Awesome Electron

Useful resources for creating apps with Electron

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Apps

Made with Electron.

Open Source

Featured

Beaker3k 203 - Browser with peer-to-peer web protocols.
Hyper13k 2k - Terminal.
WebTorrent225 21 - Streaming torrent client.
Kap6k 365 - Screen recorder with GIF support.
Min2k 239 - Minimal web browser.
Mancy3k 165 - JavaScript REPL.
SpaceRadar602 38 - Interactive disk space and memory visualization.
Nocturn550 55 - Twitter client.
Mojibar2k 175 - Emoji searcher in your menubar.
Playback2k 259 - Video player.
Upterm1k 71 - Terminal.
Atom52k 13k - Code editor.
Visual Studio Code50k 8k - Cross-platform IDE.
Brave8k 1k - Privacy-focused web browser.

Other

Git-it1k 270 - Teaches you Git and GitHub.
Caprine3k 321 - Unofficial Facebook Messenger app.
Simplenote2k 262 - Note keeper.
nuTorrent192 24 - BitTorrent client.
Abricotine1k 111 - Markdown editor with inline preview.
Medis4k 238 - Redis database management.
Kakapo - Ambient sound mixer for relaxation or productivity.
SmartMirror2k 789 - Voice controlled smart mirror.
Koko67 2 - IRC client.
KeeWeb3k 328 - Unofficial KeePass app.
Gitify1k 116 - GitHub notifications in your menubar.
Friends3k 350 - P2P chat.
Cumulus2k 201 - SoundCloud player in your menubar.
Kitematic - Docker container management.
FatFileFinder121 17 - Find large files on your machine.
ScreenCat2k 203 - Screen sharing & remote collaboration.
Gulp523 22 - Run Gulp tasks from your menubar.
Mapbox Studio871 139 - Map designer.
LevelUI254 24 - LevelDB management.
Kart12 1 - Front-end for RetroArch.
Vmd747 86 - Preview Markdown files.
Kyoku75 8 - Displays current iTunes song.
GReader69 9 - Collect and read offline readme files of GitHub repos.
Leanote1k 383 - Cloud notepad.
Snapper - Screen capturing & recording for Android devices.
Imagemin964 89 - Minify images.
We Build SG41 6 - Upcoming events & recently updated repos from webuild.sg.
Piglet67 3 - Run Grunt tasks from your menubar.
Yoda334 47 - Browse and download YouTube videos.
Loop Drop598 61 - MIDI looper and synth for live electronic music performances.
Toby175 29 - YouTube player.
Kaku788 137 - Music player.
Yeoman1k 126 - Scaffold projects using Yeoman.
Markn134 7 - Markdown viewer.
Shiba544 27 - Live Markdown preview with linting.
Yays57 12 - YouTube music player in your menubar.
TimoFM254 49 - DoubanFM music player.
Monu1k 87 - Process monitoring.
Tèsèvè - Static webserver.
DevDocs492 36 - Unofficial DevDocs.io app.
Trendy - Trending GitHub repos in your menubar.
google-music-electron268 49 - Unofficial Google music app.
Pomodoro - Timer based on the Pomodoro Technique.
Sia-UI - Decentralized file storage system based on cryptocurrency technology.
MarkRight948 65 - GitHub flavored Markdown editor with live preview.
Mongotron2k 204 - MongoDB management tool.
Colonizers114 12 - "Catan" inspired board game.
Eintopf62 4 - Manage development projects with Docker.
WhatsDesktop210 32 - Unofficial WhatsApp app.
Sqlectron2k 194 - SQL client.
docker-indicator27 5 - Unofficial Docker menubar app.
Light Table11k 1k - Code editor with instant feedback.
Tubehead - YouTube music player in your menubar.
Google Play Music Desktop Player6k 849 - Unofficial Google Play Music app.
Chrome DevTools2k 100 - Chrome DevTools packaged as an app.
Yeobara - Meetup check-in with beacon.
Proton104 17 - Markdown editor with live preview.
James43 3 - HTTP proxy to view and intercept browser requests.
DTCP44 4 - Twitter client.
Inbox224 32 - Unofficial Google Inbox app.
alienbox - Reddit inbox & notifier in your menubar.
tweet-rec - Tweet recording player.
Snippet Bar65 8 - Copy-paste & re-use text snippets in your menubar.
Electronic WeChat8k 1k - Unofficial WeChat app.
dida19 4 - Add tasks to TickTick (滴答清单).
FromScratch - Autosaving scratchpad.
Hawkpass27 1 - Password generator.
Gokotta381 38 - Music player.
Shake19 1 - Japanese Earthquake Early Warning Notifier.
Fog96 12 - Unofficial Overcast podcast app.
Wmail2k 169 - Unofficial Gmail & Google Inbox app.
Boostnote8k 714 - Markdown note & code snippet app for developers.
Before Dawn40 6 - Screensaver tool.
Active Collab19 8 - Unofficial Active Collab app.
Hain2k 151 - Launcher for Windows.
Catify40 4 - Utility for Spotify.
Minira69 12 - JIRA issues in your menubar.
Ansel74 9 - Image organizer.
Build Checker App37 6 - Check CI-server build statuses.
Backer Timetracker28 3 - Tracks your time.
Ghost - Professional publishing platform.
Mattermost556 215 - Mattermost client.
PupaFM220 45 - DoubanFM music player.
MediumDesk86 6 - Unofficial Medium app.
Lightgallery809 54 - Image viewer.
Crypter215 25 - Secure encryption client.
YakYak3k 330 - Unofficial Google Hangouts app.
Museeks555 121 - Music player.
VOX139 15 - Unofficial VOX music player.
Sabaki - Go/Baduk/Weiqi board.
Marky268 29 - Markdown editor.
Deco5k 265 - React Native IDE.
Toshocat108 12 - Anime/Manga Progress Tracker.
iStats58 12 - CPU and memory stats on your menubar.
Wire746 172 - Messenger and calling app.
Ramme2k 280 - Unofficial Instagram app.
Moonview42 8 - Ambient notepad.
Temps - Weather forecast in your menubar.
DBGlass1k 44 - PostgreSQL client.
Slide Beacon30 2 - Physical web beacon broadcast.
Rambox3k 328 - Chat and email app that combines multiple services like Discord, Hangouts, Gmail and Outlook.
Extraterm314 15 - Terminal.
Materialette969 52 - Material design color palette in your menubar.
Dext488 52 - Launcher.
PB for Desktop241 24 - Pushbullet client.
GroupMe21 3 - Unofficial GroupMe app.
ndm1k 64 - npm desktop manager.
GIFBar23 5 - Search GIFs in your menubar.
Stacer934 102 - Ubuntu system optimizer.
Zazu1k 125 - Launcher.
Inpad - Notes app with GitHub-flavored Markdown.
Cerebro4k 274 - Launcher with inline previews.
Desktop Dimmer58 5 - Control the brightness of any display.
LosslessCut1k 58 - Lossless video trimming & cutting.
Wexond - Web browser with material UI and extensions API.
Buka70 11 - E-book management.
Insomnia6k 313 - Create and manage HTTP requests.
Tusk200 27 - Unofficial Evernote app.
ProtonMail Desktop82 12 - Unofficial ProtonMail app.
Comma Chameleon132 18 - CSV editor.
Buttercup Desktop570 85 - Password manager.
Mailspring2k 125 - Extensible email client. (Fork of Nylas Mail)
Manta3k 178 - Invoicing for freelancers with beautiful and customizable templates.
Headset388 48 - Discover, collect, and listen to music from YouTube.
Nuclear303 50 - Music player that streams from free sources.
Inboxer294 24 - Unofficial Google Inbox app.

