Awesome Electron 
Useful resources for creating apps with Electron
Electron is an open-source framework for creating desktop apps using web technologies. It combines the Chromium rendering engine and the Node.js runtime.
Electron
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Awesome Electron
Apps
Made with Electron.
Open Source
WebTorrent
Streaming torrent client.
Min
Minimal web browser.
Hyper
Terminal.
Visual Studio Code
Cross-platform IDE.
Git-it
Teaches you Git and GitHub.
Caprine
Unofficial Facebook Messenger app.
Simplenote
Note keeper.
Abricotine
Markdown editor with inline preview.
Kap
Screen recorder with GIF support.
Medis
Redis database management.
SmartMirror
Voice controlled smart mirror.
Beaker
Browser with peer-to-peer web protocols.
KeeWeb
Unofficial KeePass app.
Gitify
GitHub notifications in your menubar.
SpaceRadar
Interactive disk space and memory visualization.
Leanote
Cloud notepad.
Loop Drop
MIDI looper and synth for live electronic music performances.
Pomodoro
Timer based on the Pomodoro Technique.
Sia-UI
Decentralized file storage system based on cryptocurrency technology.
MarkRight
GitHub flavored Markdown editor with live preview.
Sqlectron
SQL client.
Light Table
Code editor with instant feedback.
Google Play Music Desktop Player
Unofficial Google Play Music app.
Chrome DevTools
Chrome DevTools packaged as an app.
Proton
Markdown editor with live preview.
Hawkpass
Password generator.
Boostnote
Markdown note & code snippet app for developers.
Before Dawn
Screensaver tool.
Catify
Utility for Spotify.
Ansel
Image organizer.
Tockler
Tracks your time.
Mattermost
Mattermost client.
Crypter
Secure encryption client.
YakYak
Unofficial Google Hangouts app.
Museeks
Music player.
Sabaki
Go/Baduk/Weiqi board.
Wire
Messenger and calling app.
Extraterm
Terminal.
Stacer
Ubuntu system optimizer.
Inpad
Notes app with GitHub-flavored Markdown.
Cerebro
Launcher with inline previews.
LosslessCut
Lossless video trimming & cutting.
Buka
E-book management.
Insomnia
Create and manage HTTP requests.
Tusk
Unofficial Evernote app.
Buttercup Desktop
Password manager.
Mailspring
Extensible email client. (Fork of Nylas Mail)
Headset
Discover, collect, and listen to music from YouTube.
Nuclear
Music player that streams from free sources.
Mark Text
Real-time preview Markdown editor.
Pomotroid
Pomodoro timer.
Netron
Visualizer for deep learning and machine learning models.
Etcher
Flash OS images to SD cards and USB drives.
Notable
Markdown-based note-taking.
Unsplash Wallpapers
Set desktop wallpaper from Unsplash.
Motrix
Download manager.
Franz
Skype, Slack, Hangouts, WhatsApp, Grape, Telegram, FB Messenger, Hipchat in the same app.
Gmail Desktop
Unofficial Gmail app.
Upcount
Invoicing.
ExifCleaner
Clean image metadata with drag and drop.
massCode
Code snippet manager for developers.
Swifty
Password manager.
MQTTX
Client for MQTT, which is a lightweight messaging protocol.
LightProxy
Web debugging proxy.
Beekeeper Studio
Cross-platform SQL editor and database manager.
Mouseless
Keyboard shortcut training and look-up.
Glyphfinder
Unicode character search.
Graviton Editor
Cross-platform code editor.
Yana
Notebook app with rich-text notes, nested note organization and global search.
SpaceEye
Live satellite imagery for your desktop background.
Heroic Games Launcher
Alternative Epic games launcher.
VIR
Intelligent time manager with automatic planning.
Browserosaurus
Browser prompter for macOS.
linked
Daily journal.
shadowsocks-electron
Cross-platform Shadowsocks client.
Sigma File Manager
Modern file manager.
Ostara
Monitor and interact with Spring Boot apps via Actuator.
PikaTorrent
BitTorrent client.
