Are you looking to implement or just a simple progress bar for your current project?

To show a progress bar to your user, you need to pass the data from the to the Renderer Process using IPC (Inter-Process Communication). Main Process ( main.js ) javascript

Sending an IPC message every few bytes can lag your UI. Use a simple timer or check if the percentage has changed significantly before sending an update to the renderer.

item.on('updated', (event, state) => { if (state === 'progressing') { const progress = item.getReceivedBytes() / item.getTotalBytes(); // Update the taskbar progress (Windows/macOS) mainWindow.setProgressBar(progress); // Send to UI mainWindow.webContents.send('download-status', { percent: progress * 100, state: 'downloading' }); } }); Use code with caution. Renderer Process ( renderer.js ) javascript

window.electronAPI.onDownloadProgress((data) => { const progressBar = document.getElementById('progress-bar'); progressBar.style.width = `${data.percent}%`; }); Use code with caution. 3. Advanced Strategy: Using electron-dl

const { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain } = require('electron'); const { download } = require('electron-dl'); ipcMain.on('download-button-clicked', async (event, url) => { const win = BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow(); await download(win, url, { onProgress: (progress) => { console.log(`${Math.round(progress.percent * 100)}%`); } }); }); Use code with caution. 4. Best Practices for Download Progress

Electron’s session module provides a will-download event. This is triggered whenever a download starts, whether initiated by a user clicking a link or via webContents.downloadURL() . The Basic Implementation