Essential background theory and context

Electron is a cross-platform framework that is used to build desktop applications for Windows, Linux, and Mac. Many popular applications are built with Electron, such as Visual Studio Code, Skype, and Slack. The Electron framework is built on top of Node.js and Chromium. Web developers can leverage their existing HTML, CSS, and JavaScript skills to create desktop applications without learning a new language such as C++ or C#.

Tip

Electron applications have many similarities with PWA applications. Consider building an Electron application for scenarios such as advanced filesystem manipulation or when you need a more native look and feel for your application. Another use case is when you are building a complementary tool for your primary desktop product and you want to ship them together.

An Electron application consists of two processes:

• Main: This interacts with the native local resources using the Node.js API.
• Renderer...