The plain-English version
The privileged application process that coordinates windows and operating-system integration in architectures such as Electron.
Why it matters
It should expose only the capabilities a given interface needs.
Let’s make it click
A renderer asks the main process to open a permitted file using a narrow validated message.
Vibe Bro’s heads-up
Moving untrusted web code into a desktop shell must not give that content unrestricted system access.
The docs behind it
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Editorial review · October 28, 2026
Supported: Electron's process model documents a single privileged main process managing windows and native APIs. The entry explicitly frames this as Electron-style architecture.