# sindresorhus/electron-dl

Simplified file downloads for your Electron app

Repository: https://github.com/sindresorhus/electron-dl
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/electron-dl
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-09-11T17:18:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 41/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 41, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3941, "days_push": 356, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1205, forks 136 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:59.276049+00:00)

## What it is
A JavaScript library that simplifies file downloads in Electron apps with a single function call. It handles saving to the Downloads directory, progress display, dock badges, and multiple concurrent downloads.

## Use cases
- download files in an electron app
- save files to the user's downloads directory without prompting
- show download progress in the dock
- handle multiple simultaneous downloads in electron
- add a save-as dialog for downloads
- trigger downloads from a renderer via ipc

## When to choose
- you're building an Electron app and want download handling without boilerplate
- you want files saved directly to the Downloads folder with progress feedback
- you need a simple one-line setup for all windows

## When to avoid
- you're not using Electron
- you need fine-grained custom download pipelines or resumable downloads
- you need downloads in the renderer process rather than the main process

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: file-upload, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, files, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: electron, file-download, download-manager, download-progress, javascript, desktop, macos, linux, nodejs

## Member repositories
- sindresorhus/electron-dl (main) score 41

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:59.276049+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 2026-08-30T06:19:37.088041+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sindresorhus/electron-dl (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:59.276049+00:00, sha e0a16dac4f56)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/electron-dl (fetched 2026-08-29T12:27:23.640446+00:00, sha a9d168afce33)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.