After building my electron application, and running it, I have noticed the startup time of the app is extremely slow: from the moment I double-click the icon, it takes about six (!) seconds until the splash screen is displayed.
I am aware that Electron is not the most efficient GUI framework, considering that it is basically a Chrome window, but still I think the app should normally load much faster. I have tried to follow the best practices while developing the app, including loading the dependencies only when they're really necessary, but to no avail.
I am working on a Windows PC (x64 processor), and am using electron-packager to build the executable, like this:
electron-packager . "My App" --platform=win32 --arch=x64 --overwrite=true --prune=true
I wonder if the antivirus is to be blamed for the slow startup time, but I am not sure. I don't think electron-packager is contributing to the issue, given that I used electron-builder, as well, and the app still needed plenty of time to start (my antivirus considered the .exe file packaged by electron-builder as a threat, and later removed it, even).
What do you think can be the cause for the slow startup time? What else can I try to make my app start faster? For those who are experienced in building Electron applications, how have you countered this issue?
