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sveltekit-electron — Svelte Starter Template

By braebo

A minimal starter template based on SvelteKit and Electron for building cross-platform desktop applications, licensed under MIT.

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Minimal starter template combining SvelteKit and Electron

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Provides complete command instructions for cloning, installing, developing, and building

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Build targets can be adjusted in package.json, with the default covering Mac, Windows, and Linux

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README explicitly requires npm and notes that pnpm and yarn have issues

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Licensed under MIT, permitting free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution

Template Details

This template combines SvelteKit with Electron to provide a minimal desktop application starter structure. The workflow given in the repository description is: clone with npx degit, install dependencies with npm install, enter development with npm run dev, and build with npm run build. Build targets can be adjusted in the build:electron command flags in package.json's scripts; the default is -mwl, targeting Mac, Windows, and Linux simultaneously.

There are clear usage restrictions: the README states that npm must be used, and that pnpm or yarn will cause problems; it also recommends running npm update and npm audit fix to apply overrides and reduce vulnerabilities introduced by Electron itself. Development with the Svelte for VSCode extension in VSCode is recommended.

Regarding licensing, the repository uses the MIT license, permitting free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version of the code, provided the copyright notice and license notice are retained when distributing. Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be checked separately for their licenses; external services such as domains, hosting, and databases may incur separate charges.

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Use Cases

  • Starting a new project with SvelteKit as the frontend and Electron as the desktop shell
  • Building a cross-platform desktop application from a minimal structure rather than a feature-rich scaffold
  • Building the same desktop application on Mac, Windows, and Linux
  • Using VSCode with the Svelte for VSCode extension for Svelte desktop development

Suitable For

  • Developers familiar with npm and the basic SvelteKit workflow
  • Teams needing a minimal starting template for an Electron desktop application
  • Projects that want to control build targets and dependency updates themselves

Getting started & customization

Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.

  1. 1

    Clone the template with npx degit fractalhq/sveltekit-electron

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    Run npm install to install dependencies; do not use pnpm or yarn

  3. 3

    Run npm run dev for development and npm run build for building

  4. 4

    Run npm update and npm audit fix to apply overrides and reduce Electron-related vulnerabilities

  5. 5

    Modify the build:electron flags in package.json's scripts to adjust build targets; the default is -mwl

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Usage conditions & limitations

Free to use · keep license notice

This entry covers the free version under the MIT license in the public repository; the free scope is the code of this version and does not mean external services or third-party assets are free.

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  • Permits free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version of the code.
  • When distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the complete MIT license notice.
  • The code is provided as is; warranties and limitations of liability are governed by the original license and applicable law.

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  • npm must be used to install dependencies; pnpm or yarn will cause problems, so these two package managers cannot replace npm.
  • To eliminate vulnerabilities introduced by Electron itself, npm update and npm audit fix must be run to apply overrides, which is a necessary maintenance step when using this template.
  • Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked against their respective licenses and cannot be judged solely by the code's MIT license.
  • External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur separate charges.
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Unfortunately you must use `npm` as there are issues that arise when using `pnpm` or `yarn`

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In order to eliminate vulnerabilities caused by electron itself, please run `npm update` and `npm audit fix`. This will apply overrides.

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Partly documented · 64 / 100
Technologies
Svelte
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Starter
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# Sveltekit + Electron

Minimal [Sveltekit](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit#readme) + [Electron](https://www.electronjs.org/) starter template.

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## Getting Started

Unfortunately you must use `npm` as there are issues that arise when using `pnpm` or `yarn`

|         |                                             |
| ------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| Clone   | · `npx degit fractalhq/sveltekit-electron ` |
| Install | · `npm install`                             |
| Develop | · `npm run dev`                             |
| Build   | · `npm run build`                           |

In order to eliminate vulnerabilities caused by electron itself, please run `npm update` and `npm audit fix`. This will apply overrides.

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## Recommended IDE Setup

[VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com/) + [Svelte for VSCode](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=svelte.svelte-vscode)

## Change Build Targets

In the scripts section of package.json you can update the `build:electron` command and change the flags to set the targets, by default it uses `-mwl` which is Mac, Windows, and Linux
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