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v3.2.6 - Whiteboard works on any PC (WebView2 Fixed bundled)

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@sprawf sprawf released this 16 Jul 21:49
v3.2.6
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What's new in v3.2.6

Whiteboard just works on every PC now

  • Bundled Microsoft WebView2 Runtime Fixed Version 150.0.4078.65 (x64) inside the app. Whiteboard uses the bundled runtime always, never relies on system-installed WebView2. Result: Shift+F8 opens instantly on any Windows 10 / 11 PC, no separate installer needed.
  • whiteboard.py sets WEBVIEW2_BROWSER_EXECUTABLE_FOLDER env var before webview.start() so pywebview picks up the bundled binaries.

Size trade-off

  • Zip grew from 1.32 GB (v3.2.5) to 1.61 GB (+290 MB). Extracted dist ~3.12 GB.
  • One-time bloat, paid for by zero-config whiteboard on every user's PC.

Note

  • WebView2 Runtime version 150.0.4078.65 is Microsoft's stable release (support through 2027). Future Hotkeys releases will update to newer WebView2 versions as Microsoft ships them.
  • .NET Framework 4.7.2+ is still required (pywebview uses pythonnet). Windows 10 1903+ and all Windows 11 machines have it pre-installed. On the rare PC without it, the whiteboard is silently disabled (no crash, no popup) - every other feature works.

Ship as Hotkeys-Windows.zip — extract anywhere, run Hotkeys.exe.

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