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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 ~~|url-status=live~~ |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.

'''[[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 |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.

==Dependency on Chromium==

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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 |url-status=live |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.
+'''[[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 |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.
 ==Dependency on Chromium==