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
Developer Perspective
“Ship desktop apps with your web stack. VS Code proves Electron apps can be fast with the right engineering.”
The Skeptic
Reality Check
“Memory hog that bundles a full Chrome instance. Tauri is the modern alternative with 10x smaller bundles.”
The Futurist
Big Picture
“Tauri and native solutions are the future for desktop apps. Electron was necessary but its era is ending.”
Community Sentiment
“Electron apps shipping 200MB for a todo app is embarrassing — Tauri can't mature fast enough”
“I hate that I need Electron but I also ship desktop apps in weeks instead of months — it works”
“VS Code proves Electron can be done well — memory bloat is a solvable engineering problem”
“Until native app alternatives catch up on developer experience, Electron is still the pragmatic choice”