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Gelectron
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Electron, but lighter. A Firefox-engine alternative powered by Servo. Drop-in replacement — just run gelectron . instead of electron .
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Electron, but lighter. A Firefox-engine alternative powered by Servo. Drop-in replacement — just run gelectron . instead of electron .

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Run gelectron . instead of electron . and your app just works. Same Node.js code, same require('electron') imports, zero changes needed.

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Powered by Servo, Mozilla's next-gen browser engine. Uses Gecko's CSS engine (Stylo) and GPU compositor (WebRender) instead of bundling Chromium.

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Implements core Electron APIs: app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain/ipcRenderer, Menu, Tray, Dialog, Shell, Notification, nativeImage, contextBridge, and more.

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Rust static linking means smaller output than Electron's Chromium bundle. No more 150MB+ binaries for simple apps.

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Servo's architecture is designed for embedding and uses less memory than Chromium. Your users will notice the difference.

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Core engine written in Rust for safety and performance. N-API addon bridges Rust and Node.js seamlessly.

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Gelectron is in very early development. This is an experiment — a proof of concept that Electron apps can run on a non-Chromium engine. Many Electron APIs are currently stubs or incomplete. Some things will break. Some things don't exist yet.

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The goal right now isn't to replace Electron for production apps. It's to explore whether this is possible, learn how Electron's internals work, and build a foundation that could grow into something real.

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If you're curious, try it out with a simple Electron app. If you find bugs, open an issue. If you want to contribute, even better.

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  • Servo is still in active development; some web APIs may be missing
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  • electron-updater requires custom implementation (not yet included)
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  • Full Servo integration
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  • Multi-window support
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  • Custom protocol handlers (gelectron://)
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