# electron-is-dev > Check if [Electron](https://electronjs.org) is running in development Useful for enabling debug features only during development. This package must be used from the Electron main process. ## Install ``` $ npm install electron-is-dev ``` *Requires Electron 3 or later.* ## Usage ```js const isDev = require('electron-is-dev'); if (isDev) { console.log('Running in development'); } else { console.log('Running in production'); } ``` You can force development mode by setting the `ELECTRON_IS_DEV` environment variable to `1`. ## Related - [electron-util](https://github.com/sindresorhus/electron-util) - Useful utilities for developing Electron apps - [electron-debug](https://github.com/sindresorhus/electron-debug) - Adds useful debug features to your Electron app