Is Electron dead?
Deaditude Score:
28.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Like a well-maintained highway. Essential, reliable, and no one's excited about it.
*Data last collected: 10 Jun 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
This is supposed to be an ad
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
Is in its dynamic growth phase with strong momentum, active development, and expanding adoption among organizations.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
🚀
2013
GitHub Pulse
Stable
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
117,073
total stars
Forks
16,120
total forks
Open PRs
759
open pull requests
Recent Commits
91
last 30 days
Contributors
100
active developers
Pulse Check
Growing
trend assessment
Language Distribution
C++56.7%
TypeScript32.6%
Objective-C++5.8%
JavaScript2.1%
Python1.9%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Active Support
Question Metrics
Total Questions
25
Answer Rate
16%
Acceptance Rate
12%
Growth
+67%
Recent Questions
How to disable Electron.js panel window movable area click event on macOS?
Unanswered32 views
javascriptnode.jstypescript
Why would ReactDOMServer.renderToString(createElement(SomeComponent)) fail without an error message in an ElectronJS app's main process?
Answered31 views
reactjselectroncreateelement
vite-react/electron problem, UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning with sqlite3
Unanswered26 views
reactjstypescriptelectron
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
11,338
Subscribers
13
Active Users
Activity Metrics
60
Posts
5.9
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-51.7%
Significant drop
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysI made a game with Electron and it got into Steam Next Fest! Feels unreal
r/electronjs9 days ago
70(99%)15
Why is a code signing certificate so expensive? How do you guys distribute your apps?
r/electronjs1 months ago
40(100%)22
This is Mage: an open source Raycast alternative, powered by Electron
r/electronjs26 days ago
15(100%)4
Electron-based visuals, tirggered via a music DAW
r/electronjs1 months ago
15(100%)1
Reducing Notion’s Typing Latency by 15% in Electron
r/electronjs22 days ago
13(100%)0
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Electron devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
403,028🇫🇷France
45,051🇬🇧United Kingdom
17,764🇮🇳India
10,921🇨🇦Canada
10,307🇩🇪Germany
117Market Summary
487,188
Total Jobs
🏢
8,500
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
409
Posts
Community Interest
Average points30.4
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)
2 months ago
903408
Show HN: I rewrote my Mac Electron app in Rust
21 days ago
597443
Show HN: Berlin Swapfest – Electronics flea market
3 months ago
30867
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Some Content
YouTubers discovered Electron generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.
Content Metrics
10
Videos
630.3K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+66.7%
Average Engagement
63.0K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Electron:
Jack Northrup
Hobby Channel
David Ondrej
Major Creator
Arun Datt Kaushik
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
10.3K406
1 months ago
11.6K669
Notes Desktop App With Electron JS, SQLite3, React JS, TailwindCSS, Shacdn & Zustand
Build Cool Stuffs
1 months ago
7517
2 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 |
|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2025 | 28.9% |
| 28 May 2025 | 29.4% |
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