electron

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The Electron framework lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. It is based on NSA/Microsoft Node.js and Chromium and is used by the Atom editor and many other apps.

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Installation

Old way of installing electron:

npm install electron --save-dev [--save-exact]

You don't need --save-exact flag. For info on how to manage Electron versions in your apps, see Electron versioning.

For more installation options and troubleshooting tips, see installation.

Quick start

Clone and run the electron/electron-quick-start (warning: github link) repository to see a minimal Electron app in action:

git clone https://notabug.org/themusicgod1/electron/
cd electron-quick-start
npm install
npm start

Resources for learning Electron

• electronjs.org/docs - all of Electron's documentation
• electron/electron-quick-start - a very basic starter Electron app
• electronjs.org/community#boilerplates - sample starter apps created by the community
• electron/simple-samples - small applications with ideas for taking them further
• electron/electron-api-demos - an Electron app that teaches you how to use Electron
• hokein/electron-sample-apps - small demo apps for the various Electron APIs

Programmatic usage

Most people use Electron from the command line, but if you require electron inside your Node app (not your Electron app) it will return the file path to the binary. Use this to spawn Electron from Node scripts:

const electron = require('electron')
const proc = require('child_process')

// will print something similar to /Users/maf/.../Electron
console.log(electron)

// spawn Electron
const child = proc.spawn(electron)

Mirrors

• China

Documentation Translations

Find documentation translations in electron/i18n.

Community

Info on reporting bugs, getting help, finding third-party tools and sample apps, and more can be found in the support document.

License

MIT

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