# Launch of the new version of Node-RED Desktop with Node-RED 5
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/launch-of-the-new-version-of-node-red-desktop-with-node-red-5/101284
**Category:** Share Your Projects
**Tags:** node-red-5
**Created:** [15 June 2026 20:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/launch-of-the-new-version-of-node-red-desktop-with-node-red-5/101284 "2026-06-15T20:18:58Z")
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### Author:  [@vitormnm](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vitormnm)
#### Post date: [15 June 2026 20:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/launch-of-the-new-version-of-node-red-desktop-with-node-red-5/101284/1 "2026-06-15T20:18:58Z")
I just updated my Node-RED Desktop application to Node-RED version 5. If you primarily use Node-RED on Windows, it's worth checking out; you can run Node-RED in a completely portable way.
> **[GitHub - vitormnm/Node-RED-Desktop: Node-RED-Desktop](https://github.com/vitormnm/Node-RED-Desktop)**
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> Node-RED-Desktop
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### Author:  [@hipatel93](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hipatel93)
#### Post date: [17 June 2026 05:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/launch-of-the-new-version-of-node-red-desktop-with-node-red-5/101284/2 "2026-06-17T05:04:39Z")
Thanks for sharing;
Did you try Tauri before? this too much light weight operating system than Electron. Currently, I am using Electron but am planning to move to Tauri.
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### Author:  [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)
#### Post date: [17 June 2026 06:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/launch-of-the-new-version-of-node-red-desktop-with-node-red-5/101284/3 "2026-06-17T06:23:30Z")
Perhaps it is also worth to take a look at bun + [electrobun](https://betterstack.com/community/guides/scaling-nodejs/electrobun-desktop-apps-typescript/).
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### Author:  [@vitormnm](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vitormnm)
#### Post date: [17 June 2026 10:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/launch-of-the-new-version-of-node-red-desktop-with-node-red-5/101284/4 "2026-06-17T10:32:23Z")
In my particular use case for Node-RED Desktop running and managing multiple Node-RED projects from a single executable in industrial automation environments Electron still makes a lot of sense. Since it ships with the Node.js runtime, I get full compatibility with Node-RED and the entire Node.js ecosystem out of the box.
That said, if I were starting from scratch today, I'd probably pick a cross-platform desktop framework that doesn't depend on web technologies. The downside is that I'd still need to bundle the Node.js binary to preserve the same level of compatibility with Node-RED.