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Dec 11, 2022

Open Source / Other

• Sigma File Manager (⭐1.1k) - Modern file manager.

Oct 29, 2022

For Electron / Other

• pluggable-electron (⭐48) - Build apps that can be extended through plugins.

Aug 09, 2022

Open Source / Featured

• Hyper (⭐40k) - Terminal.

Open Source / Other

• Kap (⭐16k) - Screen recorder with GIF support.

• Beaker (⭐6.7k) - Browser with peer-to-peer web protocols.

• SpaceRadar (⭐1.3k) - Interactive disk space and memory visualization.

Closed Source / Featured

• Rosefinch - Store and run SQL queries.

• Nota - Pro writing app designed for local Markdown files.

Jun 21, 2022

Closed Source / Other

• RunJS - Playground for JavaScript and TypeScript.

Feb 06, 2022

Open Source / Other

• Browserosaurus (⭐1.2k) - Browser prompter for macOS.

• linked (⭐634) - Daily journal.

Oct 04, 2021

Open Source / Other

• VIR (⭐134) - Intelligent time manager with automatic planning.

Jun 30, 2021

Open Source / Other

• Heroic Games Launcher (⭐4.7k) - Alternative Epic games launcher.

For Electron / Other

• UpdateRocks! - Auto-update service. Free for open source projects.

Jun 01, 2021

Articles / Other

• Making Electron apps feel native on Mac

May 08, 2021

Closed Source / Other

• Lotus - Keep up with GitHub notifications without stress.

May 05, 2021

Boilerplates / Other

• vite-electron-builder (⭐1.5k) - Secure boilerplate for Electron app based on Vite. TypeScript + Vue/React/Angular/Svelte/Vanilla.

Apr 05, 2021

Open Source / Other

• SpaceEye (⭐289) - Live satellite imagery for your desktop background.

Mar 17, 2021

Closed Source / Other

• Discord - Voice and text chat.

Mar 07, 2021

Open Source / Other

• Yana (⭐192) - Notebook app with rich-text notes, nested note organization and global search.

Feb 20, 2021

Closed Source / Other

• Dynobase - AWS DynamoDB GUI.

Dec 26, 2020

Closed Source / Other

• Coloban - All-in-one project management tool with chats, Kanban, Gantt, calls, screenshare, and more.

Dec 08, 2020

Open Source / Other

• Hawkpass (⭐57) - Password generator.

Nov 20, 2020

Open Source / Other

• Graviton Editor (⭐980) - Cross-platform code editor.

Oct 19, 2020

Closed Source / Other

• Cleavr - Provision servers and deploy web apps.

Sep 23, 2020

Podcasts / Other

• The Changelog #216: GitHub's Electron with Zeke Sikelianos

Sep 18, 2020

Open Source / Other

• Mouseless (⭐112) - Keyboard shortcut training and look-up.

• Glyphfinder (⭐122) - Unicode character search.

Jun 20, 2020

Related / Other

• awesome-electronjs-hacking (⭐428)

May 15, 2020

Open Source / Other

• Beekeeper Studio (⭐12k) - Cross-platform SQL editor and database manager.

Apr 26, 2020

Open Source / Other

• LightProxy (⭐2.8k) - Web debugging proxy.

Apr 06, 2020

For Electron / Other

• RxDB (⭐19k) - A realtime NoSQL database.

Mar 11, 2020

Boilerplates / Other

• secure-electron-template (⭐1.4k) - Security-focused boilerplate for creating apps with React, Redux, Webpack, and i18next.

Mar 05, 2020

Closed Source / Other

• Taskade - Realtime organization and collaboration tool for distributed teams with tasks, notes, and chat.

Mar 03, 2020

Open Source / Other

• Gitify (⭐3.9k) - GitHub notifications in your menubar.

For Electron / Other

• electronegativity (⭐819) - Identify misconfigurations and security anti-patterns.

Feb 14, 2020

Open Source / Other

• MQTTX (⭐2.4k) - Client for MQTT, which is a lightweight messaging protocol.

Feb 12, 2020

Open Source / Other

• Pomodoro (⭐219) - Timer based on the Pomodoro Technique.

• Sia-UI - Decentralized file storage system based on cryptocurrency technology.

• Sabaki (⭐2k) - Go/Baduk/Weiqi board.

• Swifty (⭐764) - Password manager.

Jan 22, 2020

Videos / Other

• Make Your Electron App Feel at Home Everywhere - Tips on making your app feel more native on macOS, Windows, and Linux without sacrificing your own style.

