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'''[[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 ==
'''{{Wplink|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 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251230172608/https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-gets-web-allies-by-letting-outsiders-help-build-chromes-foundation/ |archive-date=30 Dec 2025}}</ref> as the underlying technology to parse and render web applications. The most common criticisms of Electron are performance issues and massive [[Bloatware|software bloat]], given that each application based on Electron also contains and runs 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]].
 
==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=29 Jul 2025 |access-date=16 Aug 2025 |website=Statcounter}}</ref> in the browser market. This, unfortunately, further increases the leverage Google has on the whole industry. This also means that upstream changes by Google to the Chromium project can have impacts to projects built on Electron.


==Software using Electron==
==Software using Electron==
Documenting a full list of all applications using Electron would be extremely tedious given the wide adoption of the framework. Some notable examples, however, are:
*[[Discord]]
*[[Discord]]
*[[Bambu Lab Authorization Control System|Bambu Connect]]
*[[Slack]]
*Figma
*[[1Password]]
*[[WhatsApp]]
*[[Signal cloud backups | Signal]]<!-- No main article as of 25 Feb 2025. - Sojourna -->
*[[Tidal_updates_terms_without_explanation_or_opportunity_to_decline | Tidal]]<!-- No main article as of 25 Feb 2025. - Sojourna -->
*[[Visual Studio Code]]
*[https://trello.com/ Trello]
*[https://obsidian.md/ Obsidian]
*[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software Microsoft Teams]
 
For a more complete list (though not necessarily exhaustive), see the [https://www.electronjs.org/apps application directory on the Electron website].


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


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