Wave Terminal
Open-source terminal with AI integration.
Signal Desktop
Companion desktop app for Signal mobile app.
Featured
Other
Closed Source
Rosefinch
Store and run SQL queries.
Nota
Pro writing app designed for local Markdown files.
GitKraken
Git client.
1Clipboard
Universal clipboard manager.
Postman
Create and send HTTP requests.
Slack
Desktop version.
Avocode
Share design and collaborate.
Prepros
Compile almost any preprocessing language with live browser refresh.
Stremio
Media center.
Typetalk
Share and discuss ideas with your team through instant messaging.
Pingendo
Bootstrap prototyping.
Spreaker Studio
Audio recording and broadcasting.
MockingBot
Prototyping tool for designing apps.
Caret
Markdown editor.
Remember
Business card management. *(Korean)*
MongoDB Compass
Official MongoDB app.
Freeter
Organizer for freelancers & creatives.
WhatsApp
Official WhatsApp app.
CatLight
Build status notifier.
Discord
Voice and text chat.
Cocos Creator
Game editor for creating web and native games for Cocos2D-x.
Inkdrop
Markdown notebook for hackers.
Exodus
Secure, manage, and exchange blockchain assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Hackolade
Data modeling for NoSQL and multi-model databases.
CashNotify
Monitor your Stripe accounts from your menu bar.
Mockoon
Mock servers in seconds.
Twitch
Official Twitch app.
Fenêtre
Picture-in-picture for your Mac.
Cleavr
Provision servers and deploy web apps.
Brandy
A brand asset manager for your menu bar.
Cacher
Cloud-based, team-enabled code snippet manager with Gist sync.
MusicPlus
Free music app for macOS and Windows.
Mingo
MongoDB GUI.
Moon Modeler
Schema design tool for MongoDB, Mongoose, and MariaDB.
Notion
All-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.
FATpick
Guitar tablature viewer that scores your performance as you play along.
Taskade
Realtime organization and collaboration tool for distributed teams with tasks, notes, and chat.
Coloban
All-in-one project management tool with chats, Kanban, Gantt, calls, screenshare, and more.
Dynobase
AWS DynamoDB GUI.
Lotus
Keep up with GitHub notifications without stress.
RunJS
Playground for JavaScript and TypeScript.
OpenSFTP
Integrated SSH and SFTP workspace client.
Obsidian
Extensible Markdown note taking and knowledge management.
Featured
Other
Samples
Electron API usage
Sample apps illustrating usage of Electron APIs.
Screen Recorder
WebRTC screen recorder.
Activity Monitor
Shows a doughnut chart of the CPU system, user, and idle activity time.
Hash
Shows the hash values of entered text using different algorithms.
Prices
Shows the current price of oil, gold, and silver using the Yahoo Finance API.
Boilerplates
electron-boilerplate
Boilerplate to kickstart creating an app - by [sindresorhus](http://github.com/sindresorhus).
generator-electron
Scaffold out an app boilerplate.
electron-boilerplate
Comprehensive boilerplate which even generates installers - by [szwacz](https://github.com/szwacz).
electron-react-boilerplate
Boilerplate based on React and webpack.
electron-quick-start
Clone the repo to try a simple app.
bozon
Scaffold, run, test, and package your app.
secure-electron-template
Security-focused boilerplate for creating apps with React, Redux, Webpack, and i18next.
angular-electron
Fast bootstrapping with Angular, Electron, TypeScript, SASS, and Hot Reload.
vite-electron-builder
Secure boilerplate for Electron app based on Vite. TypeScript + Vue/React/Angular/Svelte/Vanilla.
