Now if you decide to go around manually packaging your app, youre gonna have a bad time.

Configure your app to use electron-builder: Create a directory build in the root of the project and save a background.png (macOS DMG background), icon.icns (macOS app icon) and icon.ico (Windows app icon) into it.

The Linux icon set will be generated automatically based on the macOS.

Ex. zulip-electronbuild Add electron-builder to your app devDependencies by running: npm install electron-builder --save-dev In electron-builder you could use two package.json structure as well as single package.json.

Well be using single package.json structure since its easier to maintain.

Sample One package.json On windows build you can also use NSIS target which is the default one and recommended by electron-builder.

To package your app into an installer use command: npm run dist It will create an installer in.

JavaScript Nodejs Electron Desktop App Open Source 1.96K claps 1.96K claps 31 response s Written by Akash Nimare Follow A messy developer who likes to write about web, life and motivation.

Currently building devfolio and fold Follow How to electron Follow How to do X in electron Follow Written by Akash Nimare Follow A messy developer who likes to write about web, life and motivation.

Currently building devfolio and fold How to electron Follow How to do X in electron More From Medium Start a New Electron App With React and TypeScript Elizabeth Alcal in Better Programming Build a Native Desktop App with React and Electron John Au-Yeung in Level Up Coding Build performant, native and cross-platform desktop applications with Angular Rustam Create a Desktop App Using Electron and React Ashish Srivastava in Bobble Engineering JavaScript Objects Adolf Schmuck in codeburst Building an Electron app from scratch (Part 1) Mark Jordan in Ingeniously Simple Towards a demystification of Quantum Mechanics Giovanni Organtini in CARRE4 Create a Desktop App Using Electron and React Ashish Srivastava Discover Medium Welcome to a place where words matter.

Watch Make Medium yours Follow all the topics you care about, and well deliver the best stories for you to your homepage and inbox.

Explore Become a member Get unlimited access to the best stories on Medium and support writers while youre at it.

How To Install Electron Cash For Mac