electron 5.0.0 “Uncaught ReferenceError: require is not defined”

Question

I had initially been using electron stable (4.x.x), and was able to use require in both my browser and renderer processes. I upgraded to electron beta (5.0.0) b

Answer 1

Like junvar said, nodeIntegration is now false by default in 5.0.0.

The electronjs FAQ has some sample code on how to set this value.

let win = new BrowserWindow({
  webPreferences: {
    nodeIntegration: true
  }
})
win.show()