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title: 'Adding Features'
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description: 'In this step of the tutorial, we will share some resources you should read to add features to your application'
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slug: tutorial-adding-features
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:::info Follow along the tutorial
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This is **part 4** of the Electron tutorial.
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1. [Prerequisites][prerequisites]
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1. [Building your First App][building your first app]
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1. [Using Preload Scripts][preload]
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1. **[Adding Features][features]**
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1. [Packaging Your Application][packaging]
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1. [Publishing and Updating][updates]
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:::
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## Adding application complexity
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If you have been following along, you should have a functional Electron application
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with a static user interface. From this starting point, you can generally progress
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in developing your app in two broad directions:
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1. Adding complexity to your renderer process' web app code
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1. Deeper integrations with the operating system and Node.js
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It is important to understand the distinction between these two broad concepts. For the
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first point, Electron-specific resources are not necessary. Building a pretty to-do
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list in Electron is just pointing your Electron BrowserWindow to a pretty
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to-do list web app. Ultimately, you are building your renderer's UI using the same tools
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(HTML, CSS, JavaScript) that you would on the web. Therefore, Electron's docs will
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not go in-depth on how to use standard web tools.
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On the other hand, Electron also provides a rich set of tools that allow
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you to integrate with the desktop environment, from creating tray icons to adding
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global shortcuts to displaying native menus. It also gives you all the power of a
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Node.js environment in the main process. This set of capabilities separates
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Electron applications from running a website in a browser tab, and are the
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focus of Electron's documentation.
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## How-to examples
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Electron's documentation has many tutorials to help you with more advanced topics
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and deeper operating system integrations. To get started, check out the
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[How-To Examples][how-to] doc.
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:::note Let us know if something is missing!
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If you can't find what you are looking for, please let us know on [GitHub] or in
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our [Discord server][discord]!
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:::
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## What's next?
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For the rest of the tutorial, we will be shifting away from application code
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and giving you a look at how you can get your app from your developer machine
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into end users' hands.
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<!-- Link labels -->
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2022-07-05 15:55:15 +00:00
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[discord]: https://discord.gg/electronjs
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2023-01-02 10:52:18 +00:00
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[github]: https://github.com/electron/website/issues/new
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2022-08-03 14:12:06 +00:00
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[how-to]: ./examples.md
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[node-platform]: https://nodejs.org/api/process.html#process_process_platform
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<!-- Tutorial links -->
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[prerequisites]: tutorial-1-prerequisites.md
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[building your first app]: tutorial-2-first-app.md
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[preload]: tutorial-3-preload.md
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[features]: tutorial-4-adding-features.md
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[packaging]: tutorial-5-packaging.md
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[updates]: tutorial-6-publishing-updating.md
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