Building a Desktop Application with Electron

🔨Electron is a tool that enables developers to build cross-platform desktop applications using web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

🌐Electron-based apps can run on Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems, making it a versatile choice for developers.

💻Electron has gained popularity and is used by popular applications like VS Code, Atom, and Slack.

👩‍💻To get started with Electron, you need basic JavaScript skills and familiarity with web technologies.

🖥️In this course, you will learn how to build an image resizer app using Electron, allowing you to shrink the file size of an image.

What is Electron?

—Electron is a tool that allows developers to build cross-platform desktop applications using web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

What are the advantages of using Electron?

—Electron-based apps can run on multiple operating systems, making it easy to develop and deploy cross-platform applications.

What are some popular applications built with Electron?

—VS Code, Atom, Slack, and many other popular applications are built with Electron.

What are the prerequisites for learning Electron?

—Basic JavaScript skills and familiarity with web technologies are sufficient to get started with Electron.

What will I learn in this course?

—In this course, you will learn how to build an image resizer app using Electron, allowing you to shrink the file size of an image.

00:00Introduction to Electron and its capabilities.

05:39Demonstration of creating a main window using Electron.

07:35Loading an HTML file inside the main window.

11:56Adding boilerplate code to handle all window closed event.

12:42Closing the application when all windows are closed.