# electron/electron-api-demos

Explore the Electron APIs

Repository: https://github.com/electron/electron-api-demos
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/electron-api-demos
Homepage: http://electronjs.org/#get-started
Language: HTML
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2026-08-02T07:50:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3974, "days_push": 31, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 10235, forks 2073 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:41.177811+00:00)

## What it is
A desktop application built with Electron that interactively demonstrates core Electron APIs with runnable sample code. It serves as a hands-on learning tool for developers exploring what Electron can do and how to build basic Electron apps.

## Use cases
- learn electron apis interactively
- see sample code for electron features
- learn how to build a basic electron app
- explore electron desktop api demos
- find example code for electron windows menus and dialogs
- get started with electron development

## When to choose
- you are new to Electron and want an interactive tour of its APIs with copy-pasteable sample code
- you want to see working examples of Electron features like windows, menus, and dialogs on Windows, macOS, or Linux

## When to avoid
- you need current Electron API documentation - the official docs and Electron Fiddle are the maintained resources
- you are building a production application and need a framework rather than a demo app
- you need examples for the latest Electron versions, as this demo app is no longer the recommended learning tool

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, gui, documentation
- domain: developer-tools, desktop-applications, tutorials, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: electron, demo-app, sample-code, api-examples, desktop-development, interactive-learning, macos, linux, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- electron/electron-api-demos (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:41.177811+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:19:28.830932+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/electron/electron-api-demos (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:41.177811+00:00, sha cd83f26e8add)
  - homepage: http://electronjs.org/#get-started (fetched 2026-08-29T08:19:02.441617+00:00, sha 2c613a9aa3e3)
  - site_page: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest (fetched 2026-08-29T08:19:02.452190+00:00, sha 9353180ffc42)
  - site_page: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/app (fetched 2026-08-29T08:19:02.454630+00:00, sha 1c5ecbf6d003)
  - site_page: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/why-electron (fetched 2026-08-29T08:19:02.461165+00:00, sha 42632786c971)
  - site_page: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/native-code-and-electron (fetched 2026-08-29T08:19:02.463678+00:00, sha 0467c12b125b)
  - site_page: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/window-customization (fetched 2026-08-29T08:19:02.466865+00:00, sha 1c81fa6e0c1c)
  - site_page: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/menu (fetched 2026-08-29T08:19:02.469032+00:00, sha 3f464755ff58)
  - site_page: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/dialog (fetched 2026-08-29T08:19:02.471218+00:00, sha b8e9276e7034)
  - site_page: https://releases.electronjs.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:19:02.459153+00:00, sha 18d11fab67fc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.