# Nextron

Build Electron desktop apps using Next.js and only web knowledge

https://topboilerplates.com/nextron

Framework: Electron | Pricing: Free | GitHub stars: 4431

## Verdict

Best for: Web developers who want to ship a desktop app using their existing Next.js/React skills.

Skip if: You want a full-featured SaaS starter with auth/payments - this is a bare Next.js+Electron scaffold, not a product boilerplate.

## Description

Nextron combines Next.js with Electron so developers can build cross-platform desktop apps using standard React/Next.js skills. It provides hot reloading in development, production builds via electron-builder, support for popular UI frameworks (Tailwind, Chakra, MUI, Ant Design), and multiple starter examples to bootstrap a new app quickly.

## Pros and cons

+ Large, well-established community (4.4k GitHub stars)

+ Hot reloading and familiar Next.js dev experience for desktop apps

+ Supports multiple UI framework starters out of the box

+ MIT licensed and free

- No built-in SaaS features (auth, payments, dashboard) - it's a framework scaffold, not a product starter

- You still need to wire up your own backend/data layer

- Electron apps carry the usual bundle-size and native-integration tradeoffs

## Features

- open-source
- mit-licensed
- free-tier

## Stack

- TypeScript
- Tailwind

## Links

- Website: https://topboilerplates.com/go/nextron
- GitHub: https://github.com/saltyshiomix/nextron

## Alternatives

- [Electron React Boilerplate](https://topboilerplates.com/electron-react-boilerplate)
- [Tauri App Template](https://topboilerplates.com/tauri-app-template)