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Boilerplate application for Electron runtime observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/szwacz/electron-boilerplate · JavaScript · MIT (permissive) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: archived

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4148
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1345
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3114 stars · 471 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A minimalistic, easy-to-understand boilerplate for building Electron desktop applications, with a Webpack/Babel build pipeline and environment configuration. It provides a bare-minimum, framework-agnostic starting point tested on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Use cases

  • start a new electron desktop app quickly
  • minimal electron project template
  • learn how an electron app is structured
  • electron boilerplate with webpack and babel
  • cross-platform desktop app starter
  • simple electron setup without heavy tooling

When to choose

  • you want a minimal, easy-to-understand Electron starting point without imposed frontend frameworks
  • you need a lightweight template with a fast development build pipeline
  • you are learning how Electron apps are structured and built

When to avoid

  • you need actively maintained tooling - the repository is no longer in active maintenance
  • you want a batteries-included template with a modern frontend framework and latest Electron versions
  • you need production-grade security updates and long-term support

Facets

learning-resource · maturity abandoned

build-tool developer-tools developer-tools desktop-applications cross-platform cross-platform windows electron boilerplate starter-template webpack babel desktop-app-template boilerplate nodejs macos linux

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