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To try out experimental pre-releases, install the @alpha dist-tag of the @electron-forge/* packages via npm. For more details, see issue #4082 . A complete tool for building modern Electron applications. Electron Forge unifies the existing (and well maintained) build tools for Electron development into a simple, easy to use package so that anyone can jump right in to Electron development. Website | Goals | Docs and Usage | Configuration | Support | Contributing Getting Started Pre-requisites: * Node 16.4.0 or higher * Git You can initialize an Electron Forge project with the create-electron-app CLI tool. npx create-electron-app@latest my-new-app # then cd my-new-app npm start For more information on creating a new project from a template, see our CLI documentation . Docs and Usage For Electron Forge documentation and usage you should check out our website: electronforge.io Project Goals * Starting with Electron should be as simple as a single command. * Developers shouldn't have to worry about setting up build tooling, native module rebuilding, etc. Everything should "just work" for them out of the box. * Everything from creating the project to packaging the project for release should be handled by one core dependency in a standard way while still offering users maximum choice and freedom. With these goals in mind, under the hood this project uses, among others: * @electron/rebuild : Automatically recompiles native Node.js modules against the correct Electron version. * @electron/packager : Customizes and bundles your Electron app to get it ready for distribution. Contributing If you are interested in reporting/fixing issues and contributing directly to the code base, please see CONTRIBUTING.md for more information on what we're looking for and how to get started. Community Please report bugs or feature requests in our issue tracker . You can find help for debugging your Electron Forge on the Support page , and ask questions in the official Electron Discord server , where there is a dedicated channel for Electron Forge. About A complete tool for building and publishing Electron applications electronforge.io Topics build electron hacktoberfest javascript linux macos package typescript webpack windows Resources Readme MIT license Code of conduct Code of conduct Contributing Contributing Activity Custom properties Stars 7.1k stars Watchers 77 watching Forks 641 forks Report repository Releases Sponsor this project Packages Used by Contributors Languages Footer (c) 2026 GitHub, Inc. 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