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Figma

2025-08-17T03:50:16Z

TheRed: some changes

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{{CompanyCargo
| Founded = 2012
| Industry = Software
|Website=https://figma.com/|Type=Public|Logo=Figma.png}}

[[wikipedia:Figma|Figma]] is a proprietary [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_software collaborative] [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_application web application] for [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interface_design user interface design]. It is available as a desktop application for Windows and macOS, and [https://figma.com/ online]. Some unofficial ports for Linux also exist.

== Consumer impact summary ==
====Freedom====

====Privacy====

====Business model====

====Market Control====

==Incidents==
TODO: Move [[Figma threatens companies using "Dev Mode"|page]] here

== Products ==

* Figma Design
* FigJam

File:Figma.png

2025-08-17T03:43:01Z

TheRed:

== Licensing ==
{{From Wikimedia}}

Figma

2025-08-17T03:40:41Z

TheRed: trying to fix logo

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{{CompanyCargo
| Founded = 2012
| Industry = Software
|Website=https://figma.com/|Type=Public|Logo=Figma.png}}

[[wikipedia:Figma|Figma]] is a proprietary [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_software collaborative] [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_application web application] for [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interface_design user interface design]. It is available as a desktop application for Windows and macOS, and [https://figma.com/ online]. Some unofficial ports for Linux also exist.

==Weaponizing the "Dev Mode" trademark==
TODO: Move [[Figma threatens companies using "Dev Mode"|page]] here

Figma

2025-08-17T03:38:45Z

TheRed: fixed company cargo

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{{CompanyCargo
| Founded = 2012
| Industry = Software
|Website=https://figma.com/|Type=Public|Logo=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Figma-logo.svg/120px-Figma-logo.svg.png}}

[[wikipedia:Figma|Figma]] is a proprietary [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_software collaborative] [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_application web application] for [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interface_design user interface design]. It is available as a desktop application for Windows and macOS, and [https://figma.com/ online]. Some unofficial ports for Linux also exist.

==Weaponizing the "Dev Mode" trademark==
TODO: Move [[Figma threatens companies using "Dev Mode"|page]] here

Figma

2025-08-17T03:37:26Z

TheRed: Added company cargo

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{{CompanyCargo
| Founded = 2012
| Industry = Software
| CompanyType = Public
| OfficialWebsite = [https://figma.com/]
}}
[[wikipedia:Figma|Figma]] is a proprietary [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_software collaborative] [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_application web application] for [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interface_design user interface design]. It is available as a desktop application for Windows and macOS, and [https://figma.com/ online]. Some unofficial ports for Linux also exist.

==Weaponizing the "Dev Mode" trademark==
TODO: Move [[Figma threatens companies using "Dev Mode"|page]] here

Figma

2025-08-16T11:58:23Z

TheRed: added stub notice

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Figma is a closed-source [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_software collaborative] [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_application web application] for [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interface_design user interface design]. It is available as a desktop application for Windows and macOS, and [https://figma.com/ online]. Some unofficial ports for Linux also exist.

== Weaponizing the "Dev Mode" trademark ==
TODO: Move [[Figma threatens companies using "Dev Mode"|page]] here

Figma

2025-08-16T03:43:20Z

TheRed: Made page, still have to move a page

Figma is a closed-source [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_software collaborative] [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_application web application] for [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interface_design user interface design]. It is available as a desktop application for Windows and macOS, and [https://figma.com/ online]. Some unofficial ports for Linux also exist.

