
Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
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 …
Building your First App - Electron
Because Electron's main process is a Node.js runtime, you can execute arbitrary Node.js code with the electron command (you can even use it as a REPL). To execute this script, add electron . to the start …
Advanced Installation Instructions - Electron
Because this binary is crucial to the function of any Electron app, it is downloaded by default in the postinstall step every time you install electron from the npm registry.
Why Electron
Electron is a framework enabling developers to build cross-platform desktop applications for macOS, Windows, and Linux by combining web technologies (HTML, JavaScript, CSS) with Node.js and …
Electron's blog | Electron
Oct 28, 2025 · The Electron team is excited to announce the release of Electron 34.0.0! You can install it with npm via npm install electron@latest or download it from our releases website.
Electron
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Electron 37.0.0
Jun 24, 2025 · Electron 37.0.0 has been released! It includes upgrades to Chromium 138, V8 13.8, and Node 22.16.0.
Build Instructions - Electron
Electron's Build Tools automate much of the setup for compiling Electron from source with different configurations and build targets. If you wish to set up the environment manually, the instructions are …
Adding Features - Electron
Electron's documentation has many tutorials to help you with more advanced topics and deeper operating system integrations. To get started, check out the How-To Examples doc.
Electron Releases
Electron's latest releases, versions and release notes.