# tal-tech/electron-playground

This is a project to quickly experiment and learn electron related APIs

Repository: https://github.com/tal-tech/electron-playground
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/electron-playground
Homepage: https://github.com/tal-tech/electron-playground
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: electron, electronjs, typescript, playground, electron-playground, electron-api, electron-app
Last push: 2024-03-12T12:09:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2147, "days_push": 904, "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 1477, forks 175 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:50.325753+00:00)

## What it is
An interactive Electron playground application for quickly experimenting with and learning Electron APIs. It combines categorized documentation with runnable demos and a Fiddle-like playground, all featuring an integrated Monaco editor for live code editing.

## Use cases
- learn electron apis interactively
- run electron api demos with live code editing
- experiment with window management in electron
- understand electron packaging and auto-update
- try electron system tray and menu features
- prototype small electron apps in a playground

## When to choose
- you are learning Electron and want runnable, editable examples
- you need a reference of common Electron API patterns like windows, menus, and tray
- you want a Fiddle-like environment bundled with guided documentation

## When to avoid
- you need production-ready application scaffolding rather than a learning tool
- you want a maintained framework or library to depend on
- you need features still listed as planned, such as screen capture or performance optimization

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, editor, gui, documentation
- domain: developer-tools, tutorials, desktop-applications, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: electron, playground, monaco-editor, interactive-learning, demos, desktop-development, desktop, typescript

## Member repositories
- tal-tech/electron-playground (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:50.325753+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 2026-08-30T04:34:25.498289+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tal-tech/electron-playground (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:50.325753+00:00, sha afa1dc23d1fd)
  - homepage: https://github.com/tal-tech/electron-playground (fetched 2026-08-29T11:41:52.052903+00:00, sha 1e9d9fe29b74)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.