PluginStatselectron-webpack-plugin weekly downloads statistics
By thesbros · npm · Webpack plugins
Webpack plugin to launch Electron.
electron-webpack-plugin has 5 recorded weekly downloads on npm, a decrease of 92.1% over the past 30 days.
It ranks #2046 of 2,256 tracked npm listings by weekly downloads.
Over 90 days, weekly downloads changed by -28.6%.
PluginStats has 543 daily observations since Apr 23, 2025; the latest is from Oct 17, 2026.
About electron-webpack-plugin
electron-webpack-plugin
Webpack plugin to restart Electron.
Requires a peer dependency of electron.
NOTE: As of version 2.0.0, relaunchPathMatch has changed to test - which is a regex to test the module ID against.
API
new ElectronPlugin(options: object)
options
Example
With this config, Electron will restart when any module in ./src/browser changes.
With webpack-dev-server
You will need to use write-file-webpack-plugin, to allow Electron to access the output path.
You will also need to add the following options:
You will also need to add the dev server client to your renderer entry point, if it is not already:
This will allow HMR with inline: false.
(replace http://localhost:3000 with whatever your dev server URL is)
Description from the npm listing.
- electron
- webpack
- plugin
- relaunch
- restart
- run
- webpack-plugin
Charts
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Adoption over time
7/30/90-day growth
Ranking history
Listing placement
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Recent observations
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Weekly downloads (trailing 7 complete days) come from the official npm downloads API. Downloads include CI and mirrors and are not equivalent to installs or users. npm publishes no ratings.
Listing: https://www.npmjs.com/package/electron-webpack-plugin. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.