# electron-react-boilerplate/electron-react-boilerplate

A Foundation for Scalable Cross-Platform Apps

Repository: https://github.com/electron-react-boilerplate/electron-react-boilerplate
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/electron-react-boilerplate
Homepage: https://electron-react-boilerplate.js.org/
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: electron, boilerplate, react, webpack, babel, eslint, typescript, javascript
Last push: 2026-04-29T22:35:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 58/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 79, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4125, "days_push": 126, "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 24253, forks 3974 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:35.792786+00:00)

## What it is
Electron React Boilerplate is a starter template for building scalable cross-platform desktop apps with Electron, React, React Router, Webpack, and TypeScript. It ships with hot reloading, build optimizations, and packaging scripts for production distribution.

## Use cases
- start a new electron app with react and typescript
- cross-platform desktop app starter with hot reloading
- package an electron app for windows mac and linux
- set up webpack and eslint for an electron project
- scaffold a desktop app with react router
- avoid slow electron dev cycles with fast refresh

## When to choose
- you want a battle-tested, widely used electron + react starting point
- you need hot module replacement and fast refresh out of the box
- you want preconfigured packaging and CI for all desktop platforms

## When to avoid
- you prefer a minimal setup you configure yourself
- your stack is Vue, Svelte, or not React-based
- you need a framework with built-in auto-update and native module handling beyond the boilerplate

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: build-tool, developer-tools, desktop-framework
- domain: cross-platform, desktop-applications, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: electron, react, webpack, hot-reload, starter-template, typescript, boilerplate, desktop, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- electron-react-boilerplate/electron-react-boilerplate (main) score 58

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:35.792786+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 2026-08-30T08:30:58.399482+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/electron-react-boilerplate/electron-react-boilerplate (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:35.792786+00:00, sha 24712711321d)
  - homepage: https://electron-react-boilerplate.js.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:54:00.461669+00:00, sha 3592043682d3)
  - site_page: https://electron-react-boilerplate.js.org/docs/installation (fetched 2026-08-29T07:54:00.471014+00:00, sha 6abbcdafa4d6)
  - site_page: https://electron-react-boilerplate.js.org/docs/app-showcase (fetched 2026-08-29T07:54:00.473139+00:00, sha 8b93f65581fd)
  - site_page: https://electron-react-boilerplate.js.org/docs/roadmap (fetched 2026-08-29T07:54:00.475480+00:00, sha 739574c7d0ff)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.