Electron.js is a runtime framework that allows the user to create desktop-suite applications with HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. It’s an open source project started by Cheng Zhao, an engineer at GitHub.

The journey of Electron.js started in January 2013 with the search for a tool to build a cross-platform text editor on which the user can work with technologies like JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

It was founded on 15th July 2013, intended to make the cross-platform development easier for the creation of “Atom”. It was initially known as Atom Shell. Have a look at the image below to get a more precise idea about the journey of Electron.js.