# electron-userland/spectron

DEPRECATED: 🔎 Test Electron apps using ChromeDriver

Repository: https://github.com/electron-userland/spectron
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/spectron
Homepage: http://electronjs.org/spectron
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: spectron, chromedriver, electron
Last push: 2024-02-29T13:12:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3978, "days_push": 916, "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 1669, forks 225 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:19.916326+00:00)

## What it is
Spectron is a JavaScript library for end-to-end testing of Electron applications using ChromeDriver and WebdriverIO. It was officially deprecated in February 2022 and users are encouraged to migrate to alternatives like Playwright or WebdriverIO's Electron service.

## Use cases
- test electron apps end to end
- automate ui tests for desktop apps
- run integration tests on electron applications
- drive electron app windows with chromedriver
- write mocha tests for electron apps

## When to choose
- maintaining a legacy electron app already using spectron
- working with an older electron version covered by the version map

## When to avoid
- starting a new electron project
- using electron 20 or newer
- you need actively maintained tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: testing, e2e-testing
- domain: testing, developer-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: electron, chromedriver, webdriverio, deprecated, ui-testing, automation, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- electron-userland/spectron (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:19.916326+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 2026-08-30T03:42:46.345234+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/electron-userland/spectron (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:19.916326+00:00, sha daac2424c59a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.