Is Electron dead?
Deaditude Score:
43.0%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Stability guaranteed. Innovation optional.
*Data last collected: 4 Dec 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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๐ฌComponent 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
โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
โจ
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
Active Support
Question Metrics
Total Questions
15
Answer Rate
47%
Acceptance Rate
13%
Growth
0%
Recent Questions
What is the difference between a framework and a set of rules and instructions, basically a blueprint as the HTML Standard?
Unanswered34 views
htmlelectron
ElectronJS shell openPath cannot open file inside app.asar
Answered27 views
electronelectron-builder
Prevent Certain DOM Elements from being Screen Recorded in Electron
Answered23 views
reactjselectron
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
12,672
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
44
Posts
4.1
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
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0.0%
Holding steady
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysI made a complete Electron + SQLite tutorial (from scratch to installer) and got schooled on Murphy's Law
r/electronjs16 days ago
24(96%)9
A cross platform dynamic island made with electron
r/electronjs1 months ago
26(100%)6
Can I use the same codebase for my web app and for a desktop electron app?
r/electronjs19 days ago
11(100%)12
Recording System Audio is hard, but with Microphone, it's even harder to get it right.
r/electronjs1 months ago
9(86%)8
Building mac, win and linux binaries using Github actions
r/electronjs1 months ago
9(100%)6
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Electron devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
404,549๐ซ๐ทFrance
38,684๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
16,371๐จ๐ฆCanada
10,901๐ฎ๐ณIndia
9,191๐ฉ๐ชGermany
95Market Summary
479,791
Total Jobs
๐ข
10,284
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.
๐ธ Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about Electron, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
457
Posts
Community Interest
Average points18.6
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music
2 months ago
35997
Electron-based apps cause system-wide lag on macOS 26 Tahoe
2 months ago
302214
The cryptography behind electronic passports
1 months ago
200122
The death of industrial design and the era of dull electronics
2 months ago
161126
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
YouTube algorithm buried Electron content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
15
Videos
319.3K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-57.1%
Average Engagement
21.3K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Electron:
Samik Choudhury
YouTube Royalty
NextGen Dev: AI & Code
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
30
How To Use Worker Threads In Electron JS
Build Cool Stuffs
1 months ago
52
1 months ago
40
macOS 101: Complete Electron.js Production Series Announced
Samik Choudhury
2 months ago
41
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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