Electron 1.0
Build cross platform desktop apps
Electron 1.0 launched on May 11, 2016 with 647 votes, #10 of 3,824 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.
In plain words
Electron is a framework for building desktop applications that work across Windows, macOS, and Linux using web technologies. It enables developers to create native-feeling apps by combining Chromium and Node.js. The tool is designed for software engineers who want to use JavaScript, HTML, and CSS to develop multi-platform desktop software without maintaining separate codebases for each operating system.
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From the sources
Electron embeds Chromium and Node.js to bring JavaScript to the desktop. Electron apps run natively on macOS, Windows, and Linux across all supported architectures. Electron is an open-source project under the OpenJS Foundation maintained by an active community of contributors. Electron's bundled Chromium build ensures that your app has a stable rendering target with all the newest web platform features. Electron releases major versions in lockstep with Chromium so you get security fixes as soon as they are available. Use any package from the rich npm ecosystem, or write your own native add-on code to extend Electron. Popular consumer and rock-solid enterprise apps use Electron to power…from electronjs.org
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