Closed Source

GitKraken - Git client.
1Clipboard - Universal clipboard manager.
Franz - Skype, Slack, Hangouts, WhatsApp, Grape, Telegram, FB Messenger, Hipchat in the same app.
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.
Wantedly Chat - Business team chat. (Japanese)
Remember - Business card management. (Korean)
Pubu - Real-time chat for team communication. (Chinese)
BearyChat - Team messaging service. (Chinese)
MongoDB Compass - Official MongoDB app.
Freeter - Organizer for freelancers & creatives.
WhatsApp - Official WhatsApp app.
CatLight - Build status notifier.
Paws - Trello client.
Automint - CRM for automobile businesses.
CrossCloud - Secure sync for multiple cloud storages.
Discord - Voice and text chat for gamers.
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.
ScreenSquid - Record and playback website visitor sessions.
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.
Cleaver - Provision servers and deploy web apps.

Samples

Electron API usage1k 382 - Sample apps illustrating usage of Electron APIs.
Screen Recorder64 13 - 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.
Touch Bar API - Example of macOS Touch Bar integration.

Boilerplates

electron-boilerplate492 86 (by sindresorhus) - Boilerplate to kickstart creating an app.
generator-electron514 46 - Scaffold out an app boilerplate.
electron-boilerplate2k 487 (by szwacz) - Comprehensive boilerplate which even generates installers.
electron-react-boilerplate9k 2k - Boilerplate based on React and webpack.
descjop314 14 - ClojureScript boilerplate for creating an app.
electron-quick-start2k 1k - Clone the repo to try a simple app.
bozon523 42 - Scaffold, run, test, and package your app.
electron-vue3k 312 - Easily build your app with Vue and common plugins.
electron-next-skeleton35 1 - Boilerplate to build your app with Next.js.
electron-sandbox - Boilerplate and tutorial for creating secure apps (sandbox & communication over IPC).
angular-electron802 255 - Angular 5, Electron, TypeScript, SASS, Hot Reload.

