Monthly Archives: February 2024

Introduction: As software evolves, it’s essential to keep applications up-to-date with the latest features, bug fixes, and security patches. In Electron applications, implementing auto-update functionality ensures that users always have access to the newest version of the app without manual intervention. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore how to integrate automatic update functionality into Electron…

Introduction: In the realm of desktop application development, providing users with intuitive and accessible features is paramount to ensuring a positive user experience. One effective way to achieve this is by integrating system tray functionality into Electron applications. The system tray, also known as the notification area or taskbar area, provides a convenient location for…

Introduction: In the realm of Electron app development, user experience is paramount. One effective way to enhance user interaction is by creating custom menus tailored to the application’s context. In this tutorial, we’ll explore how to create custom menus in Electron applications, providing users with contextually relevant options and improving overall usability. Step 1: Setting…

Introduction: Distributing macOS applications outside of the App Store mandates a process called notarization, which ensures the security and integrity of the software. This involves several steps, including building, signing, and verifying the application’s authenticity with Apple. Notarization allows developers to distribute their apps outside the App Store ecosystem while maintaining user trust and security.…

Introduction: In the realm of application development, there often arises a need for solutions that can operate independently of online services while efficiently managing and storing data. This necessity becomes particularly pronounced in scenarios where vast amounts of data are collected in remote locations devoid of internet connectivity. Recently, a requirement emerged while working on…

Install nedb-promises nedb-promises is a wrapper around NEDB. I suggest using this over Nedb directly. Sooner or later, you’d need to wait for your data to arrive. Create a database factory You can choose to have just one database file for your entire app, or you can choose to have one file per domain entity. But…

Overview For our project with LEAF International’s interactive kiosks, we decided that our past solution of remotely logging into a computer to update software OR asking the client to manually update an install was a bit archaic. We decided to look into Electron’s autoUpdater functionality. Before we can do this, our apps needed a Code…

Introduction:In this blog of our Electron series, we’ll learn how to package your Electron application with electron builder so you can distribute it.There are two ways to distribute your app. You can simply make your source code public, let users download it, package it, and run the app for themselves.Distributing source code has two disadvantages:…