electron/electron
:electron: Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS observed · 2026-10-13
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 4940
- days_rel: 13
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 310
Adoption not part of the score
123292 stars · 17600 forks observed · 2026-10-13
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-21, confidence 0.99
Electron is an open‑source framework that lets developers build native‑like desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. It bundles Chromium and Node.js, providing a single codebase that runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Use cases
- create a cross‑platform desktop app with a web UI
- port an existing web application to a native desktop client
- build a desktop tool that needs access to native OS APIs via Node.js
- develop a prototype UI quickly using familiar web technologies
- package a JavaScript‑based productivity app for Windows, macOS, and Linux
When to choose
- you want to reuse web development skills for desktop apps
- your app requires a rich UI and needs to run on all major desktop OSes
- you need tight integration with Node.js modules or native add‑ons
- you prefer a single codebase over maintaining separate native projects
When to avoid
- you need a very small binary size or low memory footprint
- the target platform is a mobile device or embedded system
- performance‑critical native code cannot be off‑loaded to Node.js add‑ons
- you require deep platform‑specific UI conventions that differ from web paradigms
Facets
framework · maturity active
gui api-framework desktop-applications web-development cross-platform windows cross-platform chromium node-integration electron desktop-apps linux macos nodejs
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/electron/electron · fetched 2026-10-13 · 5b9675b2f992
- homepage: https://electronjs.org · fetched 2026-09-07 · b247c3d64b5a
- site_page: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/ · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9353180ffc42
- site_page: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/app · fetched 2026-09-07 · 1ac27246cd1f
- site_page: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/why-electron · fetched 2026-09-07 · 42632786c971
- site_page: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/native-code-and-electron · fetched 2026-09-07 · 0467c12b125b
- site_page: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/menu · fetched 2026-09-07 · 3f464755ff58
- site_page: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/dialog · fetched 2026-09-07 · b8e9276e7034
- site_page: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest · fetched 2026-09-07 · c66448869bb8
- site_page: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/window-customization · fetched 2026-09-07 · 1c81fa6e0c1c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| electron/electron | main | 95 |
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