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Electron

Electron

Build cross-platform desktop apps with web technologies

Electron packages web apps as native desktop applications. Powers VS Code, Slack, Discord, and hundreds of other desktop apps. Criticized for memory usage.

Panel Reviews

The Builder

The Builder

Developer Perspective

Ship

Ship desktop apps with your web stack. VS Code proves Electron apps can be fast with the right engineering.

The Skeptic

The Skeptic

Reality Check

Skip

Memory hog that bundles a full Chrome instance. Tauri is the modern alternative with 10x smaller bundles.

The Futurist

The Futurist

Big Picture

Skip

Tauri and native solutions are the future for desktop apps. Electron was necessary but its era is ending.

Community Sentiment

Overall2,247 mentions
48% positive28% neutral24% negative
Hacker News493 mentions
44%28%28%

Electron apps shipping 200MB for a todo app is embarrassing — Tauri can't mature fast enough

Reddit678 mentions
51%27%22%

I hate that I need Electron but I also ship desktop apps in weeks instead of months — it works

Twitter/X934 mentions
47%29%24%

VS Code proves Electron can be done well — memory bloat is a solvable engineering problem

Product Hunt142 mentions
58%25%17%

Until native app alternatives catch up on developer experience, Electron is still the pragmatic choice