Electron Updater
Cross-platform auto-update solution for Electron applications.
Desktop and mobile apps npm MIT
Used in agent projects
21
0.2% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in desktop and mobile apps
#23 of 26
by use in those projects
Downloads
3.8M
npm, last 7 days, electron-updater
GitHub stars
14.7K
last push Oct 9, 2026
How Electron Updater is used
Electron Updater is a dependency in 21 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.2%), #23 of 26 in desktop and mobile apps. The most used alternative there is React Native. Projects that use it most often also use Electron (90.5%), electron-builder (90.5%), Playwright (JavaScript) (57.1%).
Often used with Electron Updater
| Electron | 90.5% of Electron Updater projects · 140.1× more than average |
|---|---|
| electron-builder | 90.5% of Electron Updater projects · 179.5× more than average |
| Playwright (JavaScript) | 57.1% of Electron Updater projects · 6.5× more than average |
| Vite | 71.4% of Electron Updater projects · 3.1× more than average |
| Vitest | 52.4% of Electron Updater projects · 4.3× more than average |
| react-markdown | 42.9% of Electron Updater projects · 15.1× more than average |
| remark-gfm | 38.1% of Electron Updater projects · 16.8× more than average |
| Zustand | 38.1% of Electron Updater projects · 6.4× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list Electron Updater as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install electron-updater |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (21) |
| Example projects | JNTMTMTM/eIsland, cin12211/orca-q, godotlauncher/launcher, claude-world/claude-world-studio, nullxnothing/daemon |
Alternatives to Electron Updater
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| React Native npm Framework for building native iOS and Android apps with React and JavaScript. |
207 (1.6%) | 14.2M | 127K | MIT |
| Expo npm Framework and platform for building native iOS and Android apps with React. |
196 (1.5%) | 10.5M | 52.6K | MIT |
| react-native-safe-area-context npm Handle safe areas in React Native on iOS, Android and web platforms. |
159 (1.3%) | 10.5M | 2,766 | MIT |
| react-native-screens npm Native navigation primitives for React Native with performance optimizations. |
154 (1.2%) | 9.8M | 3,735 | MIT |
| React Native Gesture Handler npm Declarative gesture handling for React Native with native performance. |
128 (1.0%) | 9.1M | 6,790 | MIT |
| React Navigation npm Navigation library for React Native apps with stack, tab and drawer navigators. |
117 (0.9%) | 6M | 24.5K | MIT |
| React Native Async Storage npm Persistent key-value storage for React Native apps replacing AsyncStorage. |
114 (0.9%) | 7.5M | 5,073 | MIT |
| react-native-svg npm SVG rendering library for React Native enabling scalable vector graphics in mobile apps. |
102 (0.8%) | 8.4M | 8,005 | MIT |