# html-loader: what changed from 4 to 5

- Product: html-loader (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/html-loader)
- Vendor: webpack
- Range: changelog entries numbered after v4.2.0 up to and including v5.1.0, stable releases only
- Entries below: 2 releases (newest first)
- Resolved: 4 is v4.2.0 and 5 is v5.1.0, the newest stable release of each major we track
- Carrying security changes: 0 · CVEs mentioned: 0 · Mentioning breaking changes: 1 · Removing or deprecating something: 0
- Page: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/html-loader/compare/4...5

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## What changed (5 changes, grouped by kind)

### Added

#### v5.1.0 (2024-07-25)

- Add the postprocessor option
- Support absolute URLs and DataURI

### Changed

#### v5.1.0 (2024-07-25)

- Reduce runtime code
- Use template literals in code when supported

#### v5.0.0 (2024-01-16)

- minimum supported Node.js version is 18.12.0

## Release notes

### v5.1.0

- Date: 2024-07-25
- Version: v5.1.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/webpack/html-loader/releases/tag/v5.1.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/html-loader/releases/v5.1.0

- **added** — Add the postprocessor option
- **changed** — Reduce runtime code
- **added** — Support absolute URLs and DataURI
- **changed** — Use template literals in code when supported

##### [5.1.0](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/html-loader/compare/v5.0.0...v5.1.0) (2024-07-25)


###### Features

* added the `postprocessor` option ([#518](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/html-loader/issues/518)) ([536a204](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/html-loader/commit/536a204696c655b500c4805db8e857ac28aab7ed))
* reduce runtime code ([61f9a69](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/html-loader/commit/61f9a69a60196abdc85afaa8658faf7736cf08a9))
* support absolute URLs and DataURI ([#519](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/html-loader/issues/519)) ([cc34b06](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/html-loader/commit/cc34b068accee66d2f8ef10fb03ed90b866395db))
* using template literals in code when it supported ([#520](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/html-loader/issues/520)) ([6fa80d5](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/html-loader/commit/6fa80d51fed22613c39ffb240a0e875c9151b5b6))

### v5.0.0

- Date: 2024-01-16
- Version: v5.0.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/webpack/html-loader/releases/tag/v5.0.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/html-loader/releases/v5.0.0

- **changed** — minimum supported Node.js version is 18.12.0

##### [5.0.0](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/html-loader/compare/v4.2.0...v5.0.0) (2024-01-16)


###### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

* minimum supported Node.js version is `18.12.0` ([#504](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/html-loader/issues/504)) ([c82cfea](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/html-loader/commit/c82cfea0913aaf303d044c3a16f9b631dce5bc76))