Net Core 3.0(netcoreapp3.0) the Nuget packages will no longer automatically install see #3444 (This also applies to those using the CefSharp.Wpf/CefSharp.WinForms/CefSharp.OffScreen packages when targeting .Net Core 3.1/.Net 5.0+)

✔️ Change Log

There are a number of breaking changes in this release. For a list of changes see the 100.0.x Milestone. See also Release Notification.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

• Remove remaining Plugin API's #4045

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 dotnet/wpf#3817 for workaround if you are unable to install the updated driver.
• Chromium Site Isolation is enabled by default #2967
• Nuget Packages have been restructured if upgrading from version prior to 87 please make sure you read #3319 for details
• Widevine CDM is now automatically downloaded at runtime see https://bitbucket.org/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.

❌ Known Issues

• Back Forward Cache causes unusable pages in certain circumstances and has been disabled by default.
• NTLM Authentication not working correctly see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3110/ntlm-authenentication-not-working
• Mouse wheel in PDF viewer doesn't work anymore after using scrollbar on page preview section https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3153/mouse-wheel-in-chromium-pdf-viewer-doesnt
• CEF creates a Download directory in the User Directory see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3094/cef-force-creates-a-donwloads-directory-in
• 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 https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2936/osr-touch-scrolling-initiated-by-touch
• Fonts incorrectly loaded on Win7 see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2858/fonts-not-loading-look-wrong-on-windows-7
• window.focus() does not bring popup window to front see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2931/windowfocus-does-not-bring-the-window-to
• OnProtocolExecution Page goes blank after link click see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2715/onprotocolexecution-page-goes-blank-after
• Crash on Win10 when computer wakes from sleep see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2924/crash-on-libcef-when-windows-10-wakes-from
• Background colour cannot be override for popups see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2482/background_color-cannot-be-overridden-for
• Cef.AddCrossOriginWhitelistEntry doesn't work correctly see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2918/cefaddcrossoriginwhitelistentry-not-fully
• See https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues?status=new&status=open for other known issues
• See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aknown-issue for other known issues

---

• Min required Visual C++ runtime upgrade from 2015 to 2019 #3636
• 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 #3111 (comment) 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 #2743.
• Nuget - Remove netcoreapp3.0 hacks #3444

v99.2.140

March 31, 2022, CEF 99.2.14+g3f796b8+chromium-99.0.4844.84 / Chromium 99.0.4844.84

Update to Chromium 99.0.4844.84.

This release includes a critical security update. Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2022-1096 exists in the wild.

• For a full list of changes see the 99.2.x Milestone.
• See also Release Notification.
• For known issues/notes/breaking changes please review the 99.2.90 release notes.

v99.2.120

March 19, 2022, CEF 99.2.12+g2977b3a+chromium-99.0.4844.74 / Chromium 99.0.4844.74

Update to Chromium 99.0.4844.74. This release includes critical security updates,

• For a full list of changes see the 99.2.x Milestone.
• See also Release Notification.
• For known issues/notes/breaking changes please review the 99.2.90 release notes.

v99.2.90

March 07, 2022, CEF 99.2.9+gf426765+chromium-99.0.4844.51 / Chromium 99.0.4844.51

• ⚠️ 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 #3636 for some guidence.
• For those targeting .Net Core 3.0(netcoreapp3.0) the Nuget packages will no longer automatically install see #3444 (This also applies to those using the CefSharp.Wpf/CefSharp.WinForms/CefSharp.OffScreen pacakges when targeting .Net Core 3.1/.Net 5.0+)

✔️ Change Log

There are a number of breaking changes in this release. For a list of changes see the 99.2.x Milestone. See also Release Notification.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

• Update CefErrorCode (99.0.4844.27) #4015
• Update ContextMenuMediaState values to match Chromium #4014
• IBrowserHost.Find remove identifier param #4013

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 dotnet/wpf#3817 for workaround if you are unable to install the updated driver.
• Chromium Site Isolation is enabled by default #2967
• Nuget Packages have been restructured if upgrading from version prior to 87 please make sure you read #3319 for details
• Widevine CDM is now automatically downloaded at runtime see https://bitbucket.org/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.

❌ Known Issues

• Back Forward Cache causes unusable pages in certain circumstances and has been disabled by default.
• NTLM Authentication not working correctly see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3110/ntlm-authenentication-not-working
• Mouse wheel in PDF viewer doesn't work anymore after using scrollbar on page preview section https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3153/mouse-wheel-in-chromium-pdf-viewer-doesnt
• CEF creates a Download directory in the User Directory see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3094/cef-force-creates-a-donwloads-directory-in
• 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 https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2936/osr-touch-scrolling-initiated-by-touch
• Fonts incorrectly loaded on Win7 see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2858/fonts-not-loading-look-wrong-on-windows-7
• window.focus() does not bring popup window to front see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2931/windowfocus-does-not-bring-the-window-to
• OnProtocolExecution Page goes blank after link click see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2715/onprotocolexecution-page-goes-blank-after
• Crash on Win10 when computer wakes from sleep see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2924/crash-on-libcef-when-windows-10-wakes-from
• Background colour cannot be override for popups see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2482/background_color-cannot-be-overridden-for
• Cef.AddCrossOriginWhitelistEntry doesn't work correctly see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2918/cefaddcrossoriginwhitelistentry-not-fully
• See https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues?status=new&status=open for other known issues
• See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aknown-issue for other known issues

---

• Min required Visual C++ runtime upgrade from 2015 to 2019 #3636
• 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 #3111 (comment) 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 #2743.
• Nuget - Remove netcoreapp3.0 hacks #3444

v98.1.210

February 18, 2022, CEF 98.1.21+g9782362+chromium-98.0.4758.102 / Chromium 98.0.4758.102

Update to Chromium 98.0.4758.102. This release includes critical security updates,

CRITICAL Google is aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-2022-0609 exists in the wild.

