# Obsidian 1.14.5 Desktop (Public)

By Steven Van · 2026-10-22

Obsidian 1.14.5 for desktop updates Electron to 43.8.3 for security fixes, and the vendor says to download the app and reinstall it.

Obsidian's desktop app now ships with an updated Electron, moving from 43.7.5 to 43.8.3. The vendor says the new Electron version includes several important security fixes.

The update is in [Obsidian 1.14.5 Desktop](<https://obsidian.md/changelog/2026-10-22-desktop-v1.14.5/>), a public release. The update is not applied in place. Obsidian's instructions are to download the app from its website and reinstall it.

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Obsidian

A private, flexible note-taking app — Markdown-based knowledge base with graph view, plugins, and local-first storage.

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Sources

[Original source](<https://obsidian.md/changelog/2026-10-22-desktop-v1.14.5/>)

[Read Obsidian 1.14.5 Desktop (Public) on Creators Toolbox](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/obsidian-obsidian-1-14-5-desktop-public>)

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