Build cross platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
Electron is build cross platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Licensed under MIT, it is very popular in the JavaScript ecosystem with 3.0M weekly downloads.
Electron has an excellent overall health score of 85/100. Its strongest dimension is maintenance (100/100), while quality (50/100) is the area with most room for improvement. This package is well-maintained and actively used.
Tauri vs Electron vs Neutralino compared for 2026. Bundle size, memory usage, native APIs, security model, and build tooling for cross-platform desktop apps.
2026-03-09T00:00:00.000ZTauri: 2–10MB, 50MB RAM. Electron: 80–200MB, 120MB+ RAM. Real benchmarks for bundle size, startup time, and memory across all 3 frameworks in 2026.
2026-03-08T00:00:00.000ZElectron ships Chromium. Tauri uses your OS WebView. We compared bundle sizes (120MB vs 8MB), performance, security, and ecosystem maturity with real data.
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