Awesome Electron

Useful resources for creating apps with Electron

Electron is an open-source framework for creating desktop apps using web technologies. It combines the Chromium rendering engine and the Node.js runtime.

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Apps

Made with Electron.

Open Source

Featured

WebTorrent - Streaming torrent client.
Min - Minimal web browser.
Hyper - Terminal.
Visual Studio Code - Cross-platform IDE.

Other

Git-it - Teaches you Git and GitHub.
Caprine - Unofficial Facebook Messenger app.
Simplenote - Note keeper.
Abricotine - Markdown editor with inline preview.
Kap - Screen recorder with GIF support.
Medis - Redis database management.
SmartMirror - Voice controlled smart mirror.
Beaker - Browser with peer-to-peer web protocols.
KeeWeb - Unofficial KeePass app.
Gitify - GitHub notifications in your menubar.
SpaceRadar - Interactive disk space and memory visualization.
Leanote - Cloud notepad.
Loop Drop - MIDI looper and synth for live electronic music performances.
Pomodoro - Timer based on the Pomodoro Technique.
Sia-UI - Decentralized file storage system based on cryptocurrency technology.
MarkRight - GitHub flavored Markdown editor with live preview.
Sqlectron - SQL client.
Light Table - Code editor with instant feedback.
Google Play Music Desktop Player - Unofficial Google Play Music app.
Chrome DevTools - Chrome DevTools packaged as an app.
Proton - Markdown editor with live preview.
Hawkpass - Password generator.
Boostnote - Markdown note & code snippet app for developers.
Before Dawn - Screensaver tool.
Catify - Utility for Spotify.
Ansel - Image organizer.
Tockler - Tracks your time.
Mattermost - Mattermost client.
Crypter - Secure encryption client.
YakYak - Unofficial Google Hangouts app.
Museeks - Music player.
Sabaki - Go/Baduk/Weiqi board.
Wire - Messenger and calling app.
Extraterm - Terminal.
Stacer - Ubuntu system optimizer.
Inpad - Notes app with GitHub-flavored Markdown.
Cerebro - Launcher with inline previews.
LosslessCut - Lossless video trimming & cutting.
Buka - E-book management.
Insomnia - Create and manage HTTP requests.
Tusk - Unofficial Evernote app.
Buttercup Desktop - Password manager.
Mailspring - Extensible email client. (Fork of Nylas Mail)
Headset - Discover, collect, and listen to music from YouTube.
Nuclear - Music player that streams from free sources.
Mark Text - Real-time preview Markdown editor.
Pomotroid - Pomodoro timer.
Netron - Visualizer for deep learning and machine learning models.
Etcher - Flash OS images to SD cards and USB drives.
Notable - Markdown-based note-taking.
Unsplash Wallpapers - Set desktop wallpaper from Unsplash.
Motrix - Download manager.
Franz - Skype, Slack, Hangouts, WhatsApp, Grape, Telegram, FB Messenger, Hipchat in the same app.
Gmail Desktop - Unofficial Gmail app.
Upcount - Invoicing.
ExifCleaner - Clean image metadata with drag and drop.
massCode - Code snippet manager for developers.
Swifty - Password manager.
MQTTX - Client for MQTT, which is a lightweight messaging protocol.
LightProxy - Web debugging proxy.
Beekeeper Studio - Cross-platform SQL editor and database manager.
Mouseless - Keyboard shortcut training and look-up.
Glyphfinder - Unicode character search.
Graviton Editor - Cross-platform code editor.
Yana - Notebook app with rich-text notes, nested note organization and global search.
SpaceEye - Live satellite imagery for your desktop background.
Heroic Games Launcher - Alternative Epic games launcher.
VIR - Intelligent time manager with automatic planning.
Browserosaurus - Browser prompter for macOS.
linked - Daily journal.
shadowsocks-electron - Cross-platform Shadowsocks client.
Sigma File Manager - Modern file manager.
Ostara - Monitor and interact with Spring Boot apps via Actuator.
PikaTorrent - BitTorrent client.
Wave Terminal - Open-source terminal with AI integration.

Closed Source

Featured

Rosefinch - Store and run SQL queries.
Nota - Pro writing app designed for local Markdown files.

Other

GitKraken - Git client.
1Clipboard - Universal clipboard manager.
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.
Remember - Business card management. (Korean)
MongoDB Compass - Official MongoDB app.
Freeter - Organizer for freelancers & creatives.
WhatsApp - Official WhatsApp app.
CatLight - Build status notifier.
Discord - Voice and text chat.
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.
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.
Cleavr - Provision servers and deploy web apps.
Brandy - A brand asset manager for your menu bar.
Cacher - Cloud-based, team-enabled code snippet manager with Gist sync.
MusicPlus - Free music app for macOS and Windows.
Mingo - MongoDB GUI.
Moon Modeler - Schema design tool for MongoDB, Mongoose, and MariaDB.
Notion - All-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.
FATpick - Guitar tablature viewer that scores your performance as you play along.
Taskade - Realtime organization and collaboration tool for distributed teams with tasks, notes, and chat.
Coloban - All-in-one project management tool with chats, Kanban, Gantt, calls, screenshare, and more.
Dynobase - AWS DynamoDB GUI.
Lotus - Keep up with GitHub notifications without stress.
RunJS - Playground for JavaScript and TypeScript.
OpenSFTP - Integrated SSH and SFTP workspace client.

Samples

Electron API usage - Sample apps illustrating usage of Electron APIs.
Screen Recorder - 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.

Boilerplates

electron-boilerplate - Boilerplate to kickstart creating an app - by sindresorhus.
generator-electron - Scaffold out an app boilerplate.
electron-boilerplate - Comprehensive boilerplate which even generates installers - by szwacz.
electron-react-boilerplate - Boilerplate based on React and webpack.
electron-quick-start - Clone the repo to try a simple app.
bozon - Scaffold, run, test, and package your app.
secure-electron-template - Security-focused boilerplate for creating apps with React, Redux, Webpack, and i18next.
angular-electron - Fast bootstrapping with Angular, Electron, TypeScript, SASS, and Hot Reload.
vite-electron-builder - Secure boilerplate for Electron app based on Vite. TypeScript + Vue/React/Angular/Svelte/Vanilla.

Tools

For Electron

electron-builder - Create installers.
electron-packager - Package and distribute your app.
electron-debug - Adds useful debug features.
electron-is-dev - Check if Electron is running in development.
electron-localshortcut - Add keyboard shortcuts locally to a window.
fix-path - Fix the $PATH on macOS when run from a GUI app. Useful when spawning a child process.
electron-dl - Simplified file downloads.
electron-release-server - Self-hosted release server with front-end & auto-updater support.
electron-rebuild - Rebuild native Node.js modules against the currently installed Electron version.
debug-menu - Chrome-like "inspect element" context-menu.
electron-installer-debian