vite-electron-builder

• A secure Electron application template following latest security best practices and recommendations
• Uses latest Electron version with security patches and electron-builder for packaging
• Designed as a monorepo with independent packages for main process, preload scripts, and renderer
• Supports any web framework for the renderer (created via interactive npm run init command)
• Key features:
  • Lightweight design with minimal dependencies
  • Automatic end-to-end testing with Playwright
  • Continuous integration with type checking
  • Auto-update functionality via GitHub Releases
  • Secure IPC communication between processes
• Architecture follows Electron security guidelines with:
  • Main process handling core Electron APIs
  • Preload scripts for Node.js functionality
  • Renderer process for UI (framework-agnostic)
• Includes environment variable management with Vite
• Provides useful npm scripts for development, building, testing and integration

[!NOTE] The project is maintained by a Ukrainian developer affected by the war, with requests for support.