Electron
Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
Electron is an open-source framework that embeds Chromium and Node.js, enabling developers to build native desktop applications for macOS, Windows, and Linux using web technologies. It provides built-in APIs for native UI features like menus, notifications, auto-updates, and crash reporting. Maintained under the OpenJS Foundation, it is widely used by both consumer and enterprise applications.
Electron bundles Chromium for rendering and Node.js for system access, allowing developers to write desktop apps in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS that run natively on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
software developers building cross-platform desktop applications
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- open-source
- Company
- OpenJS Foundation
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