Jan 21, 2020

Open Source / Other

• massCode (⭐2k) - Code snippet manager for developers.

For Electron / Other

• electronmon (⭐80) - Monitor and reload apps out-of-process during development.

Articles / Other

• Notarizing your Electron app - How to configure your app packaging for Apple's notarization.

Jan 18, 2020

Open Source / Other

• ExifCleaner (⭐1.1k) - Clean image metadata with drag and drop.

Jan 02, 2020

Open Source / Other

• Upcount (⭐316) - Invoicing.

Dec 31, 2019

Articles / Other

• Migrating Slack's Desktop App to BrowserView - Slack rewrote their Electron app with BrowserView, Redux, Rx, and TypeScript, to fix its performance problems.

Books / Other

• Electron in Action 💲

Nov 27, 2019

Closed Source / Other

• FATpick - Guitar tablature viewer that scores your performance as you play along.

Oct 10, 2019

Closed Source / Other

• Notion - All-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.

Sep 28, 2019

Using Electron / Other

• jest-electron (⭐139) - Run and debug Jest unit tests in a browser environment.

Sep 22, 2019

Open Source / Other

• Gmail Desktop (⭐652) - Unofficial Gmail app.

Closed Source / Other

• Moon Modeler - Schema design tool for MongoDB, Mongoose, and MariaDB.

For Electron / Other

• adblocker-electron (⭐597) - Block ads and trackers.

Aug 23, 2019

Related / Other

• awesome-nodejs (⭐49k)

Aug 03, 2019

Open Source / Other

• Franz (⭐4.3k) - Skype, Slack, Hangouts, WhatsApp, Grape, Telegram, FB Messenger, Hipchat in the same app.

Jun 29, 2019

Closed Source / Other

• Mingo - MongoDB GUI.

Jun 20, 2019

Closed Source / Other

• MusicPlus - Free music app for macOS and Windows.

For Electron / Other

• trilogy (⭐244) - TypeScript SQLite database layer with support for both native C++ and pure JavaScript backends.

Jun 12, 2019

For Electron / Other

• debugtron (⭐904) - Debug in-production Electron-based apps.

• electron-chrome-extension (⭐119) - Add support for Chrome extensions.

Jun 10, 2019

For Electron / Other

• electron-better-ipc (⭐640) - Simplified IPC communication.

May 30, 2019

Open Source / Other

• Motrix (⭐35k) - Download manager.

May 21, 2019

Open Source / Other

• Tockler (⭐694) - Tracks your time.

Apr 30, 2019

Open Source / Other

• Unsplash Wallpapers (⭐262) - Set desktop wallpaper from Unsplash.

Apr 17, 2019

Boilerplates / Other

• angular-electron (⭐5.3k) - Fast bootstrapping with Angular, Electron, TypeScript, SASS, and Hot Reload.

Feb 18, 2019

Open Source / Other

• Notable (⭐21k) - Markdown-based note-taking.

Articles / Other

• Using Google Analytics to gather usage statistics in Electron - How to collect anonymous user statistics.

Dec 29, 2018

Articles / Other

• Building a file explorer with Electron, Quasar, and Vue - Focused on design and code decisions and Electron security.

Oct 27, 2018

Community / Other

• Stack Overflow

Oct 13, 2018

Open Source / Other

• Etcher (⭐25k) - Flash OS images to SD cards and USB drives.

Closed Source / Other

• Cacher - Cloud-based, team-enabled code snippet manager with Gist sync.

Oct 02, 2018

Open Source / Other

• Netron (⭐21k) - Visualizer for deep learning and machine learning models.

Closed Source / Other

• Brandy - A brand asset manager for your menu bar.

Sep 19, 2018

For Electron / Other

• run-electron (⭐196) - Run Electron without all the junk terminal output.

Aug 08, 2018

Open Source / Other

• Mark Text (⭐38k) - Real-time preview Markdown editor.

Boilerplates / Other

• electron-boilerplate (⭐1.6k) - Boilerplate to kickstart creating an app - by sindresorhus.

• electron-boilerplate (⭐3.1k) - Comprehensive boilerplate which even generates installers - by szwacz.

Apr 20, 2018

Open Source / Other

• Pomotroid (⭐2.9k) - Pomodoro timer.

For Electron / Other

• chromium-net-errors (⭐20) - Chromium's network errors as custom error classes.

Mar 02, 2018

For Electron / Other

• electron-timber (⭐366) - Pretty logger.

Feb 11, 2018

For Electron / Other

• electron-serve (⭐372) - Static file serving (Useful for routing, like react-router).

