awesome-electron

Desktop app builder

Provides resources and tools for building desktop applications with web technologies

Useful resources for creating apps with Electron

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Awesome Electron / Apps / Open Source

WebTorrent9,748almost 2 years agoStreaming torrent client
Min8,042almost 2 years agoMinimal web browser
Hyper43,516about 2 years agoTerminal
Visual Studio Code165,346almost 2 years agoCross-platform IDE
Git-it4,688over 2 years agoTeaches you Git and GitHub
Caprine7,051almost 2 years agoUnofficial Facebook Messenger app
Simplenote4,848almost 2 years agoNote keeper
Abricotine2,634about 3 years agoMarkdown editor with inline preview
Kap18,175almost 2 years agoScreen recorder with GIF support
Medis11,641over 2 years agoRedis database management
SmartMirror2,795about 2 years agoVoice controlled smart mirror
Beaker6,753over 3 years agoBrowser with peer-to-peer web protocols
KeeWeb12,384almost 2 years agoUnofficial KeePass app
Gitify4,585almost 2 years agoGitHub notifications in your menubar
SpaceRadar1,389over 2 years agoInteractive disk space and memory visualization
Leanote1,542over 2 years agoCloud notepad
Loop Drop826almost 4 years agoMIDI looper and synth for live electronic music performances
Pomodoro350almost 2 years agoTimer based on the Pomodoro Technique
Sia-UIDecentralized file storage system based on cryptocurrency technology
MarkRight913almost 5 years agoGitHub flavored Markdown editor with live preview
Sqlectron4,583over 2 years agoSQL client
Light Table11,718over 4 years agoCode editor with instant feedback
Google Play Music Desktop Player8,263over 3 years agoUnofficial Google Play Music app
Chrome DevTools1,579over 4 years agoChrome DevTools packaged as an app
Proton165over 3 years agoMarkdown editor with live preview
Hawkpass63over 2 years agoPassword generator
Boostnote17,058over 3 years agoMarkdown note & code snippet app for developers
Before Dawn198almost 2 years agoScreensaver tool
Catify66almost 6 years agoUtility for Spotify
Ansel424almost 3 years agoImage organizer
Tockler913almost 2 years agoTracks your time
Mattermost2,036almost 2 years agoMattermost client
Crypter460over 5 years agoSecure encryption client
YakYak3,804about 2 years agoUnofficial Google Hangouts app
Museeks1,715almost 2 years agoMusic player
Sabaki2,430over 2 years agoGo/Baduk/Weiqi board
Wire1,081almost 2 years agoMessenger and calling app
Extraterm2,555almost 2 years agoTerminal
Stacer8,900over 2 years agoUbuntu system optimizer
Inpad3,808over 3 years agoNotes app with GitHub-flavored Markdown
Cerebro8,362almost 2 years agoLauncher with inline previews
LosslessCut28,520almost 2 years agoLossless video trimming & cutting
Buka1,093over 3 years agoE-book management
Insomnia35,150almost 2 years agoCreate and manage HTTP requests
Tusk3,155about 2 years agoUnofficial Evernote app
Buttercup Desktop4,338almost 2 years agoPassword manager
Mailspring15,629almost 2 years agoExtensible email client. (Fork of Nylas Mail)
Headset784over 2 years agoDiscover, collect, and listen to music from YouTube
Nuclear12,296almost 2 years agoMusic player that streams from free sources
Mark Text47,909about 2 years agoReal-time preview Markdown editor
Pomotroid4,460over 2 years agoPomodoro timer
Netron28,684almost 2 years agoVisualizer for deep learning and machine learning models
Etcher30,094almost 2 years agoFlash OS images to SD cards and USB drives
Notable22,699about 2 years agoMarkdown-based note-taking
Unsplash Wallpapers367over 5 years agoSet desktop wallpaper from Unsplash
Motrix46,045about 2 years agoDownload manager
Franz4,559almost 2 years agoSkype, Slack, Hangouts, WhatsApp, Grape, Telegram, FB Messenger, Hipchat in the same app
Gmail Desktop848about 3 years agoUnofficial Gmail app
Upcount364almost 2 years agoInvoicing
ExifCleaner1,949almost 3 years agoClean image metadata with drag and drop
massCode2,029over 4 years agoCode snippet manager for developers
Swifty904almost 2 years agoPassword manager
MQTTX3,981almost 2 years agoClient for MQTT, which is a lightweight messaging protocol
LightProxy3,124over 3 years agoWeb debugging proxy
Beekeeper Studio16,974almost 2 years agoCross-platform SQL editor and database manager
Mouseless137almost 4 years agoKeyboard shortcut training and look-up
Glyphfinder134almost 4 years agoUnicode character search
Graviton Editor1,170over 2 years agoCross-platform code editor
Yana263about 2 years agoNotebook app with rich-text notes, nested note organization and global search
SpaceEye335over 3 years agoLive satellite imagery for your desktop background
Heroic Games Launcher8,412almost 2 years agoAlternative Epic games launcher
VIR159almost 5 years agoIntelligent time manager with automatic planning
Browserosaurus1,741almost 2 years agoBrowser prompter for macOS
linked900about 2 years agoDaily journal
shadowsocks-electron334over 3 years agoCross-platform Shadowsocks client
Sigma File Manager4,567over 2 years agoModern file manager
Ostara326almost 2 years agoMonitor and interact with Spring Boot apps via Actuator
PikaTorrent359almost 2 years agoBitTorrent client
Wave Terminal6,709almost 2 years agoOpen-source terminal with AI integration

