| Feature | Electro | Default Image Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| ⚡ Ultra-fast performance | ✅ | ❌ |
| 🧑💻 Developer-first experience | ✅ | ❌ |
| 🚀 Built-in command terminal | ✅ | ❌ |
| 🌍 Open-source | ✅ | ❌ (probably) |
| ⛓️💥 View local & web-hosted images instantly | ✅ | ❌ |
Electro is built with Rust, and designed with sheer performance in mind. Everything is designed to be as fast as possible, so you can view images without any loading times or lag.
Built by developers for developers; Electro is extremely lightweight, fast, and has a terminal built-in!
Electro includes a custom built-in terminal with custom commands to ensure 10x productivity. (Press t to open the terminal!)
Electro is open-source, and will always be open-source. You can view the source code, contribute, and even build your own version of Electro!
No need to download images to view them! Electro supports loading images from the web, so you can view them without needing to download anything.
- Download the latest release from the releases page
- Run the installer
- That's it! You're ready to go - just open an image with Electro!
When running the installer, Electro should automatically set itself as the default image viewer. Open an image with Electro to get started!
The most helpful keybind of all is t, which opens the terminal. From there, you can begin exploring the terminal commands with help.
ℹ️ Screenshots may not reflect the latest version.
Want to improve Electro? Contributions are welcome!
- Report bugs or suggest features on the issues page.
- Submit a pull request with your improvements.
Developers might find the following information useful:
| Tech stack | Technology |
|---|---|
| Frontend framework | Preact (ts) |
| Backend framework | Tauri v2.0 (Rust) |
| Package manager | npm |
| State management | Zustand |
| Styling | Vanilla CSS |
Electro is licensed under the GPL-3.0 license. See the LICENSE file for more information.