Is Electron dead?
Deaditude Score:
49.0%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Hasn't crashed in years. Neither has its GitHub star count.
*Data last collected: 6 Apr 2026, 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 reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
⚠️
2013
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment
Stack Overflow Analysis
Struggling
Question Metrics
Total Questions
5
Answer Rate
40%
Acceptance Rate
20%
Growth
-50%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
13,729
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
65
Posts
4.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
→
0.0%
Holding steady
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysHow do you explain the Electron vs Tauri tradeoff to users without sounding defensive?
r/electronjs26 days ago
22(97%)26
I built a desktop audio app with Electron + Python. Here's every painful lesson.
r/electronjs23 days ago
19(92%)10
Tech Talk: How Electron went Wayland-native, and what it means for your apps | Electron
r/electronjs28 days ago
17(100%)1
⚡️ Electron ^40.7.0: MenuItem now has modifiable title, icon and sublabel
r/electronjs1 months ago
13(94%)3
⚡️ Electron v41.0.0: what's new? Chromium v146 is the biggest change
r/electronjs1 months ago
11(100%)4
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Electron devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
369,386🇫🇷France
39,847🇬🇧United Kingdom
15,046🇮🇳India
10,695🇨🇦Canada
9,571🇩🇪Germany
90Market Summary
444,635
Total Jobs
🏢
10,777
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
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
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about Electron, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
564
Posts
Community Interest
Average points18.1
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
The comment section reads like a civil war between fanboys and haters.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Why is Claude an Electron app?
1 months ago
428458
39c3: In-house electronics manufacturing from scratch: How hard can it be? [video]
3 months ago
270126
Electronics for Kids, 2nd Edition
29 days ago
25260
Electronic nose for indoor mold detection and identification
3 months ago
210124
Claude is an Electron App because we've lost native
1 months ago
206245
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Electron content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
21
Videos
1.5M
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-28.6%
Average Engagement
70.3K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Electron:
Direct Electron
Hobby Channel
kavan
Major Creator
Saar
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
70.0K2.8K
1 months ago
33
2 months ago
10
1 months ago
40
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 6 Apr 2026 | 49.0% |
| 23 Mar 2026 | 39.5% |
| 9 Mar 2026 | 36.0% |
| 24 Feb 2026 | 25.9% |
| 10 Feb 2026 | 35.7% |
| 27 Jan 2026 | 29.9% |
| 14 Jan 2026 | 37.4% |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 38.3% |
| 17 Dec 2025 | 38.5% |
| 4 Dec 2025 | 43.0% |
| 20 Nov 2025 | 45.3% |
| 6 Nov 2025 | 45.7% |
| 25 Oct 2025 | 27.5% |
| 11 Oct 2025 | 54.0% |
| 27 Sept 2025 | 45.7% |
| 14 Sept 2025 | 41.2% |
| 31 Aug 2025 | 36.7% |
| 17 Aug 2025 | 51.0% |
| 4 Aug 2025 | 54.5% |
| 21 Jul 2025 | 54.2% |
| 7 Jul 2025 | 30.7% |
| 24 Jun 2025 | 37.9% |
| 10 Jun 2025 | 28.9% |
| 28 May 2025 | 29.4% |
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