Awesome Electron / Apps / Closed Source

RosefinchStore and run SQL queries
NotaPro writing app designed for local Markdown files
GitKrakenGit client
1ClipboardUniversal clipboard manager
PostmanCreate and send HTTP requests
SlackDesktop version
AvocodeShare design and collaborate
PreprosCompile almost any preprocessing language with live browser refresh
StremioMedia center
TypetalkShare and discuss ideas with your team through instant messaging
PingendoBootstrap prototyping
Spreaker StudioAudio recording and broadcasting
MockingBotPrototyping tool for designing apps
CaretMarkdown editor
RememberBusiness card management
MongoDB CompassOfficial MongoDB app
FreeterOrganizer for freelancers & creatives
WhatsAppOfficial WhatsApp app
CatLightBuild status notifier
DiscordVoice and text chat
Cocos CreatorGame editor for creating web and native games for Cocos2D-x
InkdropMarkdown notebook for hackers
ExodusSecure, manage, and exchange blockchain assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum
HackoladeData modeling for NoSQL and multi-model databases
CashNotifyMonitor your Stripe accounts from your menu bar
MockoonMock servers in seconds
TwitchOfficial Twitch app
FenêtrePicture-in-picture for your Mac
CleavrProvision servers and deploy web apps
BrandyA brand asset manager for your menu bar
CacherCloud-based, team-enabled code snippet manager with Gist sync
MusicPlusFree music app for macOS and Windows
MingoMongoDB GUI
Moon ModelerSchema design tool for MongoDB, Mongoose, and MariaDB
NotionAll-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases
FATpickGuitar tablature viewer that scores your performance as you play along
TaskadeRealtime organization and collaboration tool for distributed teams with tasks, notes, and chat
ColobanAll-in-one project management tool with chats, Kanban, Gantt, calls, screenshare, and more
DynobaseAWS DynamoDB GUI
LotusKeep up with GitHub notifications without stress
RunJSPlayground for JavaScript and TypeScript
OpenSFTPIntegrated SSH and SFTP workspace client

Awesome Electron / Apps / Samples

Electron API usage3,913about 5 years agoSample apps illustrating usage of Electron APIs
Screen Recorder414about 5 years agoWebRTC screen recorder
Activity MonitorShows a doughnut chart of the CPU system, user, and idle activity time
HashShows the hash values of entered text using different algorithms
PricesShows the current price of oil, gold, and silver using the Yahoo Finance API

Awesome Electron / Boilerplates

electron-boilerplate1,642about 4 years agoBoilerplate to kickstart creating an app - by
generator-electron718over 2 years agoScaffold out an app boilerplate
electron-boilerplate3,130over 3 years agoComprehensive boilerplate which even generates installers - by
electron-react-boilerplate23,389about 2 years agoBoilerplate based on React and webpack
electron-quick-start11,226almost 2 years agoClone the repo to try a simple app
bozon757almost 3 years agoScaffold, run, test, and package your app
secure-electron-template1,657over 2 years agoSecurity-focused boilerplate for creating apps with React, Redux, Webpack, and i18next
angular-electron5,671about 2 years agoFast bootstrapping with Angular, Electron, TypeScript, SASS, and Hot Reload
vite-electron-builder2,450almost 2 years agoSecure boilerplate for Electron app based on Vite. TypeScript + Vue/React/Angular/Svelte/Vanilla

