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Build cross-platform desktop apps with
JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
Docs
Web Technologies
Electron embeds Chromium and Node.js to enable web developers to create
desktop applications.
Cross Platform
Compatible with macOS, Windows, and Linux, Electron apps run on three
platforms across all supported architectures.
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Open Source
Electron is an open source project maintained by the OpenJS Foundation and an
active community of contributors.
Trusted by best-in-class apps
Popular consumer and rock-solid enterprise apps use Electron to power their desktop experiences.
Desktop development made
easy
Electron takes care of the hard parts so you can focus on the core of your
application.
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Native graphical user interfaces
Interact with your operating system's interfaces with Electron's main process APIs.
Customize your application window appearance, control application menus, or
alert users through dialogs or notifications.
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Automatic software updates
Send out software updates to your macOS and Windows users whenever you
release a new version with Electron's autoUpdater module, powered by Squirrel.
Application installers
Use community-supported tooling to generate platform-specific tooling like Apple
Disk Image (.dmg) on macOS, Windows Installer (.msi) on Windows, or RPM
Package Manager (.rpm) on Linux.
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App store distribution
Distribute your application to more users. Electron has first-class support for the
Mac App Store (macOS), the Microsoft Store (Windows), or the Snap Store (Linux).
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Crash reporting
Automatically collect JavaScript and native crash data from your users with the
crashReporter module. Use a third-party service to collect this data or set up your
own on-premise Crashpad server.
Use the tools you love
With the power of modern Chromium, Electron gives you an unopinionated blank
slate to build your app. Choose to integrate your favourite libraries and
frameworks from the front-end ecosystem, or carve your own path with bespoke
HTML code.
React Vue.js Next.js Tailwind CSS
Bootstrap Three.js Angular TypeScript
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webpack Playwright Testing Library Sass
NEW!
Electron Forge
Electron Forge is a batteries-included toolkit for building and publishing Electron
apps. Get your Electron app started the right way with first-class support for
JavaScript bundling and an extensible module ecosystem.
Get started Source code
$ npm init electron-app@latest my-app
✔ Locating custom template: "base"
✔ Initializing directory
✔ Preparing template
✔ Initializing template
✔ Installing template dependencies
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DIRECT DOWNLOAD
Installation
If you want to figure things out for yourself, you can install the Electron package
directly from the npm registry.
For a production-ready experience, install the latest stable version. If you want
something a bit more experimental, try the prerelease or nightly channels.
Stable
Prerelease
Nightly
$ npm install --save-dev electron@latest
# Electron 33.3.1
# Node 20.18.1
# Chromium 130.0.6723.170
EXPERIMENT WITH THE API
Electron Fiddle
Electron Fiddle lets you create and play with small Electron experiments. It greets
you with a quick-start template after opening — change a few things, choose the
version of Electron you want to run it with, and play around.
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Save your Fiddle either as a GitHub Gist or to a local folder. Once pushed to
GitHub, anyone can quickly try your Fiddle out by just entering it in the address
bar.
Download Source code
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Apps users love, built with
Electron
Thousands of organizations spanning all industries use Electron to build cross-
platform software.
1Password Discord Dropbox
Figma Loom Signal
Skype Slack Notion
VS Code Microsoft Teams Asana
GitHub Desktop itch
MongoDB Compass Obsidian Polypane
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Postman Splice Screen Studio
Trello Twitch
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