r/electronjs

Hi everyone,

I recently started a desktop project and had to choose between Tauri and Electron. Tauri is impressive, but I didn't want to take the risk with webview inconsistencies, so I stuck with Electron.

However, the "starting" experience in Electron still feels fragmented. There are dozens of templates out there, but most are either too bloated or outdated. It makes me wonder why there isn't an official, one-line solution like npx create-electron@latest yet. It really shouldn't be this complicated to get a modern environment running.

Since I couldn't find exactly what I wanted, I put together a minimal, clean, and up-to-date starter.

Repo: https://github.com/get-starter/electron-vite-react-starter

What's inside?

• Core: Electron + React + Vite
• Bundler: Electron Builder (pre-configured)
• Package Manager: pnpm
• Vibe: No bloat. Just the essentials.

I kept things like Tailwind out on purpose so you can start with a truly blank slate. Adding your preferred CSS framework is easy once the core is solid.

If you are frustrated with complex templates and just want something that works out of the box, I hope this helps.