Source: https://seerepo.com/r/element-hq/element-web/built Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/r/element-hq/element-web/built.md Description: element-web is a TypeScript repo built with Electron, React, Express, and Vite. It signs people in with @peculiar/webcrypto and zxcvbn-ts. # What is element-web built with? element-web is a TypeScript repo built with Electron, React, Express, and Vite. It signs people in with @peculiar/webcrypto and zxcvbn-ts, measures its use with PostHog, watches its errors with Sentry, makes its content with html-react-parser, escape-html, highlight.js, html-entities, pdfjs-dist, and 11 more, validates its data with Zod, is tested with Vitest, memfs, @playwright/test, Testing Library, vitest-canvas-mock, and 4 more, and uses electron-store. It has 500,790 written lines, with 1,252 test files. Read on November 9, 2026, at commit abe9fbc. Repository: https://github.com/element-hq/element-web ## Backend (apps/desktop) ### Data - **[electron-store](https://seerepo.com/uses/electron-store)**: 1 file ### Services - **[Sentry](https://seerepo.com/uses/sentry)**: 1 file · [apps/web/src/sentry.ts, line 9](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/blob/abe9fbc07bf3a57265b1d3f25ebe917e15a0c4f4/apps/web/src/sentry.ts#L9) ## Support (apps/desktop) ### The base - **[Electron](https://seerepo.com/uses/electron)**: 23 files ### Testing - **Vitest**: 21 files - **memfs**: 6 files - **@playwright/test**: 1 file ### Tools - **app-builder-lib**: 1 file - **electron-builder**: 1 file - **electron-devtools-installer**: 1 file - **png-to-ico**: 1 file ### Other - **auto-launch**: 1 file - **electron-window-state**: 1 file - **minimist**: 1 file - **uuid**: 1 file ## Frontend (apps/web) ### The base - **[React](https://seerepo.com/uses/react)**: 776 files · [in modules/banner/package.json](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/blob/abe9fbc07bf3a57265b1d3f25ebe917e15a0c4f4/modules/banner/package.json) ### Styles - **[classnames](https://seerepo.com/uses/classnames)**: 149 files - **[fontsource](https://seerepo.com/uses/fontsource)**: 2 files ### Interface - **[MapLibre](https://seerepo.com/uses/maplibre)**: 6 files - **react-focus-lock**: 4 files - **[re-resizable](https://seerepo.com/uses/re-resizable)**: 3 files - **react-beautiful-dnd**: 2 files - **react-blurhash**: 1 file - **[react-transition-group](https://seerepo.com/uses/react-transition-group)**: 1 file ## Backend (apps/web) ### The base - **[Express](https://seerepo.com/uses/express)**: 1 file ### Sign-in - **@peculiar/webcrypto**: 3 files - **zxcvbn-ts**: 2 files ### Services - **[Sentry](https://seerepo.com/uses/sentry)**: 2 files · [apps/web/src/sentry.ts, line 9](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/blob/abe9fbc07bf3a57265b1d3f25ebe917e15a0c4f4/apps/web/src/sentry.ts#L9) - **[PostHog](https://seerepo.com/uses/posthog)**: 1 file · [apps/web/src/PosthogAnalytics.ts, line 9](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/blob/abe9fbc07bf3a57265b1d3f25ebe917e15a0c4f4/apps/web/src/PosthogAnalytics.ts#L9) ## Support (apps/web) ### Content - **html-react-parser**: 6 files - **[escape-html](https://seerepo.com/uses/escape-html)**: 4 files - **[highlight.js](https://seerepo.com/uses/highlightjs)**: 3 files - **[html-entities](https://seerepo.com/uses/html-entities)**: 3 files - **[pdfjs-dist](https://seerepo.com/uses/pdfjs-dist)**: 3 files - **blurhash**: 2 files - **commonmark**: 2 files - **domutils**: 2 files - **[katex](https://seerepo.com/uses/katex)**: 2 files - **[yaml](https://seerepo.com/uses/yaml)**: 2 files - **jsqr**: 1 file - **png-chunks-extract**: 1 file - **[qrcode](https://seerepo.com/uses/qrcode)**: 1 file - **[sanitize-filename](https://seerepo.com/uses/sanitize-filename)**: 1 file - **[sanitize-html](https://seerepo.com/uses/sanitize-html)**: 1 file ### Testing - **Vitest**: 826 files - **Testing Library**: 123 files - **@playwright/test**: 69 files - **vitest-canvas-mock**: 7 files - **playwright-core**: 6 files - **testcontainers**: 5 files - **fake-indexeddb**: 2 files ### Tools - **Webpack**: 2 files - **browserslist**: 1 file - **css-tree**: 