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Electron combines Chromium and Node.js so desktop applications for Windows, macOS, and Linux can be built with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Installed as an npm development dependency, it brings web technology into desktop distribution.
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Package a web interface and Node.js into a desktop runtime
Each release provides prebuilt binaries for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Chromium renders the interface while Node.js and Electron APIs supply application capabilities. Electron Fiddle can build, run, and package small examples while testing different Electron versions.
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For delivering desktop products with an existing web stack
It fits teams reusing frontend skills and packages while distributing one application across Windows, macOS, and Linux. The official README points to Visual Studio Code among its adopters and provides Fiddle for learning and prototyping.
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Track Chromium support and per-OS binaries
Supported operating systems follow Electron and its bundled Chromium, with different version and CPU targets for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Applications must pin and update their Electron version and validate packaging and installation on each target.
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Official sources
- [1]Electron README(2026-09-13)
Supplemental curator note
Selected for offsetting a noisy common name and malformed description with visible adopters and substantive documentation translations.
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Built with
- C++
- JavaScript
- Node.js
Categories and tags
Categories
GitHub Topics
- electron
- javascript
- c-plus-plus
- html
- css
- chrome
- nodejs
- v8
- works-with-codespaces
GitHub dataView detailed GitHub data
- Stars
- 123,016
- Forks
- 17,492
- Watchers
- 2,786
- Open issues
- 628
- Contributors
- 372
- Primary language
- C++
- License
- MIT
- Repository last updated
- Sep 13, 2026
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