Electron<\/a> is an open-source framework developed and maintained by GitHub<\/a>. It allows for the development of desktop GUI applications using web technologies: JavaScript<\/a>, HTML<\/a>, and CSS<\/a>. By combining the Chromium<\/a> rendering engine and the Node.js<\/a> runtime, Electron<\/a> enables developers to build cross-platform applications that run on Windows<\/a>, macOS<\/a>, and Linux<\/a>.<\/p> Originally called Atom Shell, the project was created to support the Atom Editor<\/a>. Since its release, it has become the foundation for many popular software packages, including Visual Studio Code<\/a>, Discord<\/a>, and Slack<\/a>. According to the official Electron documentation<\/a>, the framework uses a multi-process model consisting of a main process and multiple renderer processes. More technical details regarding its architecture and history can be found on its Wikipedia page<\/a>.<\/p>Related Topics<\/h2>