== Weaponizing the "Dev Mode" trademark ==
TODO: Move [[Figma threatens companies using "Dev Mode"|page]] here

Electron

2025-08-16T03:26:30Z

TheRed: Added link to figma page

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{{InfoboxProductLine
| Title = Electron
| Release Year = 2013
| Product Type = Software
| In Production = Yes
| Official Website = https://www.electronjs.org/
| Logo = Electron Software Framework Logo.svg.png
}}
'''[[wikipedia:Electron_(software_framework)|Electron]]''' is an open-source programming framework that allows developers to write and run web applications as a standalone application. Electron uses [[Chromium]], an open-source project primarily maintained by [[Google]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shankland |first=Stephen |date=30 Nov 2020 |title=Google gets web allies by letting outsiders help build Chrome's foundation |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-gets-web-allies-by-letting-outsiders-help-build-chromes-foundation/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 Apr 2025 |website=CNET}}</ref>, as the underlying technology to parse and render web applications. The most common criticisms of Electron are performance issues and massive software bloat, given that each application based on Electron also contains and runs Chromium.

==Dependency on Chromium==
Due to being based on Chromium and being one of the most widely used frameworks for developing [[wikipedia:Application_software|desktop applications]], Electron heavily contributes to Google's monopoly<ref>{{Cite web |year=2025 |title=Browser Market Share Worldwide {{!}} Statcounter Global Stats |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729173848/https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share |archive-date=2025-07-29 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=Statcounter}}</ref> in the browser market. This, unfortunately, further increases the leverage Google has on the whole industry. An emerging alternative is a framework known as [[wikipedia:Tauri_(software_framework)|Tauri]], which does not have the same dependency issues, and it is significantly less bloated, as it relies on the [[wikipedia:Operating_system|Operating System]]'s native [[wikipedia:Browser_engine|web renderer]].

==Software using Electron==
*[[Discord]]
*[[Bambu Lab Authorization Control System|Bambu Connect]]
*[[Figma]]

==See also==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_(software_framework) Wikipedia - Electron (software framework)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_(web_browser) Wikipedia - Chromium (web-browser)]

==References==
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[[Category:Articles in need of additional work]]
[[Category:Articles requiring expansion]]
[[Category:Electron]]

Electron

2025-08-16T03:17:36Z

TheRed: explained a bit more about dependency on chromium

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{{InfoboxProductLine
| Title = Electron
| Release Year = 2013
| Product Type = Software
| In Production = Yes
| Official Website = https://www.electronjs.org/
| Logo = Electron Software Framework Logo.svg.png
}}
'''[[wikipedia:Electron_(software_framework)|Electron]]''' is an open-source programming framework that allows developers to write and run web applications as a standalone application. Electron uses [[Chromium]], an open-source project primarily maintained by [[Google]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shankland |first=Stephen |date=30 Nov 2020 |title=Google gets web allies by letting outsiders help build Chrome's foundation |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-gets-web-allies-by-letting-outsiders-help-build-chromes-foundation/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 Apr 2025 |website=CNET}}</ref>, as the underlying technology to parse and render web applications. The most common criticisms of Electron are performance issues and massive software bloat, given that each application based on Electron also contains and runs Chromium.

== Dependency on Chromium ==
Due to being based on Chromium and being one of the most widely used frameworks for developing [[wikipedia:Application_software|desktop applications]], Electron heavily contributes to Google's monopoly<ref>{{Cite web |year=2025 |title=Browser Market Share Worldwide {{!}} Statcounter Global Stats |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729173848/https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share |archive-date=2025-07-29 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=Statcounter}}</ref> in the browser market. This, unfortunately, further increases the leverage Google has on the whole industry. An emerging alternative is a framework known as [[wikipedia:Tauri_(software_framework)|Tauri]], which does not have the same dependency issues, and it is significantly less bloated, as it relies on the [[wikipedia:Operating_system|Operating System]]'s native [[wikipedia:Browser_engine|web renderer]].

==Software using Electron==
*[[Discord]]
*[[Bambu Lab Authorization Control System|Bambu Connect]]
*Figma

==See also==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_(software_framework) Wikipedia - Electron (software framework)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_(web_browser) Wikipedia - Chromium (web-browser)]

==References==
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[[Category:Articles in need of additional work]]
[[Category:Articles requiring expansion]]
[[Category:Electron]]