electron/rebuild

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1123 stars · 181 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

@electron/rebuild is a CLI tool and npm package that rebuilds native Node.js modules against the Node.js version used by a project's installed Electron version. It lets developers use native addons in Electron apps without their system Node.js matching Electron's ABI.

Use cases

• rebuild native node modules for electron
• fix native module ABI mismatch in electron app
• compile node-gyp addons against electron headers
• rebuild node_modules after installing a native npm package
• cross-compile native modules for a different architecture
• automate electron native module rebuilding in CI

When to choose

• you use native Node.js addons (e.g. sqlite, serialport) in an Electron app
• your system Node.js version differs from Electron's bundled Node.js
• you need to target a specific Electron version or architecture

When to avoid

• your project uses only pure-JavaScript npm packages
• you are building a plain Node.js app without Electron
• you cannot install native build toolchains like node-gyp and Visual C++ build tools

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

build-tool cli developer-tools developer-tools cross-platform desktop-applications cli cross-platform windows electron native-modules node-gyp npm-package nodejs macos linux

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