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Useful resources for creating apps with Electron

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.

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Contents

• Apps
• Boilerplates
• Tools
• Components
• Documentation
• Articles
• Books
• Videos
• Podcasts
• Community
• Related

Apps

Made with Electron.

Open Source

Featured

• WebTorrent - Streaming torrent client.
• Min - Minimal web browser.
• Hyper - Terminal.
• Visual Studio Code - Cross-platform IDE.

Other

• 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.
• Sigma File Manager - Modern file manager.

Closed Source

Featured

• Rosefinch - Store and run SQL queries.
• Nota - Pro writing app designed for local Markdown files.

Other

• 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.

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.
• generator-electron - Scaffold out an app boilerplate.
• electron-boilerplate - Comprehensive boilerplate which even generates installers - by 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.
• pluggable-electron - Build apps that can be extended through plugins.

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

• Quick Start
• Official docs
• Essential Electron - Concise overview.

Articles

• Electron Fundamentals
• Building a desktop application with Electron
• Codesigning your app for macOS
• Auto-updating apps for macOS and Windows: The complete guide
• Building a desktop app with Electron, React, and Redux
• 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.
• Making Electron apps feel native on Mac

Books

• Developing an Electron Edge - Preview 💲
• Electron in Action 💲
• Cross-Platform Desktop Applications 💲

Videos

• Getting Started with Electron 1.x
• Packaging and Distributing Electron Desktop Apps
• Multi Window Electron Desktop Apps
• The State of Electron
• Cross-Platform Desktop Apps with Electron
• Building Native Desktop apps using Electron
• The New Desktop: Electron, React, & Pixel-Perfect Native-Feeling Experiences
• Building Desktop Apps with Node.js and Electron
• Electron Fundamentals course - Pluralsight 💲
• Electron: Building Cross Platform Desktop Apps - Lynda 💲
• Build a desktop application with Electron - Egghead 💲
• Build Cross-Platform Desktop Apps with Electron - Frontend Masters 💲
• 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

• Hanselminutes: Creating cross-platform Electron apps with Jessica Lord
• JavaScript Air: Electron Apps with @jlord and @emorikawa
• The Changelog #216: GitHub's Electron with Zeke Sikelianos
• Full Stack Radio #48: Jessica Lord - Building Desktop Apps with Electron

Community

• Reddit
• Stack Overflow
• @electronjs on Twitter
• electron-br (Brazilian Portuguese)
• electron-pl (Polish)
• @electron_ru on Telegram (Russian)
• electronjs on Facebook
• Product Hunt

Contribute

Contributions welcome! Read the contribution guidelines first.

Related

• awesome-nodejs
• awesome-electronjs-hacking