wxt-v0.21.4 v0.33.2

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tulir/whatsmeowAug 11, 2026 → Aug 11, 20260 days between releases

What's New

Migrates to custom Chrome container and pins Node.js to 24.18.1

Breaking Changes

  • Migration to the new Chrome container is recommended as the old Alpine image is deprecated.

New Features

  • Allow importing singlefile archives via the CLI
  • Upload custom SingleFile archives directly via CLI

Improvements

  • Migrated to custom Chrome container upgrading to version 151
  • Pinned Node.js to version 24.18.1
  • Fixed OOM errors in metadata extraction by stripping inline videos
  • Hardened asset conversion mechanism

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed OOM errors in metadata extraction by stripping inline videos
  • Hardened asset conversion mechanism to prevent broken assets
  • Fixed default token env variable behavior

Upgrade Notes

You are recommended to migrate to the new Chrome container, though the old one still works. Ensure your Node.js environment is pinned to version 24.18.1 to avoid bugs found in 24.19.

The Two Releases

wxt-v0.21.4

wxt v0.21.4

Aug 11, 2026· 2 months ago

Fixes a regression in web-ext configuration handling and optimizes the build process by inlining dependencies and replacing spawn tools.

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v0.33.2

0.33.2

Aug 11, 2026· 2 months ago

This patch release focuses on stability and crawler improvements, including a migration to a custom Chrome container, Node.js version pinning, and a new CLI feature for uploading archives.

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