electron-next

This package lets you use Next.js for building the renderer of your Electron apps!

In production, it ensures that the file:// protocol (which Electron uses to load your static assets in the renderer process) works properly with your Next.js bundle (generated by next export)
While developing, it takes care of the whole flow required for building the renderer code

Usage

Firstly, install the package using any node package manager:

yarn add electron-next

Then load it:

const prepareRenderer = require('electron-next')

As the final step, call the package:

<path>: The path to the directory containing the renderer (relative to the app's root directory). If the paths for development and production aren't the same, this can be an object holding a development and a production key with their respective paths (string|object).
<port>: Used for running Next.js in development (number, optional, defaults to 8000).

await prepareRenderer(<path>, <port>)

Fork this repository to your own GitHub account and then clone it to your local device
Link the package to the global package directory: npm link
Within the electron app of your choice, link it to the dependencies: npm link electron-next. Instead of the default one from npm, it will now use your local clone of the package!