Packaging and distributing apps is an integral part of the
development process of a desktop application. Since Electron is a cross
platform desktop application development framework, packaging and
distribution of apps for all the platforms should also be a seamless
experience.
The electron community has created a project, electron-packager that takes care of the same for us. It allows us to package and distribute our Electron app with OS-specific bundles (.app, .exe etc) via JS or CLI.
The electron community has created a project, electron-packager that takes care of the same for us. It allows us to package and distribute our Electron app with OS-specific bundles (.app, .exe etc) via JS or CLI.
Supported Platforms
Electron Packager is runs on the following host platforms:- Windows (32/64 bit)
- OS X
- Linux (x86/x86_64)
- Windows (also known as win32, for both 32/64 bit)
- OS X (also known as darwin) / Mac App Store (also known as mas)
- Linux (for x86, x86_64, and armv7l architectures)
Installation
Install the electron packager using:# for use in npm scripts $ npm install electron-packager --save-dev # for use from cli $ npm install electron-packager -g
Packaging apps
We'll be seeing how to run the packager from the command line. The basic form of the command is:electron-packager <sourcedir> <appname> --platform=<platform> --arch=<arch> [optional flags...]This will:
- Find or download the correct release of Electron
- Use that version of Electron to create a app in <output-folder>/<appname>-<platform>-<arch>
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