Use /src-electron/package.json for dependencies that belong to the Electron main process or its packaging workflow. Keeping them in this workspace prevents Electron-only packages from becoming renderer dependencies.

{
  "name": "quasar-electron-app",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "Quasar Electron Folder",
  "private": true,
  "type": "module",
  "devDependencies": {
    "electron": "^<installed-version>"
  }
}

Quasar installs the selected packaging tool (@electron/packager or electron-builder) here on the first production build that needs it.

From /src-electron, install packages used at runtime by the main process under dependencies. Install Electron, packaging tools, type packages, and other build-time tools under devDependencies:

# Runtime dependency installed into the packaged app:
pnpm add <deps>

# Build-time dependency:
pnpm add -D <dev-deps>

Renderer dependencies imported by code under /src belong in the root package.json and are bundled by Vite.