electron-react-boilerplate/electron-react-boilerplate
A Foundation for Scalable Cross-Platform Apps observed · 2026-10-13
Health v2 · maintenance only
67/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4173
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
24256 stars · 3963 forks observed · 2026-10-13
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-12, confidence 0.97
Electron React Boilerplate is a starter kit that combines Electron, React, and modern tooling to quickly build cross‑platform desktop applications. It provides hot‑reloading, TypeScript support, and a pre‑configured build pipeline out of the box.
Use cases
- Create a cross‑platform desktop app with a React UI using Electron.
- Prototype a new desktop product with hot‑module reloading and TypeScript safety.
- Scaffold a production‑ready Electron app with built‑in webpack optimizations.
- Develop a desktop tool that shares code with a web React project.
When to choose
- You want a ready‑made, well‑maintained template for Electron + React development.
- You need hot‑reload during development to preserve UI state.
- You prefer TypeScript and modern build tools like webpack 5 out of the box.
When to avoid
- You need a minimal native desktop app without the overhead of Electron.
- Your project does not use React or prefers another UI framework.
- You require a pure native solution for low‑memory or low‑CPU environments.
Facets
application · maturity active
gui desktop-framework web-framework cli templating state-management desktop-applications web-development cross-platform cross-platform electron react typescript webpack boilerplate hot-reload scaffolding desktop nodejs
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/electron-react-boilerplate/electron-react-boilerplate · fetched 2026-10-13 · 24712711321d
- homepage: https://electron-react-boilerplate.js.org/ · fetched 2026-09-28 · 3592043682d3
- site_page: https://electron-react-boilerplate.js.org/docs/app-showcase · fetched 2026-09-28 · 8b93f65581fd
- site_page: https://electron-react-boilerplate.js.org/docs/installation · fetched 2026-09-28 · 6abbcdafa4d6
- site_page: https://electron-react-boilerplate.js.org/docs/roadmap · fetched 2026-09-28 · 739574c7d0ff
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| electron-react-boilerplate/electron-react-boilerplate | main | 67 |
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