Is Electron dead?
Deaditude Score:
37.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> So stable it might as well be in a museum.
*Data last collected: 24 Jun 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
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Codebase Activity
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Reddit Drama
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Job offering
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
✨
2013
GitHub Pulse
Stable
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
117,232
total stars
Forks
16,159
total forks
Open PRs
748
open pull requests
Recent Commits
66
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Declining
trend assessment
Language Distribution
C++56.7%
TypeScript32.5%
Objective-C++5.8%
JavaScript2.2%
Python1.9%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
24
Answer Rate
21%
Acceptance Rate
17%
Growth
-45%
Recent Questions
Pass base URL to .exe installer when downloading it
Unanswered24 views
windowselectronelectron-builder
How to filter out unavailable printers from `webContents.getPrintersAsync()` result?
Unanswered16 views
electron
Start Electron app as background process on login
Unanswered15 views
reactjselectronbackground-process
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
11,459
Subscribers
20
Active Users
Activity Metrics
51
Posts
8.6
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+33.3%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 dayselectron-liquid-glass - Native liquid glass for electron
r/electronjs14 days ago
114(96%)14
I made a game with Electron and it got into Steam Next Fest! Feels unreal
r/electronjs21 days ago
82(99%)15
It's official—system audio loopback on macOS & Windows without third-party drivers!
r/electronjs11 days ago
40(100%)10
We finished our first Electron Steam app
r/electronjs14 days ago
21(96%)16
Agentic File Explorer for Mac made with Electron
r/electronjs21 days ago
14(90%)4
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Electron devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
397,338🇫🇷France
45,412🇬🇧United Kingdom
17,755🇨🇦Canada
10,709🇮🇳India
10,532🇩🇪Germany
109Market Summary
481,855
Total Jobs
🏢
8,741
Companies Using It
Big tech's favorite toy. Even your local coffee shop probably uses it.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Electron is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
HN Darling
Electron gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
394
Posts
Community Interest
Average points30.2
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
The comment section reads like a civil war between fanboys and haters.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Electron band structure in germanium, my ass (2001)
3 months ago
903408
Show HN: I rewrote my Mac Electron app in Rust
1 months ago
597443
Show HN: Berlin Swapfest – Electronics flea market
4 months ago
30867
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTube algorithm buried Electron content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
7
Videos
337.8K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-33.3%
Average Engagement
48.3K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Electron:
Build Cool Stuffs
Small Creator
Lecctron
Major Creator
PythonGPT
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
15.0K797
Notes Desktop App With Electron JS, SQLite3, React JS, TailwindCSS, Shadcn & Zustand
Build Cool Stuffs
1 months ago
7917
1 months ago
342
Ep. 2 - Electron, Vue, Vite and Tailwind
Holdmyfolio
28 days ago
00
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2025 | 37.9% |
| 10 Jun 2025 | 28.9% |
| 28 May 2025 | 29.4% |
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