The problem starts with the apps and the way people use Electron. For many, porting a web application to an Electron means taking your existing code as-is and embedding it into an Electron container.

Electron There’s a library known as Electron which allows web developers to package their content into a desktop application. It is a little controversial because — frankly — what isn’t?

In fact, Electron apps can do more, since the packaged browser bits have permission to work with the local system in ways a conventional browser-based app (like a progressive web app) can’t.

An application shell for apps built using Web technologies, Electron lets developers use Node.js to build and run desktop applications GitHub’s Electron is rapidly gaining popularity for ...

Flotato is a way to make little (or big) app windows for apps you might normally use in a browser tab. It’s lightweight and easy to use once you wrap your head around it.

On iOS, all apps must go through the App Store. On macOS, the Mac App Store is just one method of distribution and developers are free to publish their apps independently on their own website ...

Last year, chat.google.com received a Progressive Web App to replace the old desktop client. The Google Chat Electron app will stop working ...

If you ever miss the old days of Windows 95, you don't have to anymore. Microsoft's legacy operating system is now available to download for free from GitHub as an Electron application.