4.0.0: Milestone Release

This marks the next major release of Node-RED. The following changes represent those added since the last beta. Check the beta release details below for the complete list.

Breaking Changes

• Node-RED now requires Node 18.x or later. At the time of release, we recommend using Node 20.

Editor

• Add httpStaticCors (#4761) @knolleary
• Update dependencies (#4763) @knolleary
• Sync master to dev (#4756) @knolleary
• Add tooltip and message validation to typedInput (#4747) @GogoVega
• Replace bcrypt with @node-rs/bcrypt (#4744) @knolleary
• Export Nodes dialog refinement (#4746) @Steve-Mcl

4.0.0-beta.4: Beta Release

Editor

• Fix the Sidebar Config is not refreshed after a deploy (#4734) @GogoVega
• Fix checkboxes are not updated when calling typedInput("value", "") (#4729) @GogoVega
• Fix panning with middle mouse button on windows 10/11 (#4716) @corentin-sodebo-voile
• Add Japanese translation for sidebar tooltip (#4727) @kazuhitoyokoi
• Translate the number of items selected in the options list (#4730) @GogoVega
• Fix a checkbox should return a Boolean value and not the string on (#4715) @GogoVega
• Deleting a grouped node should update the group (#4714) @GogoVega
• Change the Config Node cursor to pointer (#4711) @GogoVega
• Add missing tooltips to Sidebar (#4713) @GogoVega
• Allow nodes to return additional history entries in onEditSave (#4710) @knolleary
• Update to Monaco 0.49.0 (#4725) @Steve-Mcl
• Add Japanese translations for 4.0.0-beta.3 (#4726) @kazuhitoyokoi
• Show lock on deploy if user is read-only (#4706) @knolleary

Runtime

• Ensure all CSS variables are in the output file (#3743) @bonanitech
• Add httpAdminCookieOptions (#4718) @knolleary
• chore: migrate deprecated util.isArray (#4724) @Rotzbua
• Add --version cli args (#4707) @knolleary
• feat(grunt): fail if files are missing (#4739) @Rotzbua
• fix(node-red-pi): node-red not started by path (#4736) @Rotzbua
• fix(editor): remove trailing slash (#4735) @Rotzbua
• fix: remove deprecated mqtt.js (#4733) @Rotzbua

Nodes

• Perform Proxy logic more like cURL (#4616) @Steve-Mcl

4.0.0-beta.3: Beta Release

Editor

• Improve background-deploy notification handling (#4692) @knolleary
• Hide workspace tab on middle mouse click (#4657) @Steve-Mcl
• multiplayer: Add user presence indicators (#4666) @knolleary
• Enable updating dependency node of package.json in project feature (#4676) @kazuhitoyokoi
• Add French translations for 4.0.0-beta.2 (#4681) @GogoVega
• Add Japanese translations for 4.0.0-beta.2 (#4674) @kazuhitoyokoi
• Fix saving of conf-type properties in module packaged subflows (#4658) @knolleary
• Add npm install timeout notification (#4662) @hardillb
• Fix undo of subflow env property edits (#4667) @knolleary
• Fix three error typos in monaco.js (#4660) @JoshuaCWebDeveloper
• docs: Add closing paragraph tag (#4664) @ZJvandeWeg
• Avoid login loops when autoLogin enabled but login fails (#4684) @knolleary

Runtime

• Allow blank strings to be used for env var property substitutions (#4672) @knolleary
• Use rfdc for cloning pure JSON values (#4679) @knolleary
• fix: remove outdated Node 11+ check (#4314) @Rotzbua
• feat(ci): add new nodejs v22 (#4694) @Rotzbua
• fix(node): increase required node >=18.5 (#4690) @Rotzbua
• fix(dns): remove outdated node check (#4689) @Rotzbua
• fix(polyfill): remove import module polyfill (#4688) @Rotzbua
• Fix typo (#4686) @Rotzbua

Nodes

• Pass full error object in Function node and copy over cause property (#4685) @knolleary
• Replacing vm.createScript in favour of vm.Script (#4534) @patlux

4.0.0-beta.2: Beta Release

Editor

• Introduce multiplayer feature (#4629) @knolleary
• Separate the "add new config-node" option into a new (+) button (#4627) @GogoVega
• Retain Palette categories collapsed and filter to localStorage (#4634) @knolleary
• Ensure palette filter reapplies and clear up unknown categories (#4637) @knolleary
• Add support for plugin (only) modules to the palette manager (#4620) @knolleary
• Update monaco to latest and node types to 18 LTS (#4615) @Steve-Mcl

Runtime

• Fix handling of subflow config-node select type in sf module (#4643) @knolleary
• Comms API updates (#4628) @knolleary
• Add French translations for 4.0.0-beta.1 (#4621) @GogoVega
• Add Japanese translations for 4.0.0-beta.1 (#4612) @kazuhitoyokoi

Nodes

• Fix change node handling of replacing with boolean (#4639) @knolleary

4.0.0-beta.1: Beta Release

Editor

• Click on id in debug panel highlights node or flow (#4439) @ralphwetzel
• Support config selection in a subflow env var (#4587) @Steve-Mcl
• Add timestamp formatting options to TypedInput (#4468) @knolleary
• Allow RED.view.select to select links (#4553) @lgrkvst
• Add auto-complete to flow/global/env typedInput types (#4480) @knolleary
• Improve the appearance of the Node-RED primary header (#4598) @joepavitt

Runtime

• let settings.httpNodeAuth accept single middleware or array of middlewares (#4572) @kevinGodell
• Upgrade to JSONata 2.x (#4590) @knolleary
• Bump minimum version to node 18 (#4571) @knolleary
• npm: Remove production flag on npm invocation (#4347) @ZJvandeWeg
• Timer testing fix (#4367) @hlovdal
• Bump to 4.0.0-dev (#4322) @knolleary

Nodes

• TCP node - when resetting, if no payload, stay disconnected @dceejay
• HTML node: add option for collecting attributes and content (#4513) @gorenje
• let split node specify property to split on, and join auto join correctly (#4386) @dceejay
• Add RFC4180 compliant mode to CSV node (#4540) @Steve-Mcl
• Fix change node to return boolean if asked (#4525) @dceejay
• Let msg.reset reset Tcp request node connection when in stay connected mode (#4406) @dceejay
• Let debug node status msg length be settable via settings (#4402) @dceejay
• Feat: Add ability to set headers for WebSocket client (#4436) @marcus-j-davies

Older Releases

Change logs for older releases are available on GitHub: https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases