electron-vite-vue
A minimal boilerplate for building Electron apps with Vue and Vite, featuring a simple directory structure and Node.js integration.
What is electron-vite-vue?
electron-vite-vue is a boilerplate project that provides a ready-to-use template for creating Electron desktop applications with Vue and Vite. It solves the problem of complex initial setup by offering a minimal, pre-configured structure that integrates modern web technologies for efficient development.
Developers building cross-platform desktop applications with Electron who prefer Vue as their frontend framework and want a fast, modern build tool like Vite.
It stands out for its simplicity, extensibility, and seamless integration of Node.js APIs in the renderer process, reducing configuration time and providing a clean starting point for Electron projects.
Overview
🥳 Really simple Electron + Vite + Vue boilerplate.
Use Cases
Best For
- Starting new Electron applications with Vue and TypeScript
- Projects requiring Node.js integration in the Electron renderer
- Developers needing support for C/C++ native addons
- Building Electron apps with multiple windows
- Teams seeking a minimal, opinionated boilerplate
- Rapid prototyping of desktop applications with modern tooling
Not Ideal For
- Projects using React or other non-Vue frontend frameworks
- Large-scale applications requiring built-in state management, routing, and testing configurations
- Teams prioritizing maximum security by avoiding Node.js integration in the renderer process
- Developers needing extensive documentation or community support beyond basic setup
Pros & Cons
Pros
Provides a pre-configured setup with minimal steps; just clone, install, and run dev as shown in the Quick Setup section, reducing initial overhead.
Based on Vite's official Vue TypeScript template, ensuring modern tooling compatibility and fast development cycles with minimal invasiveness.
Enables direct use of Node.js APIs in the renderer process by default, simplifying desktop-specific functionality without extra configuration.
Supports C/C++ native addons out of the box, as noted in the features, useful for performance-intensive or legacy integration tasks.
Cons
Lacks pre-configured essentials like Vue Router or state management, requiring manual integration for full-featured applications, which adds setup time.
Disabling default Node.js integration or customizing build settings requires editing Vite config files, as shown in the README diff, which can be error-prone for beginners.
Relies on specific vite plugins from the electron-vite ecosystem; updates or issues here could break compatibility or require maintenance efforts.
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