Comment by yaseer

Yep, you're right!

It doesn't need electron specifically, just several node modules that don't run in a browser-only environment.

We use electron to package up the node modules, and use it for auto-updates + other 'nice' things electron can provide.

I do hate how bloated electron apps become, and ours is also chunky. We'd like to slim this down with time, or perhaps move to a better framework.