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Electron adapter

Using LiveStore with Electron

Section titled “Using LiveStore with Electron”

LiveStore can already be used in Electron through the web adapter, which works perfectly fine for most use cases. The web adapter leverages the browser APIs available in Electron’s renderer process, providing full LiveStore functionality including reactive queries, offline-first operation, and sync capabilities.

Native Electron Adapter

Section titled “Native Electron Adapter”

While the web adapter works well, there is room for further improvement through a dedicated native Electron adapter. A native adapter would leverage Electron’s unique capabilities including:

  • Transparent database file persistence - Direct file system access instead of browser storage abstractions (IndexedDB/OPFS)
  • Performance improvements - Native SQLite bindings via Node.js integration
  • Better integration with Electron’s main process - Coordination between main and renderer processes

Development of the native Electron adapter is tracked in this GitHub issue. Contributors are welcome to help with the implementation, and sponsorship opportunities are available to accelerate development of this adapter.