1 file ### Other - **Matrix**: 827 files - **Lodash**: 59 files - **events**: 20 files - **file-saver**: 3 files - **emojibase-regex**: 2 files - **memoize-one**: 2 files - **opus-recorder**: 2 files - **rfc4648**: 2 files - **ua-parser-js**: 2 files - **await-lock**: 1 file - **diff-match-patch**: 1 file - **filesize**: 1 file - **glob-to-regexp**: 1 file - **is-ip**: 1 file - **jsrsasign**: 1 file - **jszip**: 1 file - **mime**: 1 file - **pako**: 1 file - **react-string-replace**: 1 file - **what-input**: 1 file ## Frontend (modules/banner) ### The base - **[Vite](https://seerepo.com/uses/vite)**: [in modules/banner/package.json](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/blob/abe9fbc07bf3a57265b1d3f25ebe917e15a0c4f4/modules/banner/package.json) - **[React](https://seerepo.com/uses/react)**: 5 files · [in modules/banner/package.json](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/blob/abe9fbc07bf3a57265b1d3f25ebe917e15a0c4f4/modules/banner/package.json) ### Styles - **[styled-components](https://seerepo.com/uses/styled-components)**: 5 files ### Interface - **[motion](https://seerepo.com/uses/motion)**: 1 file - **[Radix UI](https://seerepo.com/uses/radix-ui)**: 1 file ## Support (modules/banner) ### Validation - **[Zod](https://seerepo.com/uses/zod)**: 3 files ### Testing - **Vitest**: 6 files - **Testing Library**: 5 files ## Frontend (modules/restricted-guests) ### The base - **[Vite](https://seerepo.com/uses/vite)**: [in modules/banner/package.json](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/blob/abe9fbc07bf3a57265b1d3f25ebe917e15a0c4f4/modules/banner/package.json) - **[React](https://seerepo.com/uses/react)**: 3 files · [in modules/banner/package.json](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/blob/abe9fbc07bf3a57265b1d3f25ebe917e15a0c4f4/modules/banner/package.json) ### Styles - **[styled-components](https://seerepo.com/uses/styled-components)**: 3 files ## Support (modules/restricted-guests) ### Validation - **[Zod](https://seerepo.com/uses/zod)**: 1 file ### Testing - **testcontainers**: 1 file - **Vitest**: 1 file ## Support (modules/widget-lifecycle) ### Validation - **[Zod](https://seerepo.com/uses/zod)**: 1 file ### Testing - **Vitest**: 4 files - **@playwright/test**: 1 file ## Frontend (modules/widget-toggles) ### The base - **[Vite](https://seerepo.com/uses/vite)**: [in modules/banner/package.json](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/blob/abe9fbc07bf3a57265b1d3f25ebe917e15a0c4f4/modules/banner/package.json) - **[React](https://seerepo.com/uses/react)**: 2 files · [in modules/banner/package.json](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/blob/abe9fbc07bf3a57265b1d3f25ebe917e15a0c4f4/modules/banner/package.json) ### Styles - **[styled-components](https://seerepo.com/uses/styled-components)**: 1 file ## Support (modules/widget-toggles) ### Validation - **[Zod](https://seerepo.com/uses/zod)**: 1 file ### Testing - **Vitest**: 5 files - **Testing Library**: 3 files - **@playwright/test**: 1 file ## Support (packages/eslint-plugin-element-web) ### Testing - **Vitest**: 6 files ### Tools - **oxlint**: 1 file ## Frontend (packages/module-api) ### The base - **[React](https://seerepo.com/uses/react)**: 8 files · [in modules/banner/package.json](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/blob/abe9fbc07bf3a57265b1d3f25ebe917e15a0c4f4/modules/banner/package.json) - **[Vite](https://seerepo.com/uses/vite)**: 1 file · [in modules/banner/package.json](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/blob/abe9fbc07bf3a57265b1d3f25ebe917e15a0c4f4/modules/banner/package.json) ## Support (packages/module-api) ### Testing - **Vitest**: 3 files ### Tools - **rollup-plugin-external-globals**: 1 file ### Other - **SemVer**: 1 file ## Support (packages/playwright-common) ### Content - **[yaml](https://seerepo.com/uses/yaml)**: 2 files ### Testing - **@playwright/test**: 18 files - **testcontainers**: 7 files - **Vitest**: 4 files - **playwright-core**: 3 files - **@axe-core/playwright**: 2 files ### Tools - **glob**: 1 file ### Other - **Lodash**: 1 file - **strip-ansi**: 1 file ## Frontend (packages/shared-components) ### The base - **[React](https://seerepo.com/uses/react)**: 158 files · [in modules/banner/package.json](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/blob/abe9fbc07bf3a57265b1d3f25ebe917e15a0c4f4/modules/banner/package.json) ### Styles - **[classnames](https://seerepo.com/uses/classnames)**: 75 files ### Interface - **[react-virtuoso](https://seerepo.com/uses/react-virtuoso)**: 6 files - **[dnd-kit](https://seerepo.com/uses/dnd-kit)**: 4 files - **[react-resizable-panels](https://seerepo.com/uses/react-resizable-panels)**: 4 files - **react-blurhash**: 2 files - **linkify-react**: 1 file - **[TanStack](https://seerepo.com/uses/tanstack)**: 1 file ## Support (packages/shared-components) ### Content - **html-react-parser**: 2 files - **linkify-html**: 1 file ### Testing - **Vitest**: 124 files - **Testing Library**: 58 files ### Tools - **Storybook**: 2 files ### Other - **react-merge-refs**: 5 files - **Lodash**: 4 files - **events**: 1 file - **linkifyjs**: 1 file - **temporal-polyfill**: 1 file ## Support (packages/shared-utils) ### Content - **[sanitize-html](https://seerepo.com/uses/sanitize-html)**: 1 file ### Testing - **Vitest**: 4 files ## Other repos with a similar stack - [CherryHQ/cherry-studio](https://seerepo.com/r/CherryHQ/cherry-studio/built): electron-store, Sentry, Electron, React, PostHog, Vite, pdfjs-dist, katex, yaml, qrcode, motion, Radix UI, Zod, dnd-kit, react-resizable-panels, TanStack · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/CherryHQ/cherry-studio/vs/element-hq/element-web) - [usebruno/bruno](https://seerepo.com/r/usebruno/bruno/built): electron-store, Electron, React, Express, PostHog, classnames, escape-html, highlight.js, pdfjs-dist, yaml, styled-components, Zod, react-virtuoso · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/element-hq/element-web/vs/usebruno/bruno) - [chatboxai/chatbox](https://seerepo.com/r/chatboxai/chatbox/built): electron-store, Sentry, Electron, React, Vite, pdfjs-dist, sanitize-filename, Radix UI, Zod, react-virtuoso, dnd-kit, TanStack · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/chatboxai/chatbox/vs/element-hq/element-web) - [ToolJet/ToolJet](https://seerepo.com/r/ToolJet/ToolJet/built): Sentry, React, Express, PostHog, classnames, react-beautiful-dnd, qrcode, sanitize-html, Radix UI, react-virtuoso, dnd-kit, TanStack · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/element-hq/element-web/vs/ToolJet/ToolJet) - [anomalyco/opencode](https://seerepo.com/r/anomalyco/opencode/built): Sentry, Electron, React, Vite, commonmark, katex, yaml, jsqr, Zod, dnd-kit, TanStack · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/anomalyco/opencode/vs/element-hq/element-web) - [multica-ai/multica](https://seerepo.com/r/multica-ai/multica/built): Electron, React, PostHog, katex, yaml, motion, Zod, react-virtuoso, dnd-kit, react-resizable-panels, TanStack · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/element-hq/element-web/vs/multica-ai/multica) ## Frequently asked questions ### What language is element-web written in? element-web is written in TypeScript, with 500,790 written lines. ### What framework does element-web use? element-web is built with Electron, React, Express, and Vite. ### What does element-web sign people in with? element-web signs people in with @peculiar/webcrypto and zxcvbn-ts. ### What services does element-web use? element-web measures its use with PostHog, watches its errors with Sentry, and uses electron-store. The proof: [apps/web/src/PosthogAnalytics.ts, line 9](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/blob/abe9fbc07bf3a57265b1d3f25ebe917e15a0c4f4/apps/web/src/PosthogAnalytics.ts#L9) ### Does element-web have tests? Yes. element-web has 1,252 test files and is tested with Vitest, memfs, @playwright/test, Testing Library, vitest-canvas-mock, playwright-core, testcontainers, fake-indexeddb, and @axe-core/playwright. ### Which repos have a stack like element-web's? The ones that share most of its stack: CherryHQ/cherry-studio, usebruno/bruno, and chatboxai/chatbox. ## What is your repo built with? Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.