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A bug in earlier versions of Electron has caused performance issues with many Electron apps on macOS Tahoe. This PR updates Electron to a patched version which should resolve the issue for those experiencing it.

More details here: https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/09/30/electron-apps-causing-system-wide-lag-on-tahoe/, electron/electron#48376

Platforms this PR was tested on:

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux (specify distro)
Self-review checklist
  • Self-reviewed the changes for clarity and maintainability
    (variable names, code reuse, readability, etc.).

Communicate decisions, questions, and potential concerns.

  • Explains differences from previous plans (e.g., issue description).
  • Highlights technical choices and bugs encountered.
  • Calls out remaining decisions and concerns.
  • Automated tests verify logic where appropriate.

Individual commits are ready for review (see commit discipline).

  • Each commit is a coherent idea.
  • Commit message(s) explain reasoning and motivation for changes.

Completed manual review and testing of the following:

  • Visual appearance of the changes.
  • Responsiveness and internationalization.
  • Strings and tooltips.
  • End-to-end functionality of buttons, interactions and flows.
  • Corner cases, error conditions, and easily imagined bugs.

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