# Electron (software framework) | ![img \|150](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Electron_20.0.3_screenshot.png/320px-Electron_20.0.3_screenshot.png) | Electron is a free and open-source software framework developed and maintained by OpenJS Foundation. The framework is designed to create desktop applications using web technologies that are rendered using a version of the Chromium browser engine and a back end using the Node.js runtime environment. It also uses various APIs to enable functionality such as native integration with Node.js services and an inter-process communication module. | | ---- | ---- | | | wikipedia:: [Electron (software framework)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_(software_framework)) | | | url:: [Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS \| Electron](https://www.electronjs.org/) |