Electron Masterclass: Build Desktop Apps with JavaScript

Electron Masterclass: Build Desktop Apps with JavaScript free download

Build desktop applications using HTML and JS with Electron | React.js Integration | Testing via Playwright | Firebase

Welcome to the most complete and up-to-date Electron course on Udemy!

In this course, we will dive deep into Electron development and cover everything from the basics to advanced topics — all through hands-on projects, real-world examples, and practical exercises.

This complete Electron course is designed for web developers who want to build desktop applications and games using their existing JavaScript, HTML, and CSS skills, or for Electron developers who want to improve and deepen their understanding of the platform.

In this course, you'll learn a wide range of topics including:

• Electron basics and how it works

• Understanding the main and the renderer processes in Electron and how they communicate via IPC

• Electron advanced topics and features

• How to build and sign the code

• Integrating Electron with React.js and Angular.js

• Testing via Playwright

• Connecting to databases using Firebase

• Games development in Electron using Phaser.js

And here are the topics in more details:

• What is Electron and how it works

• Setting up the development environment

• Electron app structure and the main process

• Creating and managing BrowserWindows

• Using Nodemon and live reload

• Working with application menus and keyboard shortcuts

• Creating tray-based desktop applications

• Inter-process communication (IPC)

• Dialogs and file system integration

• Context menus and shell integration

• Using preload scripts securely

• Debugging Electron applications

• Writing end-to-end tests using Playwright

• Packaging apps with Electron Builder

• Code signing and app distribution

• Integrating React and Vite with Electron using Vite

• Integrating Electron with Angular.js

• Playing Music in Electron: Integrating with Amplitue.js

• Connecting with databases and Firebase integration

• Game Development with Electron: Integrating with Phaser.js

Throughout the course, you’ll build hands-on projects like:

• A Hashing Utility

• A Pomodoro Timer

• A Code Editor

• An Comodity-Prices Application

• A Spaceware Game

• A Chat Application

These projects are designed to reinforce your learning and give you real, portfolio-ready desktop applications.

I’m confident that you will love this course, and that you’ll become a professional Electron developer, or significantly improve your current skills if you already have experience.

So join me on this journey and master Electron development today!