Electron + Vite + React Template

A modern Electron desktop application template with Vite, React, and TypeScript.

Features

• Electron - Desktop application framework
• Vite - Fast build tool and dev server
• React 18 - UI library
• TypeScript - Type-safe JavaScript
• TanStack Query - Server state management
• Zustand - Client state management
• TanStack Router - Type-safe routing
• shadcn/ui - Accessible UI components (Button, DropdownMenu)
• Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS framework
• Theme Support - Native system theme detection (dark/light)
• i18n - Internationalization with react-i18next (English & French)
• Vitest - Testing framework
• ESLint - Code linting
• GitHub Actions - CI/CD pipeline

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20+
• pnpm 9+

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/nesalia-inc/electron-vite-react-template.git

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Approve build scripts (for electron)
pnpm approve-builds

Development

# Start development server
pnpm dev

The app will open at http://127.0.0.1:8888

Build

# Build for production
pnpm build

Testing

# Run tests
pnpm test

# Run tests with UI
pnpm test:ui

Linting

# Run linter
pnpm lint

# Run type checking
pnpm typecheck

Project Structure

src/
├── main/              # Electron main process
│   └── index.ts       # Main process entry point
├── preload/           # Preload scripts
│   └── index.ts       # Preload script entry point
└── renderer/          # React application
    ├── src/
    │   ├── components/    # React components
    │   │   └── ui/        # shadcn/ui components
    │   ├── hooks/         # Custom React hooks
    │   ├── i18n/          # Internationalization
    │   ├── lib/           # Utilities
    │   ├── stores/        # Zustand stores
    │   └── main.tsx       # Renderer entry point
    └── index.html         # HTML entry point

Configuration

electron.vite.config.ts

Configuration for electron-vite build tool.

tailwind.config.js

Tailwind CSS configuration with custom theme variables.

tsconfig.json

TypeScript configuration (node + web split).

vitest.config.ts

Vitest testing configuration.

Theme Support

The template includes a theme provider that supports:

• Light - Light mode
• Dark - Dark mode
• System - Follows system preference

The theme automatically detects system theme changes in real-time.

Internationalization

The template supports multiple languages:

• English (en)
• French (fr)

The language is automatically detected from the system locale.

Tech Stack

Category	Technology
Framework	Electron
Build Tool	Vite
UI	React
Language	TypeScript
State	TanStack Query + Zustand
Routing	TanStack Router
Styling	Tailwind CSS
Components	shadcn/ui
i18n	react-i18next
Testing	Vitest
Linting	ESLint

License

MIT

Author

Nesalia