electron

:memo: Available Translations: 🇨🇳 🇧🇷 🇪🇸 🇯🇵 🇷🇺 🇫🇷 🇺🇸 🇩🇪. View these docs in other languages on our Crowdin project. The Electron framework lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. It is based on Node.js and Chromium and is used by the Visual Studio Code and many other apps. Follow @electronjs on Twitter for important announcements. This project adheres to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct. By participating, you are expected to uphold this code. Please report unacceptable behavior to [email protected]. Installation To install prebuilt Electron binaries, use `npm`. The preferred method is to install Electron as a development dependency in your app: For more installation options and troubleshooting tips, see installation. For info on how to manage Electron versions in your apps, see Electron versioning. Platform support Each Electron release provides binaries for macOS, Windows, and Linux. * macOS (Ventura and up): Electron provides 64-bit Intel and Apple Silicon / ARM binaries for macOS. * Windows (Windows 10 and up): Electron provides `x64` (`amd64`) and `arm64` binaries for Windows. * Linux: Electron provides `x64` (`amd64`) and `arm64` binaries for Linux. Electron supports major Linux distributions (e.g., Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian) in versions that are still supported by both Chromium and the distro maker (without requiring a paid subscription). The prebuilt binaries are built on Ubuntu. In general, Electron tries to align with Chromium on platform support. Electron Fiddle Use `Electron Fiddle` to build, run, and package small Electron experiments, to see code examples for all of Electron's APIs, and to try out different versions of Electron. It's designed to make the start of your journey with Electron easier. Resources for learning Electron * electronjs.org/docs - All of Electron's documentation * electron/fiddle - A tool to build, run, and package small Electron experiments * electronjs.org/community#boilerplates - Sample starter apps created by the community Programmatic usage Most people use Electron from the command line, but if you require `electron` inside your **Node app** (not your Electron app) it will return the file path to the binary. Use this to spawn Electron from Node scripts: Mirrors * China See the Advanced Installation Instructions to learn how to use a custom mirror. Documentation translations We crowdsource translations for our documentation via Crowdin. We currently accept translations for Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Contributing If you are interested in reporting/fixing issues and contributing directly to the code base, please see CONTRIBUTING.md for more information on what we're looking for and how to get started. Community Info on reporting bugs, getting help, finding third-party tools and sample apps, and more can be found on the Community page. License MIT When using Electron logos, make sure to follow OpenJS Foundation Trademark Policy.