Hybrid apps, where the UI is written using web technology hosted in a webview inside a native app, is a well known architectural pattern for building cross platform mobile apps. But did you know that some of your favourite desktop apps, such as Visual Studio Code, Atom and Slack, are written using a similar approach? This presentation will give you an introduction to Electron, a platform from the Atom team at GitHub for building cross platform desktop apps using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. The presentation will demonstrate a real-world app that uses non-browser functionality such as accessing the file system, SQLite databases and integrating with the host OS shell (Windows and Mac OS X). The presentation will also cover how the app can be packaged and distributed on the App Store or Windows Store.