which-electron/README.md

# which-electron ![](https://img.shields.io/badge/Status-WIP-orange)

Try to find out which Electron version is bundled inside an application.

## Usage

```shell
npm install which-electron
which-electron Google.Play.Music.Desktop.Player.OSX.zip
which-electron Google.Play.Music.Desktop.Player.OSX.dmg
which-electron Google.Play.Music.Desktop.Player.deb
```

## How does it work?

We attempt multiple pathways:

1. The presence of a `electron.asar` file denotes an electron version `<v7.0.0`, since later releases dropped that file and embedded it in the binary instead.
2. A `version` text file is sometimes included in the final binary.
3. The `node_modules/electron/package.json` file is sometimes present.
4. A lookup table of [hashes from various electron releases](https://github.com/captn3m0/electron-fingerprints/) is used to guess the version. (WIP)
5. Get the electron version from the electron binary (WIP)

Note that this can be run against untrusted binaries as it does not _try to run the application_.

## License

Licensed under the [MIT License](https://nemo.mit-license.org/). See LICENSE file for details.
Add documentation on working 2021-07-16 07:11:12 +00:00			`# which-electron ![](https://img.shields.io/badge/Status-WIP-orange)`
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Add documentation on working 2021-07-16 07:11:12 +00:00			`Try to find out which Electron version is bundled inside an application.`
Initial commit 2021-07-15 15:26:36 +00:00
Add documentation on working 2021-07-16 07:11:12 +00:00			`## Usage`
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Add documentation on working 2021-07-16 07:11:12 +00:00			```shell
			`npm install which-electron`
			`which-electron Google.Play.Music.Desktop.Player.OSX.zip`
			`which-electron Google.Play.Music.Desktop.Player.OSX.dmg`
			`which-electron Google.Play.Music.Desktop.Player.deb`
			```
Initial commit 2021-07-15 15:26:36 +00:00
Add documentation on working 2021-07-16 07:11:12 +00:00			`## How does it work?`
Initial commit 2021-07-15 15:26:36 +00:00
Add documentation on working 2021-07-16 07:11:12 +00:00			`We attempt multiple pathways:`
Initial commit 2021-07-15 15:26:36 +00:00
Add documentation on working 2021-07-16 07:11:12 +00:00			1. The presence of a `electron.asar` file denotes an electron version `<v7.0.0`, since later releases dropped that file and embedded it in the binary instead.
			2. A `version` text file is sometimes included in the final binary.
			3. The `node_modules/electron/package.json` file is sometimes present.
			`4. A lookup table of [hashes from various electron releases](https://github.com/captn3m0/electron-fingerprints/) is used to guess the version. (WIP)`
			`5. Get the electron version from the electron binary (WIP)`

			`Note that this can be run against untrusted binaries as it does not _try to run the application_.`

			`## License`

			`Licensed under the [MIT License](https://nemo.mit-license.org/). See LICENSE file for details.`