Tools
For Electron
electron-builder
Create installers.
electron-packager
Package and distribute your app.
electron-debug
Adds useful debug features.
electron-is-dev
Check if Electron is running in development.
electron-localshortcut
Add keyboard shortcuts locally to a window.
fix-path
Fix the $PATH on macOS when run from a GUI app. Useful when spawning a child process.
electron-dl
Simplified file downloads.
electron-release-server
Self-hosted release server with front-end & auto-updater support.
electron-rebuild
Rebuild native Node.js modules against the currently installed Electron version.
debug-menu
Chrome-like "inspect element" context-menu.
electron-installer-debian
Create a Debian package.
electron-installer-redhat
Create a Red Hat package.
electron-installer-windows
Create a Windows package.
electron-download
Download the Electron release zip from GitHub.
electron-osx-sign
Code-signing for macOS apps.
ember-electron
Build, test, and package Ember apps.
electron-store
Save and load data like user preferences, app state, cache, etc.
electron-context-menu
Extensible context menu.
NeDB
Embedded persistent or in-memory database.
RxDB
A realtime NoSQL database.
electron-devtools-installer
Install DevTools extensions from the Chrome Web Store.
electron-log
Simple logging.
electron-about-window
'About This App' window.
elemon
Live-reload your app during development.
electron-is-accelerator
Check if a string is a valid accelerator.
electron-pdf-window
View PDF files in browser windows.
got
Simplified HTTP requests.
electron-unhandled
Catch unhandled errors and promise rejections.
electron-util
Useful utilities for developing apps and modules.
electron-reloader
Simple auto-reloading during development.
electron-serve
Static file serving (Useful for routing, like `react-router`).
electron-timber
Pretty logger.
chromium-net-errors
Chromium's network errors as custom error classes.
run-electron
Run Electron without all the junk terminal output.
debugtron
Debug in-production Electron-based apps.
electron-better-ipc
Simplified IPC communication.
electron-chrome-extension
Add support for Chrome extensions.
trilogy
TypeScript SQLite database layer with support for both native C++ and pure JavaScript backends.
adblocker-electron
Block ads and trackers.
electronmon
Monitor and reload apps out-of-process during development.
electronegativity
Identify misconfigurations and security anti-patterns.
UpdateRocks!
Auto-update service. Free for open source projects.
electron-vite
Fast and easy-to-use build tool integrated with Vite.
pluggable-electron
Build apps that can be extended through plugins.
Hydraulic Conveyor
CLI tool that deploys apps without needing any special update servers, multi-platform CI, or code changes.
Aptabase
Analytics for apps. Open source, privacy-friendly, and simple.
electron-webauthn-mac
Native WebAuthn/Passkey support for macOS apps via Apple's AuthenticationServices framework.
Using Electron
nativefier
Create an app of any website.
electron-stream
Streaming wrapper.
electron-pdf
Generate PDF from URL, HTML, or Markdown files on the command-line.
electron-mocha
Run Mocha tests in Electron.
Reactotron
Inspect your React and React Native apps.
jest-electron
Run and debug Jest unit tests in a browser environment.
Components
menubar
Menubar app framework.
React Desktop
UI toolkit for macOS and Windows built with React.
chrome-tabs
Chrome like tabs.
Xel
Widget toolkit for building native-like apps.
Documentation
Articles
Introducing BrowserView for Electron
New Electron API to embed web apps with fewer bugs and improved performance.
Migrating Slack's Desktop App to BrowserView
Slack rewrote their Electron app with `BrowserView`, Redux, Rx, and TypeScript, to fix its performance problems.
Electron on the App Store
A 5-part series about the journey of making and publishing an Electron app to the Mac App Store.
Building a file explorer with Electron, Quasar, and Vue
Focused on design and code decisions and Electron security.
Using Google Analytics to gather usage statistics in Electron
How to collect anonymous user statistics.
Notarizing your Electron app
How to configure your app packaging for Apple's notarization.
Books
Developing an Electron Edge
[Preview](https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B01G7TTKSK&asin=B01G7TTKSK&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_DLhOxb0XZ3MEC) 💲
Videos
Electron Meetup SF, November 2017
Includes some good talks on improving app startup time, debugging crashes, etc.
Make Your Electron App Feel at Home Everywhere
Tips on making your app feel more native on macOS, Windows, and Linux without sacrificing your own style.
Podcasts
Community
- electron-br (Brazilian Portuguese)
- electron-pl (Polish)
@electron_ruon Telegram (Russian)