# Install electron-builder with npm

A complete solution to package and build a ready for distribution Electron app for MacOS, Windows and Linux with “auto update” support out of the box. Version 26.15.3 via npm; verified 2026-06-09.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:electron-builder
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g electron-builder
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:electron-builder
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Package manager page:** <https://www.npmjs.com/package/electron-builder>
- **Version:** 26.15.3
- **Source summary:** A complete solution to package and build a ready for distribution Electron app for MacOS, Windows and Linux with “auto update” support out of the box
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://registry.npmjs.org/electron-builder/-/electron-builder-26.15.3.tgz>
- **Issue tracker:** <https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues>
- **Published:** 2026-06-09T17:34:36.991Z
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-09T17:34:36.991Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00

## Executables

- electron-builder (cli)
- install-app-deps (cli)
- electron-builder (alias)

## Dependencies

- app-builder-lib
- builder-util
- builder-util-runtime
- chalk
- ci-info
- dmg-builder
- fs-extra
- lazy-val
- simple-update-notifier
- yargs

## Build dependencies

- @types/fs-extra
- @types/yargs

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 26.15.3
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-09
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for electron-builder. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** npm registry
- **Dist Tags:** Latest: 26.15.3, Next: 27.0.0-alpha.2
- **Version Count:** 986
- **Maintainers:** stefanjudis, develar, onegoldfishh
- **Publisher:** GitHub Actions
- **Engines:** Node: >=14.0.0
- **Integrity:** sha512-a1KM5heqS3gQCZzizXEI8RjJy3QVogULPdeSknt76uLDpBIW/HDGsMg/XgP0riP6PI9COsRvFITKKGDqA8fJxA==
- **Shasum:** 0e82828f6829c0b2596338365209170ac0acbcd5
- **Unpacked Size:** 84,535
- **File Count:** 0
- **Created At:** 2015-05-26T13:08:36.993Z
- **Latest Published At:** 2026-06-09T17:34:36.991Z
- **Modified At:** 2026-06-12T13:51:36.308Z


## Related links

- [Package ecosystem packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/package-ecosystem-tools/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts.
- [electron-installer-debian](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/electron-installer-debian/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, electron, extra.
- [electron-installer-redhat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/electron-installer-redhat/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, electron, extra.
- [electron-installer-dmg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/electron-installer-dmg/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, dmg, electron.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- cross-ecosystem install command graph