Electron Builder Overview
electron-builder is a free, open-source solution for packaging and distributing applications built with Electron and other Node.js-based desktop frameworks. It takes a finished app and produces ready-to-ship installers and packages for Windows, macOS, and Linux, handling much of the complexity of cross-platform distribution from a single configuration. Installed through the Node.js package manager, it can build formats such as NSIS installers and portable executables on Windows, disk images and signed builds on macOS, and AppImage, deb, rpm, and Snap packages on Linux. It includes built-in support for automatic updates, code signing, and publishing release artifacts to providers like GitHub, and it works well within continuous-integration pipelines for automated builds. Developers often choose it when they need fine-grained control over output formats and an integrated auto-update workflow. This page links to the official electron-builder resources.