Find Electron apps on your Mac in a colorful table, with sizes, versions, and a few useful facts.

Free & open source. No Homebrew, account, or admin password.

Copy, paste, scan

Open Terminal (⌘ Space → Terminal) and paste this whole block:

curl -fL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/macnative/electron-detector/main/electron-detector.sh -o electron-detector.sh &&
  bash electron-detector.sh --interactive

This downloads and runs the script. Read the source first if you prefer.

It scans /Applications and ~/Applications, then lets you copy a summary, inspect detection evidence, or browse native alternatives. Scanning works offline and never changes your apps.

Fictional apps and sizes. Preview it yourself with bash electron-detector.sh --demo.

A few handy options

After the first download, run bash electron-detector.sh with any of these:

Option	What you get
--interactive	Sharing, clipboard, evidence, and alternatives menu
--share	A summary without app names or paths
--json	A structured report for your own tools
--path '/your/folder'	Scan a different app folder
--quiet	Results without the banner, facts, or promotion
--demo	Try the UI without scanning

Run bash electron-detector.sh --help for all options.

What the results mean

The script looks for Electron's framework or executable inside each app. Renamed internals can be missed; no match doesn't prove an app is native.

Sizes are whole app bundles on disk, excluding user data and caches—not RAM use or estimated savings. Nothing is uploaded or posted. Full reports include app names; --share leaves them out.

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Keep the apps you love. Try something new where it makes sense.

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How detection works & JSON reference · Contributing · Report a bug · MIT license