wxt-v0.21.4

supercorp-ai/superinterfacewxt-v0.21.4Aug 11, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

This release primarily addresses bug fixes and dependency optimizations, including the restoration of `web-ext.config.ts` support, tolerance for file system errors, and the inlining of several small dependencies to reduce bundle size.

Key Highlights

Fixed regression where `web-ext.config.ts` was not respected
Tolerated `ENOENT` errors when deleting empty directories
Replaced `nano-spawn` with `tinyexec` for dependency optimization
Loosened version range for `@wxt-dev/browser`

New Features

Log warnings only once instead of repeatedly
Changed eslint config behavior
Don't add empty content_scripts array for runtime-only scripts
Skip keyboard shortcuts for non-interactive stdin
Don't set `use_dynamic_url` on unsupported browsers

Full Release Notes

[compare changes](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/compare/wxt-v0.21.3...wxt-v0.21.4)

### 🚀 Features

- Log warnings once ([#2536](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2536))
- Change behaviour of eslint config ([#2295](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2295))

### 🩹 Fixes

- Fix regression where `web-ext.config.ts` was not respected ([#2550](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2550))
- **vite-builder**: Tolerate `ENOENT` when deleting empty directories ([#2534](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2534))
- Don't add an empty content_scripts array for runtime-only content scripts ([#2580](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2580))
- Skip keyboard shortcuts for non-interactive stdin ([#2563](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2563))
- Don't set `use_dynamic_url` on browsers that don't support it ([#2581](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2581))

### 📖 Documentation

- Added Video Time Manager ([#2501](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2501))
- Link shared content script UI options ([#2497](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2497))
- Added Edge ID for Glossy New Tab extension ([#2555](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2555))
- Added "GringaChange" to showcase ([#2573](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2573))
- Updated outdated defaults for webExt chromium prefs ([`aeb16e7`](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/commit/aeb16e7741d5c2aba77d98c6c301ceb6ba1162fe))

### 🏡 Chore

- **deps**: Replace `nano-spawn` with `tinyexec` ([#2544](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2544))
- **deps**: Loosen version range for `@wxt-dev/browser` so projects can use any vesion ([`7946665`](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/commit/794666597a5960a099ca1c54bb1f1cf3f231b990))
- Use `.oxlintrc.jsonc` for ignored paths ([`3f65967`](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/commit/3f65967b3f830af80218f2ef6a241107322496cd))
- Fix type error after chrome types update ([`83e9840`](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/commit/83e9840d8fa7218bcdb2765fb76a8cc6404712b1))
- **deps**: Inline `normalize-path` ([#2557](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2557))
- **deps**: Inline small deps ([#2560](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2560))
- **deps**: Inline `get-port-please` ([#2576](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2576))
- **deps**: Replace `filesize` with DIY function ([#2589](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2589))
- **deps**: Inline funtion for cli spinner ([#2567](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2567))

### ❤️ Contributors

- Loi Nguyen <vanloi999@gmail.com>
- [@rxliuli](https://github.com/rxliuli)
- [@PatrykKuniczak](https://github.com/PatrykKuniczak)
- Oleksandr Kuksenko <oleks.kuksenko@gmail.com>
- Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- [@nishu-murmu](https://github.com/nishu-murmu)
- [@micheldpcarlos](https://github.com/micheldpcarlos)
- Loi Nguyen <loinguyen@local>
- [@suveshmoza](https://github.com/suveshmoza)
- [@avi12](https://github.com/avi12)
- [@aklinker1](https://github.com/aklinker1)
- [@PatrickMatthiesen](https://github.com/PatrickMatthiesen)
- [@Copilot](https://github.com/Copilot)
- [@oyzamil](https://github.com/oyzamil)
- [@fkatsuhiro](https://github.com/fkatsuhiro)