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[](http://electron.atom.io/)
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[](https://travis-ci.org/atom/electron)
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[](https://david-dm.org/atom/electron#info=devDependencies)
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:zap: *formerly known as Atom Shell* :zap:
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The Electron framework lets you write cross-platform desktop applications
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using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. It is based on [io.js](http://iojs.org) and
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[Chromium](http://www.chromium.org) and is used in the [Atom
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editor](https://github.com/atom/atom).
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Follow [@ElectronJS](https://twitter.com/electronjs) on Twitter for important
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announcements.
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## Downloads
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Prebuilt binaries and debug symbols of Electron for Linux, Windows and Mac can
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be found on the [releases](https://github.com/atom/electron/releases) page.
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You can also use [`npm`](https://docs.npmjs.com/) to install prebuilt electron
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binaries:
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```sh
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# Install the `electron` command globally in your $PATH
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npm install electron-prebuilt -g
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# Install as a development dependency
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npm install electron-prebuilt --save-dev
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```
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### Mirrors
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- [China](https://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/atom-shell)
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## Documentation
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Guides and the API reference are located in the
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[docs](https://github.com/atom/electron/tree/master/docs) directory. It also
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contains documents describing how to build and contribute to Electron.
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## Community
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There is an [`electron` category on the Atom forums](http://discuss.atom.io/category/electron)
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as well as an `#atom-shell` channel on Freenode.
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