"readme":"[](https://electronjs.org)\n\n\n[](https://circleci.com/gh/electron/electron/tree/master)\n[](https://windows-ci.electronjs.org/project/AppVeyor/electron/branch/master)\n[](https://david-dm.org/electron/electron?type=dev)\n[](https://atom-slack.herokuapp.com/)\n\n:memo: Available Translations: 🇨🇳 🇹🇼 🇧🇷 🇪🇸 🇰🇷 🇯🇵 🇷🇺 🇫🇷 🇹🇭 🇳🇱 🇹🇷 🇮🇩 🇺🇦 🇨🇿 🇮🇹.\nView these docs in other languages at [electron/i18n](https://github.com/electron/i18n/tree/master/content/).\n\nThe Electron framework lets you write cross-platform desktop applications\nusing JavaScript, HTML and CSS. It is based on [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) and\n[Chromium](https://www.chromium.org) and is used by the [Atom\neditor](https://github.com/atom/atom) and many other [apps](https://electronjs.org/apps).\n\nFollow [@ElectronJS](https://twitter.com/electronjs) on Twitter for important\nannouncements.\n\nThis project adheres to the Contributor Covenant\n[code of conduct](https://github.com/electron/electron/tree/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).\nBy participating, you are expected to uphold this code. Please report unacceptable\nbehavior to [coc@electronjs.org](mailto:coc@electronjs.org).\n\n## Installation\n\nTo install prebuilt Electron binaries, use [`npm`](https://docs.npmjs.com/).\nThe preferred method is to install Electron as a development dependency in your\napp:\n\n```sh\nnpm install electron --save-dev [--save-exact]\n```\n\nThe `--save-exact` flag is recommended for Electron prior to version 2, as it does not follow semantic\nversioning. As of version 2.0.0, Electron follows semver, so you don't need `--save-exact` flag. For info on how to manage Electron versions in your apps, see\n[Electron versioning](docs/tutorial/electron-versioning.md).\n\nFor more installation options and troubleshooting tips, see\n[installation](docs/tutorial/installation.md).\n\n## Quick start & Electron Fiddle\n\nUse [`Electron Fiddle`](https://github.com/electron/fiddle)\nto build, run, and package small Electron experiments, to see code examples for all of Electron's APIs, and\nto try out different versions of Electron. It's designed to make the start of your journey with\nElectron easier.\n\nAlternatively, clone and run the\n[electron/electron-quick-start](https://github.com/electron/electron-quick-start)\nrepository to see a minimal Electron app in action:\n\n```sh\ngit clone https://github.com/electron/electron-quick-start\ncd electron-quick-start\nnpm install\nnpm start\n```\n\n## Resources for learning Electron\n\n- [electronjs.org/docs](https://electronjs.org/docs) - all of Electron's documentation\n- [electron/fiddle](https://github.com/electron/fiddle) - A tool to build, run, and package small Electron experiments\n- [electron/electron-quick-start](https://github.com/electron/electron-quick-start) - a very basic starter Electron app\n- [electronjs.org/community#boilerplates](https://electronjs.org/community#boilerplates) - sample starter apps created by the community\n- [electron/simple-samples](https://github.com/electron/simple-samples) - small applications with ideas for taking them further\n- [electron/electron-api-demos](https://github.com/electron/electron-api-demos) - an Electron app that teaches you how to use Electron\n- [hokein/electron-sample-apps](https://github.com/hokein/electron-sample-apps) - small demo apps for the various Electron APIs\n\n## Programmatic usage\n\nMost people use Electron from the command line, but if you require `electron` inside\nyour **Node app** (not your Electron app) it will return the file path to the\nbin
