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:zap: *formerly known as Atom Shell* :zap:

The Electron framework lets you write cross-platform desktop applications
using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. It is based on [io.js](http://iojs.org) and
[Chromium](http://www.chromium.org) and is used in the [Atom
editor](https://github.com/atom/atom).

Follow [@ElectronJS](https://twitter.com/electronjs) on Twitter for important
announcements.

## Downloads

Prebuilt binaries and debug symbols of Electron for Linux, Windows and Mac can
be found on the [releases](https://github.com/atom/electron/releases) page.

You can also use [`npm`](https://docs.npmjs.com/) to install prebuilt electron
binaries:

```
# Install the `electron` command globally in your $PATH
npm install electron-prebuilt -g

# Install as a development dependency
npm install electron-prebuilt --save-dev
```

### Mirrors

- [China](https://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/atom-shell)

## Documentation

Guides and the API reference are located in the
[docs](https://github.com/atom/electron/tree/master/docs) directory. It also
contains documents describing how to build and contribute to Electron.

## Community

There is an [`electron` category on the Atom forums](http://discuss.atom.io/category/electron)
as well as an `#atom-shell` channel on Freenode.