Awesome Electron / Tools / For Electron

electron-builder13,749almost 2 years agoCreate installers
electron-packager189almost 2 years agoPackage and distribute your app
electron-debug754almost 2 years agoAdds useful debug features
electron-is-dev428over 2 years agoCheck if Electron is running in development
electron-localshortcut422over 2 years agoAdd keyboard shortcuts locally to a window
fix-path278about 5 years agoFix the $PATH on macOS when run from a GUI app. Useful when spawning a child process
electron-dl1,170over 2 years agoSimplified file downloads
electron-release-server2,116over 2 years agoSelf-hosted release server with front-end & auto-updater support
electron-rebuild1,032almost 2 years agoRebuild native Node.js modules against the currently installed Electron version
debug-menu135almost 4 years agoChrome-like "inspect element" context-menu
electron-installer-debian377about 3 years agoCreate a Debian package
electron-installer-redhat81almost 3 years agoCreate a Red Hat package
electron-installer-windows470almost 4 years agoCreate a Windows package
electron-download347almost 2 years agoDownload the Electron release zip from GitHub
electron-osx-sign574almost 2 years agoCode-signing for macOS apps
ember-electron805almost 2 years agoBuild, test, and package Ember apps
electron-store4,661about 2 years agoSave and load data like user preferences, app state, cache, etc
electron-context-menu1,399about 2 years agoExtensible context menu
NeDB13,516over 3 years agoEmbedded persistent or in-memory database
RxDB21,703almost 2 years agoA realtime NoSQL database
electron-devtools-installer1,132almost 3 years agoInstall DevTools extensions from the Chrome Web Store
electron-log1,325almost 2 years agoSimple logging
electron-about-window417over 2 years ago'About This App' window
elemon73over 5 years agoLive-reload your app during development
electron-is-accelerator16over 6 years agoCheck if a string is a valid accelerator
electron-pdf-window282over 4 years agoView PDF files in browser windows
got14,351almost 2 years agoSimplified HTTP requests
electron-unhandled452over 2 years agoCatch unhandled errors and promise rejections
electron-util1,291over 2 years agoUseful utilities for developing apps and modules
electron-reloader575over 3 years agoSimple auto-reloading during development
electron-serve441about 2 years agoStatic file serving (Useful for routing, like )
electron-timber405over 2 years agoPretty logger
chromium-net-errors21over 3 years agoChromium's network errors as custom error classes
run-electron198over 2 years agoRun Electron without all the junk terminal output
debugtron1,449about 2 years agoDebug in-production Electron-based apps
electron-better-ipc720about 4 years agoSimplified IPC communication
electron-chrome-extension140over 3 years agoAdd support for Chrome extensions
trilogy265over 4 years agoTypeScript SQLite database layer with support for both native C++ and pure JavaScript backends
adblocker-electron822almost 2 years agoBlock ads and trackers
electronmon151over 2 years agoMonitor and reload apps out-of-process during development
electronegativity980about 2 years agoIdentify misconfigurations and security anti-patterns
UpdateRocks!Auto-update service. Free for open source projects
electron-vite3,618almost 2 years agoFast and easy-to-use build tool integrated with Vite
pluggable-electron147over 2 years agoBuild apps that can be extended through plugins
Hydraulic ConveyorCLI tool that deploys apps without needing any special update servers, multi-platform CI, or code changes
AptabaseAnalytics for apps. Open source, privacy-friendly, and simple

Awesome Electron / Tools / Using Electron

nativefier34,976almost 3 years agoCreate an app of any website
electron-stream127almost 3 years agoStreaming wrapper
electron-pdf1,239about 3 years agoGenerate PDF from URL, HTML, or Markdown files on the command-line
electron-mocha346almost 2 years agoRun Mocha tests in Electron
Reactotron14,975almost 2 years agoInspect your React and React Native apps
jest-electron155about 4 years agoRun and debug Jest unit tests in a browser environment

Awesome Electron / Components

menubar6,689almost 2 years agoMenubar app framework
React Desktop9,512about 3 years agoUI toolkit for macOS and Windows built with React
chrome-tabs1,733over 2 years agoChrome like tabs
XelWidget toolkit for building native-like apps

Awesome Electron / Documentation

Quick Start
Official docs
Essential ElectronConcise overview

Awesome Electron / 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 ElectronNew Electron API to embed web apps with fewer bugs and improved performance
Migrating Slack's Desktop App to BrowserViewSlack rewrote their Electron app with , Redux, Rx, and TypeScript, to fix its performance problems
Electron on the App StoreA 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 VueFocused on design and code decisions and Electron security
Using Google Analytics to gather usage statistics in ElectronHow to collect anonymous user statistics
Notarizing your Electron appHow to configure your app packaging for Apple's notarization
Making Electron apps feel native on Mac

Awesome Electron / Books

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

Awesome Electron / 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 2017Includes some good talks on improving app startup time, debugging crashes, etc
Make Your Electron App Feel at Home EverywhereTips on making your app feel more native on macOS, Windows, and Linux without sacrificing your own style

Awesome Electron / Podcasts

Hanselminutes: Creating cross-platform Electron apps with Jessica Lord
The Changelog #216: GitHub's Electron with Zeke Sikelianos
Full Stack Radio #48: Jessica Lord - Building Desktop Apps with Electron

Awesome Electron / Community

Reddit
Stack Overflow
@electronjs on Twitter
electron-br
electron-pl
@electron_ru on Telegram
electronjs on Facebook
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