awesome-electron
github.com/sindresorhus/awesome-electron ↗Useful resources for creating apps with Electron [SUBMISSIONS ARE TEMPORARILY PAUSED BECAUSE I'M TIRED OF REVIEWING LOW-QUALITY STUFF]
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Apps
- 1ClipboardClosed Source
Universal clipboard manager.
- AbricotineOpen Source
Markdown editor with inline preview.
- Activity MonitorSamples
Shows a doughnut chart of the CPU system, user, and idle activity time.
- AnselOpen Source
Image organizer.
- AvocodeClosed Source
Share design and collaborate.
- BeakerOpen Source
Browser with peer-to-peer web protocols.
Tools
- adblocker-electronFor Electron
Block ads and trackers.
- AptabaseFor Electron
Analytics for apps. Open source, privacy-friendly, and simple.
- chromium-net-errorsFor Electron
Chromium's network errors as custom error classes.
- debug-menuFor Electron
Chrome-like "inspect element" context-menu.
- debugtronFor Electron
Debug in-production Electron-based apps.
- electron-about-windowFor Electron
'About This App' window.
Boilerplates
- angular-electron
Fast bootstrapping with Angular, Electron, TypeScript, SASS, and Hot Reload.
- bozon
Scaffold, run, test, and package your app.
- electron-boilerplate
Boilerplate to kickstart creating an app - by
- electron-boilerplate
Comprehensive boilerplate which even generates installers - by
- electron-quick-start
Clone the repo to try a simple app.
- electron-react-boilerplate
Boilerplate based on React and webpack.
Articles
- Auto-updating apps for macOS and Windows: The complete guide
- Building a desktop application with Electron
- Building a desktop app with Electron, React, and Redux
- Building a file explorer with Electron, Quasar, and Vue
Focused on design and code decisions and Electron security.
- Codesigning your app for macOS
- Electron Fundamentals
Videos
- Build a desktop application with Electron - Egghead
Egghead
- Build Cross-Platform Desktop Apps with Electron - Frontend Masters
Frontend Masters
- Building Desktop Apps with Node.js and Electron
- Building Native Desktop apps using Electron
- Cross-Platform Desktop Apps with Electron
- Electron: Building Cross Platform Desktop Apps - Lynda
Lynda
Components
- chrome-tabs
Chrome like tabs.
- menubar
Menubar app framework.
- React Desktop
UI toolkit for macOS and Windows built with React.
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