Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
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Electron embeds Chromium and Node.js to enable web developers to create desktop applications.
Cross Platform
Compatible with macOS, Windows, and Linux, Electron apps run on three platforms across all supported architectures.
Open Source
Electron is an open source project maintained by the OpenJS Foundation and an active community of contributors.
Use the tools you love
With the power of modern Chromium, Electron gives you an unopinionated blank slate to build your app. Choose to integrate your favourite libraries and frameworks from the front-end ecosystem, or carve your own path with bespoke HTML code.

Desktop development made easy
Electron takes care of the hard parts so you can focus on the core of your application.

Native graphical user interfaces
Interact with your operating system's interfaces with Electron's main process APIs. Customize your application window appearance, control application menus, or alert users through dialogs or notifications.

Automatic software updates
Send out software updates to your macOS and Windows users whenever you release a new version with Electron's autoUpdater module, powered by Squirrel.

Application installers
Use community-supported tooling to generate platform-specific tooling like Apple Disk Image (.dmg) on macOS, Windows Installer (.msi) on Windows, or RPM Package Manager (.rpm) on Linux.

App store distribution
Distribute your application to more users. Electron has first-class support for the Mac App Store (macOS), the Microsoft Store (Windows), or the Snap Store (Linux).

Crash reporting
Automatically collect JavaScript and native crash data from your users with the crashReporter module. Use a third-party service to collect this data or set up your own on-premise Crashpad server.
Try Electron out
Electron Fiddle
Electron Fiddle lets you create and play with small Electron experiments. It greets you with a quick-start template after opening — change a few things, choose the version of Electron you want to run it with, and play around.
Save your Fiddle either as a GitHub Gist or to a local folder. Once pushed to GitHub, anyone can quickly try your Fiddle out by just entering it in the address bar.

Tutorial
Electron's quick start tutorial will expose you to a mix of theory and practical code that will get you developing desktop apps like a pro in no time.
Learn how to run a web app in Electron, package your application, and distribute it to end users.
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Installation
We recommend you install Electron locally in your devDependencies. For a production-ready experience, install the latest stable version. If you want something a bit more experimental, try the beta or nightly channels.
- Stable
- Prerelease
- Nightly
$ npm install --save-dev electron@latest
# Electron v17.2.0
# Node 16.13.0
# Chromium 98.0.4758.109
Apps users love, built with Electron
Thousands of organizations spanning all industries use Electron to build cross-platform software.