Actually, think of it. If we have to accept Electron apps existing at all, Etcher is precisely the best possible kind of such app. One that you open, make it do its job, and close it. Meanwhile being an HTML UI it allows the creator to focus on the best operation possible and not lose time on UI shenanigans.

For comparison, the worst kind of Electron app in my opinion would be one that you have to keep open at all times, losing all the resources that Electron eats, on a "permanent" way.

I'm not a fan of Electron, but Etcher is one of the few exceptions where I'm happy to do that. It's just that convenient.

i don't think it's a GUI for "dd", at least it works way faster than "dd" for all the cards I've tried.

You’re most likely using dd wrong then. Perhaps an incorrect block size or not writing to the raw device (e.g on Mac, that would be /dev/rdisk1).

That said, the fact that Etcher doesn’t require you to know this is a plus.

Yes, it's currently an electron app

“Currently” isn’t the best word here, as there’s an implication that this will change.

Etcher has and will always be an Electron app.

> will always be an Electron app

I can't guarantee that