# electron/windows-installer

Build Windows Installers for Electron apps

Repository: https://github.com/electron/windows-installer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/windows-installer
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-17T23:06:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 91, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3879, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": 63, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1631, forks 265 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:14.098188+00:00)

## What it is
An npm module (electron-winstaller) that builds Windows installers (.exe, .nupkg, RELEASES) for Electron apps using Squirrel.Windows. It can run on Windows or on macOS/Linux with Wine and Mono.

## Use cases
- build a windows installer for my electron app
- package electron app as squirrel installer
- create .exe installer from electron build output
- generate nupkg and RELEASES files for auto-update
- cross-compile windows installers on mac or linux

## When to choose
- you distribute an Electron app on Windows and want Squirrel-based installers with auto-update support
- you need to build installers in CI on non-Windows machines

## When to avoid
- you need MSI or advanced installer customization (consider WiX or electron-builder)
- your app is not Electron-based

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: build-tool, deployment, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, windows, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: electron, squirrel, windows-installer, packaging, npm, nodejs

## Member repositories
- electron/windows-installer (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:14.098188+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 2026-08-30T03:47:50.299926+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/electron/windows-installer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:14.098188+00:00, sha 3a654cba515c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.