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| Developer(s) | GitHub |
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| Initial release | 15 July 2013 (2013-07-15)[1] |
| Stable release | 4.0.7 / 5 March 2019 (2019-03-05)[2][3] |
| Repository |
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| Written in | C++, JavaScript, Objective-C++, Python and Objective-C |
| Operating system | Windows, Linux and macOS |
| Platform | IA-32, x86-64, ARM |
| License | MIT License[4] |
| Website | https://electronjs.org/ |
Electron (formerly known as Atom Shell[5]) is an open-source framework developed and maintained by GitHub.[6] Electron allows for the development of desktop GUI applications using front and back end components originally developed for web applications: Node.js runtime for the backend and Chromium for the frontend. Electron is the main GUI framework behind several notable open-source projects including Atom,[7]Visual Studio Code,[8] the Tidal client app, Light Table[9] and Discord.
Contents
1 Efficiency
2 Security
3 Software using Electron
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Efficiency
Because the framework is based on web browser and (local) server, those components themselves and the inter-process communication between them causes obvious overhead resource usage which is especially noticable on resource-limited computers like as Raspberry Pi or decade-old PCs.
Security
Because Electron applications are basically web applications running on localhost, they may be vulnerable to web-related attacks such as cross-site attacks or attacks against the browser (Chromium) or server component (Node.js).[10]
Software using Electron
A number of desktop applications are built with Electron including:[11]
Atom[12]
CrashPlan[13]
- Discord
Etcher[14]
GitHub Desktop[15]
- Keybase
- Light Table
Microsoft Teams[16]
- Shift[11]
- Signal
Skype[11]
Slack[17]
Symphony Chat[18]
- Twitch.tv
Visual Studio Code[19][20]
Wire[21]
- Yammer
See also
- Apache Cordova
Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF)- HTML Application
- Qt WebEngine
- XULRunner
References
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^ "Release Notes". github.com. GitHub. 7 March 2019.
^ https://electronjs.org/releases
^ "electron/LICENSE at master". GitHub. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
^ Sawicki, Kevin (23 April 2015). "Atom Shell is now Electron". Atom. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
^ "electron/electron". GitHub. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
^ "atom/atom". GitHub. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
^ James, Mike (23 November 2015). "Visual Studio Code - Now With Added Extensions". I Programmer. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
^ Horner, Gabriel (10 December 2015). "Light Table 0.8.0". lighttable.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ "Electron nodeIntegration Bypass". 10 May 2018.
^ abc "Apps". Electron. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
^ Sawicki, Kevin (23 April 2015). "Atom Shell is now Electron". Electron. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
^ "CrashPlan for Small Business version 6.7". Code42 CrashPlan Release Notes. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
^ "Etcher". Retrieved 2018-08-28.
^ Haack, Phil (16 May 2017). "Announcing Git Integration for Atom and GitHub Desktop Beta". The GitHub Blog. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
^ "Electron Helper and branding". Techcommunity.microsoft.com. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
^ "Building hybrid applications with Electron". Several People Are Coding. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
^ "symphonyoss/SymphonyElectron". GitHub. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
^ Bright, Peter (29 April 2015). "Microsoft's new Code editor is built on Google's Chromium". Ars Technica. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
^ "Open Source project".
^ "wireapp/wire-desktop". GitHub. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
External links
Official website
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