electron/electron
:electron: Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 87
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 4892
- days_rel: 8
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 284
Adoption not part of the score
122728 stars · 17440 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Electron is an open-source framework for building cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS by embedding Chromium and Node.js into a single binary. It is maintained under the OpenJS Foundation and powers apps like Visual Studio Code, with releases for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Use cases
- build a cross-platform desktop app with web technologies
- wrap a web app into a native desktop application
- create a desktop app with a single JavaScript codebase
- add native menus, dialogs, and window customization to a web UI
- distribute an app to the Mac App Store or Microsoft Store
- extend a desktop app with native C++ Node.js addons
- implement automatic software updates for a desktop app
When to choose
- you want one JavaScript/HTML/CSS codebase running natively on macOS, Windows, and Linux
- your team knows web development but not native platform APIs
- you need access to OS-level features like menus, dialogs, auto-update, and crash reporting
- you want a stable Chromium rendering target with regular security updates
When to avoid
- you need minimal memory footprint or startup time — bundled Chromium is heavy
- you are building a mobile or web-only application
- you need deep native look-and-feel or performance-critical UI better served by native toolkits
- your app is a simple CLI or background service with no GUI
Facets
framework · maturity stable
desktop-framework gui web-framework sdk desktop-applications cross-platform web-development developer-tools cross-platform windows chromium nodejs web-technologies desktop-apps electron macos linux javascript
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/electron/electron · fetched 2026-08-28 · 11386470a633
- homepage: https://electronjs.org · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2c613a9aa3e3
- site_page: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/ · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9353180ffc42
- site_page: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/app · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1c5ecbf6d003
- site_page: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/why-electron · fetched 2026-08-28 · 42632786c971
- site_page: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/native-code-and-electron · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0467c12b125b
- site_page: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/window-customization · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1c81fa6e0c1c
- site_page: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/menu · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3f464755ff58
- site_page: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/dialog · fetched 2026-08-28 · b8e9276e7034
- site_page: https://releases.electronjs.org · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9b4c3c7009ba
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| electron/electron | main | 95 |
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