Tools

For Electron

electron-builder4k 592 - Create installers.
devtron1k 49 - Official DevTools extension.
electron-packager4k 460 - Package and distribute your app.
electron-debug360 37 - Adds useful debug features.
electron-is-dev83 11 - Check if Electron is running in development.
electron-localshortcut163 19 - Add keyboard shortcuts locally to a window.
electron-gh-release179 13 - Auto-update by releasing on GitHub.
electron-release63 7 - Publish a new release of your app to GitHub.
electron-updater - Auto-updater leveraging npm to deploy updates.
fix-path81 3 - Fix the $PATH on macOS when run from a GUI app. Useful when spawning a child process.
auto-launch340 48 - Launch apps at system startup.
nuts609 182 - Releases server with auto-updater and GitHub as a backend.
electron-dl286 32 - Simplified file downloads.
electron-release-server543 165 - Self-hosted release server with front-end & auto-updater support.
electron-rebuild215 69 - Rebuild native Node.js modules against the currently installed Electron version.
electron-compile621 76 - Use ES2015, CoffeeScript, Less, Stylus in your app without a precompilation step.
electron-positioner106 12 - Position windows at common spots.
electron-window-state178 24 - Persist window sizes and positions.
electron-drag103 14 - Improved window dragging.
debug-menu83 9 - Chrome-like "inspect element" context-menu.
electron-installer-debian124 25 - Create a Debian package.
electron-installer-redhat16 13 - Create a Red Hat package.
electron-installer-windows146 19 - Create a Windows package.
electron-sudo207 32 - Subprocesses with administrative privileges.
electron-json-storage481 40 - Write and read user settings.
electron-download59 30 - Download the Electron release zip from GitHub.
ipc-stream73 7 - Duplex stream over IPC.
is-electron-renderer48 8 - Check if your code is running in main or renderer.
electron-osx-sign138 21 - Code-signing for macOS apps.
electron-detach51 4 - Restart an Electron app as a detached process.
ember-electron777 105 - Build, test, and package Ember apps.
electrify263 50 - Package Meteor apps.
spectron653 97 - Test Electron apps using ChromeDriver.
babel-preset-electron28 3 - Babel preset that only compiles what's necessary for a particular Electron version.
electron-is59 7 - Utility functions.
electron-osx-appearance123 7 - Simplified API for accessing macOS's appearance settings.
electron-store139 3 - Save and load data like user preferences, app state, cache, etc.
electron-context-menu324 45 - Extensible context menu.
electron-require13 2 - Simplified require.
NeDB7k 509 - Embedded persistent or in-memory database.
electron-devtools-installer50 8 - Install DevTools extensions from the Chrome Web Store.
electron-log172 30 - Simple logging.
electron-redux261 23 - Synchronize Redux state across windows.
electron-vibrancy155 7 - Add vibrancy (blur) to windows.
electron-about-window - 'About This App' window.
elemon12 1 - Live-reload your app during development.
electron-is-accelerator2 1 - Check if a string is a valid accelerator.
electron-pdf-window27 4 - View PDF files in browser windows.
electron-router15 1 - Router tidying up IPC message passing.
electron-settings179 30 - Reads and writes user settings to disk.
got2k 176 - Simplified HTTP requests.
electron-unhandled73 3 - Catch unhandled errors and promise rejections.
electron-process-manager9 1 - Process manager UI (like Chrome's task manager).
ipc-flux - Flux-like state and action management across processes.
electron-util177 9 - Useful utilities for developing apps and modules.
electron-reloader190 6 - Simple auto-reloading during development.
electron-serve90 4 - Static file serving (Useful for routing, like react-router).
electron-timber - Pretty logger.

Using Electron

devtool4k 162 - Debug Node.js with Chrome DevTools.
nativefier13k 700 - Create an app of any website.
electron-stream89 10 - Streaming wrapper.
Nightmare - High-level browser automation library (alternative to PhantomJS).
electron-pdf642 87 - Generate PDF from URL, HTML, or Markdown files on the command-line.
Geojsonapp326 23 - Preview GeoJSON locally.
electron-mocha241 65 - Run Mocha tests in Electron.
electron-har23 9 - Command-line tool for generating HTTP Archive (HAR).
electron-windows-store - Turn Electron apps into Windows Store AppX packages.
Reactotron3k 114 - Inspect your React and React Native apps.

Components

Photon - UI toolkit for building beautiful apps.
React PhotonKit255 31 - Photon components built with React.
menubar4k 288 - Menubar app framework.
cookies - Adds support for document.cookie.
window179 25 - Create and manage windows.
React Desktop7k 351 - UI toolkit for macOS and Windows built with React.
electron-input-menu47 5 - Context menu for input elements.
chrome-tabs72 14 - Chrome like tabs.
titlebar341 24 - Emulate the macOS window titlebar.
Brightwheel30 1 - Build and manage UI components with Photon and Etch.
Xel - Widget toolkit for building native-like apps.

Documentation

Articles

Electron Fundamentals
Building a desktop application with Electron
Codesigning your app for macOS
Auto-updating apps for macOS and Windows: The complete guide
How To Make Your Electron App Sexy
Electron Rocks! - Blog about working with Electron.
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.
Bringing Native Performance to Electron - Realm rewrote their database browser app with Electron for cross-platform support.
Electron on the App Store - A 5-part series about the journey of making and publishing an Electron app to the Mac App Store.

Books

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 💲
Automatically Build and Publish Node and Electron Applications for Linux
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.

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