> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Commands

> Available electron-builder CLI commands

electron-builder provides several commands to build, install dependencies, and manage your Electron application.

## electron-builder build

The main command to build your Electron application. This is the default command.

```bash theme={null}
electron-builder build
```

Or simply:

```bash theme={null}
electron-builder
```

### Build for specific platforms

```bash theme={null}
# Build for macOS, Windows and Linux
electron-builder -mwl

# Build for macOS only
electron-builder --mac

# Build for Windows only
electron-builder --win

# Build for Linux only
electron-builder --linux
```

### Build specific targets

```bash theme={null}
# Build deb and tar.xz for Linux
electron-builder --linux deb tar.xz

# Build NSIS 32-bit installer for Windows
electron-builder --windows nsis:ia32
```

### Build for specific architectures

```bash theme={null}
# Build for Windows ia32
electron-builder --win --ia32

# Build for x64
electron-builder --x64

# Build universal macOS app
electron-builder --mac --universal
```

### Build unpacked directory

Useful for testing without creating distributable packages:

```bash theme={null}
electron-builder --dir
```

### Using npx

Since Node.js 8, you can use `npx` to run electron-builder without a global install:

```bash theme={null}
npx electron-builder
```

<Tip>
  Prepend `npx` to sample commands if you run them from Terminal and not from `package.json` scripts.
</Tip>

## electron-builder install-app-deps

Installs or rebuilds native dependencies for your Electron application.

```bash theme={null}
electron-builder install-app-deps
```

Or using the standalone command:

```bash theme={null}
install-app-deps
```

### Options

* `--platform` - Target platform (linux, darwin, win32). Defaults to current platform.
* `--arch` - Target architecture (x64, ia32, armv7l, arm64, all). Defaults to current architecture.

```bash theme={null}
# Install dependencies for specific platform
electron-builder install-app-deps --platform=win32

# Install dependencies for specific architecture
electron-builder install-app-deps --arch=arm64
```

## electron-builder node-gyp-rebuild

Rebuild native Node.js modules for Electron.

```bash theme={null}
electron-builder node-gyp-rebuild
```

This command uses the same options as `install-app-deps`:

```bash theme={null}
# Rebuild for specific platform and architecture
electron-builder node-gyp-rebuild --platform=darwin --arch=arm64
```

## electron-builder create-self-signed-cert

Create a self-signed code signing certificate for Windows applications.

```bash theme={null}
electron-builder create-self-signed-cert --publisher="Your Company Name"
```

### Options

* `--publisher`, `-p` (required) - The publisher name for the certificate

## electron-builder start

Run your application in development mode using electron-webpack.

```bash theme={null}
electron-builder start
```

## electron-builder publish

Publish a list of artifacts to configured publishers (e.g., GitHub Releases).

```bash theme={null}
electron-builder publish
```

### Options

* `--files`, `-f` (required) - The file(s) to upload to your publisher
* `--version`, `-v` - The app/build version used when searching for an upload release
* `--config`, `-c` - Path to electron-builder config file

```bash theme={null}
# Publish specific files
electron-builder publish --files dist/MyApp-1.0.0.dmg

# Publish with specific version
electron-builder publish --files dist/*.dmg --version 1.0.0
```

## Getting Help

For detailed help on any command, use the `--help` flag:

```bash theme={null}
electron-builder --help
electron-builder install-app-deps --help
electron-builder publish --help
```

For more documentation, visit [https://electron.build](https://electron.build).