How to debug electron production binaries

Question

I can\'t open devtools in the built version of my electron app. Therefore i want to find another solution to log any errors that only occur in the production version.

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Answer 1

Enabling the Chrome devtools in production can be done in various ways:

1. A environment variable:
   • E.g. under Windows set ELECTRON_ENV=development&& myapp.exe
2. Pass a special parameter to your app
   • E.g. myapp.exe --debug
3. Debug mode via user settings (if you have persistent settings)
4. Menu entry to open the devtools
   • Can be combined with 1.-3. to only have that menu entry when in debug mode

You can just check if 1.-3. are set and if they are, you simply open the devtools via mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools()

Personally I use a combination of 1., 3. and 4. I simply unlock a developer menu that allows me to open the devtools or opens the userdata folder for me.

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If you also want to log critical errors, then electron-log looks like a rather popular option for electron.