How to notarize electron app

Issue #430 Use electron builder npm install electron-builder@latest --save-dev Prefer electron-builder over electron-packager Configuration https://www.electron.build/configuration/configuration package.json { "name": "icon_generator", "version": "1.3.0", "description": "A macOS app to generate app icons", "main": "babel/main.js", "repository": "https://github.com/onmyway133/IconGenerator", "author": "Khoa Pham", "license": "MIT", "scripts": { "start": "npm run babel && electron .", "babel": "babel ./src --out-dir ./babel --copy-files", "dist": "npm run babel && electron-builder" }, "build": { "appId": "com.onmyway133.IconGenerator", "buildVersion": "20", "productName": "Icon Generator", "icon": "....

September 26, 2019 路 2 min 路 Khoa Pham

How to fix electron issues

Issue #415 Electron require() is not defined https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44391448/electron-require-is-not-defined function createWindow () { win = new BrowserWindow({ title: 'MyApp', width: 600, height: 500, resizable: false, icon: __dirname + '/Icon/Icon.icns', webPreferences: { nodeIntegration: true } }) } DevTools was disconnected from the page npm install babel-cli@latest --save-dev npm install react@16.2.0 win.openDevTools() This leads to Cannot find module 'react/lib/ReactComponentTreeHook' If we鈥檙e using binary, then rebuild, it is the problem that cause devTools not work...

September 12, 2019 路 1 min 路 Khoa Pham

How to use React JSX with Babel in Electron

Issue #352 For a normal electron app created with npm init, we can use all features of ES6, but not the JSX syntax for React. We can use just Babel to transpile JSX, as used in IconGenerator .babelrc { "plugins": [ "transform-react-jsx-source" ], "presets": ["env", "react"] } And in package.json, call babel to transpile src to dist "main": "dist/main.js", "scripts": { "start": "npm run babel && electron .", "babel": "babel ....

August 12, 2019 路 1 min 路 Khoa Pham

How to submit electron app to AppStore

Issue #342 Before Install electron as dev npm install electron --save-dev Update electron-packager npm install electron-packager@latest --save-dev Use no space in app name Package with electron-packager Follow https://github.com/electron/electron-osx-sign/wiki/Packaging-and-Submitting-an-Electron-App-to-the-Mac-App-Store npx electron-packager . "MyApp" --app-bundle-id=com.onmyway133.MyApp --helper-bundle-id=com.onmyway133.MyApp.helper --app-version=1.4.0 --build-version=1.0.100 --platform=mas --arch=x64 --icon=Icon/Icon.icns --overwrite npx electron-osx-sign "MyApp-mas-x64/MyApp.app" --verbose npx electron-osx-flat "MyApp-mas-x64/MyApp.app" --verbose If you have multiple developer identities in your keychain: electron-osx-sign searches your keychain for the first signing certificates that it can locate....

July 31, 2019 路 2 min 路 Khoa Pham

How to change app icon in electron

Issue #66 Generate icns Generate .iconset Run iconutil -c icns "Icon.iconset". Note that icon names must be first letter lowsercased, and use _ instead of - Use icns In main.js, specify icon win = new BrowserWindow({ width: 800, height: 600, icon: __dirname + '/Icon/Icon.icns' }) You can also use helper url methods const path = require('path') const url = require('url') const iconUrl = url.format({ pathname: path.join(__dirname, 'Icon/Icon....

August 15, 2017 路 1 min 路 Khoa Pham