Electron 44.4.3

Electron 44.4.3 was released on September 18, 2026. This patch on the 44.x stable line brings fixes to the networking stack and a notable optimization for packaging workflows, and it tracks its usual component bumps.

What changed

This is a maintenance release. It does not introduce new top-level APIs or change the public application interface, making it a low-risk upgrade for most desktop apps.

• Fixed an issue with net.fetch() and related net module calls
• Improved performance of filesystem operations and require() when loading files from inside asar archives
• Bundled Chromium 152 and Node.js 24.21.0

Why it matters

The asar performance improvement is the change to watch if you package large resources into asar archives. Reads and module loads from inside those archives should feel snappier at startup and during lazy loading, which is particularly relevant for desktop apps that ship bundled assets or plugin systems.

What next

Electron maintains support for the three most recent stable majors. If you are on the 44.x line, upgrading to 44.4.3 is straightforward: update your dependency references, rebuild, and re-run your smoke tests around networking and packaged startup.