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'''''Electron''''' is an open-source programming ~~environment~~ to ~~allow an application normally developed for a~~ web ~~browser to run~~ as a standalone ~~app on the user's computer~~. ~~It consists of a browser to display the output the application generates (currently~~ [[Chromium]]), ~~a CSS processor~~, ~~and a Javascript interpreter, It also provides~~ the ~~same connectivity~~ to ~~the Internet that the user's~~ web ~~browser has~~, so that~~, for example, if the~~ application ~~uses a remote database, it can connect to it~~.

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| Title = Electron

| Release Year = 2013

| Product Type = Software

| In Production = Yes

| Official Website = https://www.electronjs.org/

| Logo = Electron Software Framework Logo.svg.png

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'''[[wikipedia:Electron_(software_framework)|Electron]]''' is an open-source programming framework that allows developers to write and run web applications as a standalone application. Electron uses [[Chromium]], an open-source project primarily maintained by [[Google]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shankland |first=Stephen |date=30 Nov 2020 |title=Google gets web allies by letting outsiders help build Chrome's foundation |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-gets-web-allies-by-letting-outsiders-help-build-chromes-foundation/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 Apr 2025 |website=CNET}}</ref>, as the underlying technology to parse and render web applications. The most common criticisms of Electron are performance issues and massive software bloat, given that each application based on Electron also contains and runs Chromium.

Electron ~~can encrypt~~ the ~~application so that its internal operations are~~ not ~~visible to those who download~~ it.

==Dependency on Chromium==

Due to being based on Chromium and being one of the most widely used frameworks for developing [[wikipedia:Application_software|desktop applications]], Electron heavily contributes to Google's monopoly<ref>{{Cite web |year=2025 |title=Browser Market Share Worldwide {{!}} Statcounter Global Stats |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729173848/https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share |archive-date=2025-07-29 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=Statcounter}}</ref> in the browser market. This, unfortunately, further increases the leverage Google has on the whole industry. An emerging alternative is a framework known as [[wikipedia:Tauri_(software_framework)|Tauri]], which does not have the same dependency issues, and it is significantly less bloated, as it relies on the [[wikipedia:Operating_system|Operating System]]'s native [[wikipedia:Browser_engine|web renderer]].

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==Software using Electron==

*[[Discord]]

*[[Bambu Lab Authorization Control System|Bambu Connect]]

*[[Figma]]

[[Category: ~~Definitions~~]]

==See also==

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_(software_framework) Wikipedia - Electron (software framework)]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_(web_browser) Wikipedia - Chromium (web-browser)]

==References==

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-'''''Electron''''' is an open-source programming environment to allow an application normally developed for a web browser to run as a standalone app on the user's computer. It consists of a browser to display the output the application generates (currently [[Chromium]]), a CSS processor, and a Javascript interpreter,  It also provides the same connectivity to the Internet that the user's web browser has, so that, for example, if the application uses a remote database, it can connect to it.
+{{StubNotice}}
+{{InfoboxProductLine
+| Title = Electron
+| Release Year = 2013
+| Product Type = Software
+| In Production = Yes
+| Official Website = https://www.electronjs.org/
+| Logo = Electron Software Framework Logo.svg.png
+}}
+'''[[wikipedia:Electron_(software_framework)|Electron]]''' is an open-source programming framework that allows developers to write and run web applications as a standalone application. Electron uses [[Chromium]], an open-source project primarily maintained by [[Google]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shankland |first=Stephen |date=30 Nov 2020 |title=Google gets web allies by letting outsiders help build Chrome's foundation |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-gets-web-allies-by-letting-outsiders-help-build-chromes-foundation/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 Apr 2025 |website=CNET}}</ref>, as the underlying technology to parse and render web applications. The most common criticisms of Electron are performance issues and massive software bloat, given that each application based on Electron also contains and runs Chromium.
-Electron can encrypt the application so that its internal operations are not visible to those who download it.
+==Dependency on Chromium==
+Due to being based on Chromium and being one of the most widely used frameworks for developing [[wikipedia:Application_software|desktop applications]], Electron heavily contributes to Google's monopoly<ref>{{Cite web |year=2025 |title=Browser Market Share Worldwide {{!}} Statcounter Global Stats |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729173848/https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share |archive-date=2025-07-29 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=Statcounter}}</ref> in the browser market. This, unfortunately, further increases the leverage Google has on the whole industry. An emerging alternative is a framework known as [[wikipedia:Tauri_(software_framework)|Tauri]], which does not have the same dependency issues, and it is significantly less bloated, as it relies on the [[wikipedia:Operating_system|Operating System]]'s native [[wikipedia:Browser_engine|web renderer]].
-Click the back button to return to the page that brought you here.
+==Software using Electron==
+*[[Discord]]
+*[[Bambu Lab Authorization Control System|Bambu Connect]]
+*[[Figma]]
-[[Category: Definitions]]
+==See also==
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_(software_framework) Wikipedia - Electron (software framework)]
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_(web_browser) Wikipedia - Chromium (web-browser)]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+[[Category:Articles in need of additional work]]
+[[Category:Articles requiring expansion]]
+[[Category:Electron]]