Feb 04, 2018

For Electron / Other

• electron-reloader (⭐562) - Simple auto-reloading during development.

Feb 02, 2018

Open Source / Other

• Nuclear (⭐9.7k) - Music player that streams from free sources.

Community / Other

• electron-pl (Polish)

Dec 25, 2017

Open Source / Other

• Headset (⭐777) - Discover, collect, and listen to music from YouTube.

Dec 09, 2017

Articles / Other

• Electron on the App Store - A 5-part series about the journey of making and publishing an Electron app to the Mac App Store.

Dec 07, 2017

Closed Source / Other

• Fenêtre - Picture-in-picture for your Mac.

Dec 03, 2017

Open Source / Other

• Mailspring (⭐14k) - Extensible email client. (Fork of Nylas Mail)

Nov 28, 2017

Samples / Other

• Activity Monitor - Shows a doughnut chart of the CPU system, user, and idle activity time.

• Hash - Shows the hash values of entered text using different algorithms.

• Prices - Shows the current price of oil, gold, and silver using the Yahoo Finance API.

Documentation / Other

• Quick Start

• Official docs

Nov 17, 2017

Open Source / Other

• Buttercup Desktop (⭐4k) - Password manager.

Nov 07, 2017

Articles / Other

• Introducing BrowserView for Electron - New Electron API to embed web apps with fewer bugs and improved performance.

Videos / Other

• Electron Meetup SF, November 2017 - Includes some good talks on improving app startup time, debugging crashes, etc.

Nov 05, 2017

Videos / Other

• Build Cross-Platform Desktop Apps with Electron - Frontend Masters 💲

Nov 04, 2017

For Electron / Other

• electron-util (⭐1.2k) - Useful utilities for developing apps and modules.

Oct 11, 2017

Closed Source / Other

• Twitch - Official Twitch app.

Books / Other

• Cross-Platform Desktop Applications 💲

Oct 06, 2017

Closed Source / Other

• Mockoon - Mock servers in seconds.

Sep 22, 2017

Open Source / Other

• Tusk (⭐3.1k) - Unofficial Evernote app.

Articles / Other

• Building a desktop app with Electron, React, and Redux

Jul 17, 2017

Videos / Other

• Build a desktop application with Electron - Egghead 💲

Jun 23, 2017

For Electron / Other

• electron-unhandled (⭐400) - Catch unhandled errors and promise rejections.

Jun 15, 2017

For Electron / Other

• electron-store (⭐3.9k) - Save and load data like user preferences, app state, cache, etc.

Jun 14, 2017

For Electron / Other

• got (⭐13k) - Simplified HTTP requests.

Jun 13, 2017

Closed Source / Other

• CashNotify - Monitor your Stripe accounts from your menu bar.

May 22, 2017

Open Source / Other

• Insomnia (⭐26k) - Create and manage HTTP requests.

May 19, 2017

Community / Other

• Product Hunt

Apr 17, 2017

Open Source / Other

• Buka (⭐1k) - E-book management.

Components / Other

• Xel - Widget toolkit for building native-like apps.

Mar 15, 2017

Videos / Other

• Electron: Building Cross Platform Desktop Apps - Lynda 💲

Feb 08, 2017

Open Source / Other

• LosslessCut (⭐15k) - Lossless video trimming & cutting.

Jan 26, 2017

Open Source / Other

• Cerebro (⭐7.6k) - Launcher with inline previews.

Samples / Other

• Electron API usage (⭐3.8k) - Sample apps illustrating usage of Electron APIs.

• Screen Recorder (⭐386) - WebRTC screen recorder.

Jan 19, 2017

For Electron / Other

• elemon (⭐71) - Live-reload your app during development.

Jan 16, 2017

Closed Source / Other

• Hackolade - Data modeling for NoSQL and multi-model databases.

Jan 07, 2017

Open Source / Other

• Inpad (⭐3.3k) - Notes app with GitHub-flavored Markdown.

Jan 05, 2017

Community / Other

• electronjs on Facebook

Dec 13, 2016

Open Source / Other

• Stacer (⭐8.2k) - Ubuntu system optimizer.

Nov 24, 2016

Community / Other

• @electron_ru on Telegram (Russian)

Nov 20, 2016

For Electron / Other

• electron-pdf-window (⭐266) - View PDF files in browser windows.

Nov 18, 2016

For Electron / Other

• electron-is-accelerator (⭐15) - Check if a string is a valid accelerator.

Nov 07, 2016

For Electron / Other

• electron-about-window (⭐401) - 'About This App' window.

