Description
This is a hands on, project based course on learning how to build and package cross-platform desktop applications using Electron. Many popular apps including VSCode, Slack and Skype are built on Electron. We will build 3 appsImageShrink - An app to optimize images for websitesSystTop - RealTime CPU monitor with notifications and system trayBugLogger - CRUD app to track logs which uses React and the MongoDB Atlas cloud databaseSome stuff you will learn: Create app windows with BrowserWindowCreate menus with custom items Menu rolesShell module to open files and foldersCreate system tray icons with context menusApp eventsMain process & Renderer processCommunication between processes with IPCMain & IPCRenderer Packaging Electron apps Creating log filesInteract with system hardwareCreate a data store file with settings dataIntegrate React with ElectronIntegrate a MongoDB database with MongooseSome JavaScript stuff that you may not have known
