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BrowserView is deprecated in Electron>=29

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#957 opened on Dec 4, 2025

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Description

According to Electron API docs BrowserView was deprecated in version 29 in favour of WebContentsView.

BrowserView: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/browser-view WebContentsView: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/web-contents-view

It is worth looking at this to make sure that API is still relevant and working and add a new one as well.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktopapi
Issue type
refactor
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Electron API basicsC# familiarity
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
Start by searching the Electron.NET codebase for all usages of BrowserView (e.g., in C# source files). Read the Electron documentation on WebContentsView to understand the new API. Then propose a plan to swap BrowserView with WebContentsView while maintaining backward compatibility. Check existing tests to ensure they still pass after changes.