Nov 03, 2016

Open Source / Other

• Extraterm (⭐2.2k) - Terminal.

For Electron / Other

• electron-builder (⭐13k) - Create installers.

• NeDB (⭐13k) - Embedded persistent or in-memory database.

Using Electron / Other

• electron-mocha (⭐345) - Run Mocha tests in Electron.

Components / Other

• menubar (⭐6.4k) - Menubar app framework.

Nov 02, 2016

Closed Source / Other

• Exodus - Secure, manage, and exchange blockchain assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Oct 27, 2016

Videos / Other

• Getting Started with Electron 1.x

Oct 17, 2016

Open Source / Other

• Boostnote (⭐17k) - Markdown note & code snippet app for developers.

Oct 06, 2016

Open Source / Other

• KeeWeb (⭐11k) - Unofficial KeePass app.

Closed Source / Other

• Inkdrop - Markdown notebook for hackers.

Sep 09, 2016

Closed Source / Other

• Cocos Creator - Game editor for creating web and native games for Cocos2D-x.

Sep 04, 2016

Documentation / Other

• Essential Electron - Concise overview.

Books / Other

• Developing an Electron Edge - Preview 💲

Videos / Other

• Electron Fundamentals course - Pluralsight 💲

Sep 01, 2016

Videos / Other

• Cross-Platform Desktop Apps with Electron

Aug 29, 2016

Using Electron / Other

• Reactotron (⭐14k) - Inspect your React and React Native apps.

Aug 24, 2016

Podcasts / Other

• Full Stack Radio #48: Jessica Lord - Building Desktop Apps with Electron

Aug 20, 2016

Community / Other

• Reddit

Aug 17, 2016

For Electron / Other

• electron-log (⭐1k) - Simple logging.

Aug 04, 2016

Open Source / Other

• Wire (⭐1k) - Messenger and calling app.

Jul 26, 2016

Podcasts / Other

• JavaScript Air: Electron Apps with @jlord and @emorikawa

Jul 14, 2016

For Electron / Other

• electron-devtools-installer (⭐981) - Install DevTools extensions from the Chrome Web Store.

Jul 06, 2016

Podcasts / Other

• Hanselminutes: Creating cross-platform Electron apps with Jessica Lord

Jul 05, 2016

Videos / Other

• Building Desktop Apps with Node.js and Electron

Jun 29, 2016

Open Source / Other

• Museeks (⭐1.4k) - Music player.

Jun 19, 2016

For Electron / Other

• electron-context-menu (⭐1.2k) - Extensible context menu.

Jun 16, 2016

Open Source / Other

• YakYak (⭐3.9k) - Unofficial Google Hangouts app.

Jun 15, 2016

Closed Source / Other

• CatLight - Build status notifier.

Jun 14, 2016

For Electron / Other

• fix-path (⭐251) - Fix the $PATH on macOS when run from a GUI app. Useful when spawning a child process.

• electron-osx-sign (⭐473) - Code-signing for macOS apps.

Components / Other

• React Desktop (⭐9.4k) - UI toolkit for macOS and Windows built with React.

Articles / Other

• Codesigning your app for macOS

• Auto-updating apps for macOS and Windows: The complete guide

Jun 07, 2016

Open Source / Other

• Crypter (⭐443) - Secure encryption client.

May 23, 2016

Boilerplates / Other

• bozon (⭐753) - Scaffold, run, test, and package your app.

May 20, 2016

Open Source / Other

• Mattermost (⭐1.7k) - Mattermost client.

Boilerplates / Other

• electron-quick-start (⭐10k) - Clone the repo to try a simple app.

May 18, 2016

Open Source / Featured

• Min (⭐6.3k) - Minimal web browser.

May 12, 2016

Closed Source / Other

• WhatsApp - Official WhatsApp app.

Videos / Other

• The New Desktop: Electron, React, & Pixel-Perfect Native-Feeling Experiences

May 08, 2016

Closed Source / Other

• Freeter - Organizer for freelancers & creatives.

May 07, 2016

For Electron / Other

• electron-rebuild (⭐919) - Rebuild native Node.js modules against the currently installed Electron version.

May 01, 2016

Closed Source / Other

• MongoDB Compass - Official MongoDB app.

Apr 19, 2016

Open Source / Featured

• WebTorrent (⭐9.1k) - Streaming torrent client.

• Visual Studio Code (⭐141k) - Cross-platform IDE.

Open Source / Other

• Git-it (⭐4.2k) - Teaches you Git and GitHub.

