Electron Desktop

Electron Desktop Development

Build cross-platform desktop applications using web technologies.

Platforms Supported

Platform	Architecture	Notes
Windows	x64, arm64, ia32	Windows 10+
macOS	x64, arm64 (Apple Silicon)	macOS 10.15+
Linux	x64, arm64, armv7l	Most distributions

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Project Structure

my-app/
├── src/
│   ├── main/
│   │   ├── main.ts          # Main process
│   │   ├── preload.ts       # Preload scripts
│   │   └── ipc.ts           # IPC handlers
│   ├── renderer/
│   │   ├── index.html
│   │   ├── App.tsx
│   │   └── components/
│   └── shared/
│       └── types.ts
├── resources/
│   ├── icon.icns            # macOS
│   ├── icon.ico             # Windows
│   └── icon.png             # Linux
├── electron-builder.yml
├── package.json
└── forge.config.ts

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Main Process

Entry Point

// src/main/main.ts
import { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain } from "electron";
import path from "path";

let mainWindow: BrowserWindow | null = null;