Electron
by Electron · Cross-platform desktop apps built with JavaScript, HTML and CSS
47.9 — BenchRank score out of 100
Screenshots of Electron
Homepage
Overview
Electron embeds Chromium and Node.js so desktop applications can be built with JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Main-process APIs handle windows, menus, dialogs and notifications, with modules for automatic updates via Squirrel and crash reporting. Electron Forge scaffolds, builds and publishes apps; Electron Fiddle runs small experiments.
- Best for
- Web developers building desktop apps for macOS, Windows and Linux from one JavaScript codebase.
- Pricing
- No prices are shown; the page describes Electron as an open-source project installed from npm.
- Runs on
- WebAndroidmacOSWindowsLinuxSelf-hosted
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Runs on macOS, Windows and Linux from one codebase
- Embeds Chromium and Node.js; any npm package or native add-on
- Built-in autoUpdater, crash reporting and native GUI APIs
- Open source under the OpenJS Foundation
Trade-offs
- Each app bundles a full Chromium and Node.js runtime
- autoUpdater covers macOS and Windows only, not Linux
- Installer generation relies on community-supported tooling
- Major releases track Chromium, so upgrades come often
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 0 out of 100
- API quality
- 25 out of 100
- Documentation
- 70 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 65 out of 100
- Customer sentiment
- 80 out of 100
- Changelog
- 100 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 50 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 25 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 60 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 100 out of 100
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