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Version 1.68.0

Windows packaging update · Released December 4, 2018 · NuGet · GitHub Release

API changes · SkiaSharp API diff · HarfBuzzSharp 1.4.6.2

Highlights

The 1.68 release improves Windows deployment by statically linking the Windows native binaries, reducing external dependency friction when shipping SkiaSharp apps. It also ships alongside HarfBuzzSharp 1.4.6.2; see the linked HarfBuzzSharp release page above for the binding details.

Breaking Changes

None in this release.

New Features

Platform

• Statically linked Windows binaries — Updates the Windows native packages to link their dependencies statically, simplifying deployment for Windows apps. (#662)

Platform Support

Platform	What's New
🪟 Windows	Native binaries are now statically linked

Links

• Full Changelog
• NuGet Package

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Preview 28 (November 6, 2018)

This preview introduced statically linked Windows native binaries.

Full Changelog