Description:
Build desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
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Type: Cask
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Latest Version: 40.4.1@0
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Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
@electronjs |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Developer tools
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Tags:
electron
desktop
cross-platform
javascript
framework
development
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Install:
brew install --cask electron
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About:
Electron is a powerful framework for building cross-platform desktop applications using web technologies like JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. It integrates the Chromium rendering engine and the Node.js runtime, allowing developers to create native-feeling apps with web development skills. This enables rapid development of feature-rich desktop software that runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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Key Features:
- Cross-platform development with a single codebase
- Combines Chromium and Node.js for full-stack capabilities
- Access to native OS APIs through JavaScript
- Extensive ecosystem of community libraries and tools
- Built-in auto-updater and crash reporting
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Use Cases:
- Building desktop versions of web applications
- Creating cross-platform productivity tools and utilities
- Developing modern GUI applications for internal business tools
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Alternatives:
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Tauri
– Lighter weight with Rust backend, smaller bundle sizes
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Flutter
– Uses Dart, provides native performance with custom UI rendering
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NW.js
– Similar web-tech approach but with different architecture and API
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| Feb 13, 2026 7:00pm |
40.4.1 |
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| Feb 11, 2026 9:55pm |
40.4.0 |
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| Feb 11, 2026 4:31am |
40.3.0 |
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| Feb 6, 2026 4:24am |
40.2.1 |
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40.2.0 |
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| Jan 29, 2026 4:27am |
40.1.0 |
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| Jan 16, 2026 4:09am |
40.0.0 |
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| Oct 22, 2025 12:57am |
38.4.0 |
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| Sep 17, 2025 6:41pm |
38.1.1 |
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38.0.0 |
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| Aug 27, 2025 9:50pm |
37.4.0 |
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37.3.1 |
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| Aug 19, 2025 6:52am |
37.3.1 |
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