electron-builder vs electron-packager

Question

What is main difference between electron-builder and electron-packager. Is there some example projects for both? Which is better for standalone .exe application build?

Answer 1

electron-packager was (update: changed in this commit: "refactor: merge electron-packager") used by electron-builder. This article states

If you really want to go to town, take a look at electron-builder which takes the packages produced by electron-packager and creates automated installers.

• electron-builder example

• electron-builder React boilerplate project

• electron-packager React boilerplate project, although there is a GitHub issue to use electron-builder.