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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[1], 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.
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| Release Year | 2013 |
| Product Type | Software |
| In Production | Yes |
| Official Website | https://www.electronjs.org/ |
Dependency on Chromium
Due to being based on Chromium and being one of the most widely used frameworks for developing desktop applications, Electron heavily contributes to Google's monopoly[2] 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 such as Discord, Slack, any many others.
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, though. are:
For a most complete, but not necessarily exhaustive, listing check the application directory on the Electron website.
See also
References
- ↑ Shankland, Stephen (30 Nov 2020). "Google gets web allies by letting outsiders help build Chrome's foundation". CNET. Retrieved 29 Apr 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Browser Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats". Statcounter. 2025. Archived from the original on 2025-07-29. Retrieved 2025-08-16.