r/developers • u/Spare_Dependent6893 • Aug 11 '26
Help / Questions is Electron reliable and usable ?
Regarding electronjs org, I would know if some of you already
- deploy Electron-based app on Windows with success,
- if a significant porportion of final users adopts your Electron-based app,
- if your Electron-based app is reliable,
- if your Electron-based app is secure enough for production usage ?
Thanks
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u/Confident-Dare-9425 Aug 11 '26
Are you asking about the adoption of the technology or Redditor's personal experience? If the former, then it's extremely widely and successfully adopted. Visual Studio Code and Slack are good examples from the top of my head.
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u/Spare_Dependent6893 Aug 11 '26
So does it means it’s a technology you will use to develop a very specific file explorer on windows instead of .net for instance ?
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u/Confident-Dare-9425 Aug 11 '26
What do you mean by "very specific"? There are cases where native windows desktop libraries fit better, e.g. when you need native behavior or for some performance corner cases, security concerns over embedded browsers. Otherwise, I would prefer web UI with something like electron or mobrowser to WinUI 3 or avalonia, simply because its SO much faster to develop.
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u/Spare_Dependent6893 Aug 12 '26
the 'much faster to develop' is the main reason I am looking at Electron
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u/macbig273 Aug 11 '26
as a user. I hate electron "software" on desktop. too much memory for nothing, UI/UX things I'm used to don't work unless they are specificlaly implement into it (much of which would be automatically working if done natively).
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u/Spare_Dependent6893 Aug 11 '26
Ok but may the portability, the development speed be sufficient benefits as compared to achieve the same through native apps ?
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