Electron APP packaging - electron

Question

I'm trying to package my recent electron app. I tried to use electron-packager and I actually build the app though it is a bunch of files.
Now I'm facing some problems:
How do I change the app icon? I did it by setting its path in BrowserWindow creation, but shouldn't I be able to do it with electron packager?
And what about the actual desktop icon?
And finally how should I do to package all the files built by electron-packager in one .exe?
I'm building it in windows for windows architecture.

Answer 1

Oh i have faced that problem. first of all i'll leave you an example of how to use the API of electron-packager
var packager = require('electron-packager');
var options = {
'arch': 'ia32',
'platform': 'win32',
'dir': './',
'app-copyright': 'Paulo Galdo',
'app-version': '2.0.5',
'asar': true,
'icon': './app.ico',
'name': 'TierraDesktop',
'ignore': ['./releases', './.git'],
'out': './releases',
'overwrite': true,
'prune': true,
'version': '1.3.2',
'version-string':{
'CompanyName': 'Paulo Galdo',
'FileDescription': 'Tierra de colores', /*This is what display windows on task manager, shortcut and process*/
'OriginalFilename': 'TierraDesktop',
'ProductName': 'Tierra de colores',
'InternalName': 'TierraDesktop'
}
};
packager(options, function done_callback(err, appPaths) {
console.log(err);
console.log(appPaths);
});
Here i left you the link with all the information. Electron packager API
And finally a module so you can build your installer easily, just follow their API.
Windows installer

Answer 2

electron-builder is an all in one packager that will create a Windows installer (or other platforms) and allow you to set icons and many other settings. It actually uses electron-packager as a dependency for the actual packaging.
https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder

Answer 3

In Package.json
{
"name": "APP_NAME",
"version": "6.1.0",
"description": "About APP",
"main": "main.js",
"scripts": {
"preinstall": "npm i -g electron-packager",
"start": "electron .",
"package-win32": "electron-packager ./ APP_NAME --overwrite --platform=win32 --arch=ia32 --icon=assets/YOUR_Icon.ico --out=release-builds --app-copyright=\"Copyright © COMPANY_NAME 2020\" --version-string.CompanyName=COMPANY_NAME"
},
"author": "YOUR NAME",
"license": "YOUR LICENSE",
"devDependencies": {
"electron": "^2.0.0",
"electron-packager": "^12.2.0"
}
}