Bootstrap and package your project with Angular 6(+) and Electron (Typescript + SASS + Hot Reload) for creating Desktop applications.

Currently runs with:

• Angular v6.0.3
• Angular-CLI v6.0.3
• Electron v2.0.1
• Electron Builder v20.13.4

With this sample, you can :

• Run your app in a local development environment with Electron & Hot reload
• Run your app in a production environment
• Package your app into an executable file for Linux, Windows & Mac

Clone this repository locally :

git clone https://github.com/maximegris/angular-electron.git

Install dependencies with npm :

npm install

There is an issue with yarn and node_modules that are only used in electron on the backend when the application is built by the packager. Please use npm as dependencies manager.

If you want to generate Angular components with Angular-cli , you MUST install @angular/cli in npm global context.
Please follow Angular-cli documentation if you had installed a previous version of angular-cli.

npm install -g @angular/cli

• in a terminal window -> npm start

Voila! You can use your Angular + Electron app in a local development environment with hot reload !

The application code is managed by main.ts. In this sample, the app runs with a simple Angular App (http://localhost:4200) and an Electron window.
The Angular component contains an example of Electron and NodeJS native lib import.
You can desactivate "Developer Tools" by commenting win.webContents.openDevTools(); in main.ts.

Your application is optimised. Only /dist folder and node dependencies are included in the executable.

Maybe you want to execute the application in the browser (WITHOUT HOT RELOAD ACTUALLY...) ? You can do it with npm run ng:serve.
Note that you can't use Electron or NodeJS native libraries in this case. Please check providers/electron.service.ts to watch how conditional import of electron/Native libraries is done.

Since Angular 6 does not provide an eject anymore, you can't configure your webpack config file to import node externals.

An issue in Angular repository is opened about this feature.

Please have a look at Stack Overflow Post workaround that may work in some cases. Or use branch angular5 and continue to eject your configuration file.

• Angular 4 & Electron 1 : Branch angular4
• Angular 5 & Electron 1 : Branch angular5
• Angular 6 & Electron 2 : (master)