• For a full list of changes see the 98.1.x Milestone.
• See also Release Notification.
• For known issues/notes/breaking changes please review the 98.1.190 release notes.

v98.1.190

February 15, 2022, CEF 98.1.19+g57be9e2+chromium-98.0.4758.80 / Chromium 98.0.4758.80

• ⚠️ 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 #3636 for some guidence.
• For those targeting .Net Core 3.0(netcoreapp3.0) the Nuget packages will no longer automatically install see #3444 (This also applies to those using the CefSharp.Wpf/CefSharp.WinForms/CefSharp.OffScreen pacakges when targeting .Net Core 3.1/.Net 5.0+)

✔️ Change Log

There is one breaking change in this release. For a list of changes see the 98.1.x Milestone. See also Release Notification.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

Async JavascriptBinding - Return null instead of empty object for async Task methods #3980

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 dotnet/wpf#3817 for workaround if you are unable to install the updated driver.
• Chromium Site Isolation is enabled by default #2967
• Nuget Packages have been restructured if upgrading from version prior to 87 please make sure you read #3319 for details
• Widevine CDM is now automatically downloaded at runtime see https://bitbucket.org/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 https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/wiki/Output-files-description-table-%28Redistribution%29
• 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.

❌ Known Issues

• Back Forward Cache causes unusable pages in certain circumstances and has been disabled by default.
• NTLM Authentication not working correctly see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3110/ntlm-authenentication-not-working
• Mouse wheel in PDF viewer doesn't work anymore after using scrollbar on page preview section https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3153/mouse-wheel-in-chromium-pdf-viewer-doesnt
• CEF creates a Download directory in the User Directory see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3094/cef-force-creates-a-donwloads-directory-in
• 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
• Save as PDF is not working when viewing PDF with Print Preview enabled see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2867/save-as-pdf-is-not-working-in-pdf-viewer
• WPF touch scroll aborted if browser navigates within document https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2936/osr-touch-scrolling-initiated-by-touch
• Fonts incorrectly loaded on Win7 see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2858/fonts-not-loading-look-wrong-on-windows-7
• window.focus() does not bring popup window to front see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2931/windowfocus-does-not-bring-the-window-to
• OnProtocolExecution Page goes blank after link click see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2715/onprotocolexecution-page-goes-blank-after
• Crash on Win10 when computer wakes from sleep see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2924/crash-on-libcef-when-windows-10-wakes-from
• Background colour cannot be override for popups see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2482/background_color-cannot-be-overridden-for
• Cef.AddCrossOriginWhitelistEntry doesn't work correctly see https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2918/cefaddcrossoriginwhitelistentry-not-fully
• See https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues?status=new&status=open for other known issues
• See https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aknown-issue for other known issues

---

• Min required Visual C++ runtime upgrade from 2015 to 2019 #3636
• 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 #3111 (comment) 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 #2743.
• Remove BrowserSettings.ApplicationCache #3857
• LoadUrlAsync require url and remove SyncContext param #3842
• Update build.ps1/build.netcore.ps1 to allow for building/packaging for subset of architectures #3706
• Remove BrowserSettings.UniversalAccessFromFileUrls and BrowserSettings.FileAccessFromFileUrls #3668
• Remove RequestContextSettings.IgnoreCertificateErrors #3667
• Nuget - Remove netcoreapp3.0 hacks #3444

v97.1.61

January 30, 2022, CEF 97.1.6+g8961cdb+chromium-97.0.4692.99 / Chromium 97.0.4692.99

This is a minor bug fix release which includes fixes for:

• Callback that is never invoked causes other async callbacks to stop working #3979

---

• For a full list of changes see the 97.1.x Milestone.
• See also Release Notification.
• For known issues/notes/breaking changes please review the 97.1.11 release notes.

v97.1.60

January 22, 2022, CEF 97.1.6+g8961cdb+chromium-97.0.4692.99 / Chromium 97.0.4692.99

Update to Chromium 97.0.4692.99. This release includes critical security updates,

• For a full list of changes see the 97.1.x Milestone.
• See also Release Notification.
• For known issues/notes/breaking changes please review the 97.1.11 release notes.

v97.1.12

January 18, 2022, CEF 97.1.1+g50067f2+chromium-97.0.4692.71 / Chromium 97.0.4692.71

This is a minor bug fix release for issue #3967

• For a full list of changes see the 97.0.x Milestone.
• See also Release Notification.
• For known issues/notes/breaking changes please review the 97.1.11 release notes.