# ElectronNET/Electron.NET

:electron: Build cross platform desktop apps with ASP.NET Core (Razor Pages, MVC, Blazor).

Repository: https://github.com/ElectronNET/Electron.NET
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/electronnet
Homepage: https://gitter.im/ElectronNET/community
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: electron, dotnet, dotnet-core, dotnet-standard, asp-net-core, asp-net-core-mvc, aspnet, electron-net, blazor, blazor-server, blazor-webassembly, cross-platform, dotnetcore
Last push: 2026-08-14T11:07:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3256, "days_push": 19, "days_rel": 30, "gap_med": 30, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7602, forks 743 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:01.938414+00:00)

## What it is
Electron.NET lets .NET developers build cross-platform desktop applications using Electron, hosting ASP.NET Core (Razor Pages, MVC) or Blazor UIs, or lightweight console apps. It wraps Electron's APIs in C# NuGet packages while preserving full API compatibility.

## Use cases
- build cross-platform desktop apps with asp.net core
- wrap a blazor app as a native desktop application
- convert a .net web app into an electron desktop app
- use electron apis from c#
- package a razor pages mvc app for windows mac and linux
- build a lightweight desktop app without a local web server

## When to choose
- your team knows .NET and wants Electron-style desktop apps without writing JavaScript
- you have an existing ASP.NET Core or Blazor app to turn into a desktop app
- you need cross-platform desktop distribution from a single C# codebase

## When to avoid
- you want the smallest possible desktop app bundle - Electron ships Chromium and Node
- you need deep native platform integration beyond what Electron's API surface offers
- you prefer a pure JavaScript/TypeScript Electron workflow

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: desktop-framework, web-framework, http-server
- domain: desktop-applications, cross-platform, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, dotnet, windows
- tags: electron, aspnet-core, blazor, csharp, nuget, desktop-apps, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- ElectronNET/Electron.NET (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:01.938414+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 2026-08-29T17:36:51.356597+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ElectronNET/Electron.NET (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:01.938414+00:00, sha 5554e3100556)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.