• Caprine (⭐6.6k) - Unofficial Facebook Messenger app.

• Simplenote (⭐4.3k) - Note keeper.

• Abricotine (⭐2.6k) - Markdown editor with inline preview.

• Medis (⭐11k) - Redis database management.

• SmartMirror (⭐2.7k) - Voice controlled smart mirror.

• Google Play Music Desktop Player (⭐8.4k) - Unofficial Google Play Music app.

• Ansel (⭐357) - Image organizer.

Closed Source / Other

• GitKraken - Git client.

• 1Clipboard - Universal clipboard manager.

• Postman - Create and send HTTP requests.

For Electron / Other

• electron-is-dev (⭐407) - Check if Electron is running in development.

• electron-localshortcut (⭐398) - Add keyboard shortcuts locally to a window.

• electron-dl (⭐1k) - Simplified file downloads.

• electron-release-server (⭐1.8k) - Self-hosted release server with front-end & auto-updater support.

• electron-download (⭐297) - Download the Electron release zip from GitHub.

• ember-electron (⭐805) - Build, test, and package Ember apps.

Using Electron / Other

• nativefier (⭐33k) - Create an app of any website.

• electron-pdf (⭐1.2k) - Generate PDF from URL, HTML, or Markdown files on the command-line.

Components / Other

• chrome-tabs (⭐1.6k) - Chrome like tabs.

Apr 18, 2016

Videos / Other

• Building Native Desktop apps using Electron

Apr 17, 2016

Using Electron / Other

• electron-stream (⭐123) - Streaming wrapper.

Mar 29, 2016

Open Source / Other

• Catify (⭐63) - Utility for Spotify.

Mar 22, 2016

Open Source / Other

• Before Dawn (⭐170) - Screensaver tool.

Mar 09, 2016

Closed Source / Other

• Remember - Business card management. (Korean)

For Electron / Other

• electron-installer-debian (⭐340) - Create a Debian package.

• electron-installer-redhat (⭐76) - Create a Red Hat package.

• electron-installer-windows (⭐462) - Create a Windows package.

Feb 29, 2016

For Electron / Other

• electron-packager (⭐8.2k) - Package and distribute your app.

Jan 29, 2016

Open Source / Other

• Proton (⭐156) - Markdown editor with live preview.

Jan 07, 2016

Open Source / Other

• Chrome DevTools (⭐1.6k) - Chrome DevTools packaged as an app.

Dec 22, 2015

Closed Source / Other

• Stremio - Media center.

• Pingendo - Bootstrap prototyping.

• MockingBot - Prototyping tool for designing apps.

• Caret - Markdown editor.

Boilerplates / Other

• electron-react-boilerplate (⭐21k) - Boilerplate based on React and webpack.

Videos / Other

• The State of Electron

Dec 16, 2015

Open Source / Other

• Light Table (⭐12k) - Code editor with instant feedback.

Dec 02, 2015

Open Source / Other

• Sqlectron (⭐4.2k) - SQL client.

Nov 28, 2015

Community / Other

• electron-br (Brazilian Portuguese)

Nov 16, 2015

For Electron / Other

• debug-menu (⭐133) - Chrome-like "inspect element" context-menu.

Oct 30, 2015

Open Source / Other

• MarkRight (⭐905) - GitHub flavored Markdown editor with live preview.

Oct 14, 2015

Closed Source / Other

• Spreaker Studio - Audio recording and broadcasting.

Sep 15, 2015

Closed Source / Other

• Typetalk - Share and discuss ideas with your team through instant messaging.

Aug 10, 2015

Articles / Other

• Building a desktop application with Electron

Jul 25, 2015

Articles / Other

• Electron Fundamentals

Jun 26, 2015

Open Source / Other

• Loop Drop (⭐815) - MIDI looper and synth for live electronic music performances.

Jun 23, 2015

Videos / Other

• Multi Window Electron Desktop Apps

Jun 22, 2015

Closed Source / Other

• Prepros - Compile almost any preprocessing language with live browser refresh.

For Electron / Other

• electron-debug (⭐719) - Adds useful debug features.

May 24, 2015

Open Source / Other

• Leanote (⭐1.5k) - Cloud notepad.

May 08, 2015

Videos / Other

• Packaging and Distributing Electron Desktop Apps

Apr 26, 2015

Closed Source / Other

• Slack - Desktop version.

• Avocode - Share design and collaborate.

Community / Other

• @electronjs on Twitter

Apr 23, 2015

Boilerplates / Other

• generator-electron (⭐716) - Scaffold out an app boilerplate.