diff --git a/.iron-node.js b/.iron-node.js
index 00371b1..58dde0c 100644
--- a/.iron-node.js
+++ b/.iron-node.js
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ var settings = {
   "app": {
     "native+"               : true,   // DEFAULT=FALSE; extends require to search native modules respecting the current v8 engine version.
     "autoAddWorkSpace"      : false,  // DEFAULT=TRUE; disables the autoAddWorkSpace behavior.
-    "openDevToolsDetached"  : false,  // DEFAULT=FALSE; opens the dev tools windows detached in an own window.
-    "hideMainWindow"        : false,  // DEFAULT=FALSE;  hides the main window to show dev tools only.
+    "openDevToolsDetached"  : true,  // DEFAULT=FALSE; opens the dev tools windows detached in an own window.
+    "hideMainWindow"        : true,  // DEFAULT=FALSE;  hides the main window to show dev tools only.
   },
   "workSpaceDirectory"        : function(argv) {  // determines the workspace directory for specific commandline applications.
     var result = "";
diff --git a/.jshintrc b/.jshintrc
index 6daacef..ed963cf 100644
--- a/.jshintrc
+++ b/.jshintrc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-
+    "esversion": 6,
     "passfail"      : false,
     "maxerr"        : 100,
     "browser"       : true,
diff --git a/app/app.js b/app/app.js
index bd204b4..474075b 100644
--- a/app/app.js
+++ b/app/app.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 var os = require('os');
 var fs = require('fs');
 var path = require('path');
-var remote = require('remote');
+var remote = require('electron').remote;
 var markdown = require('markdown').markdown;
 var packageController = require("package.js");
-var app = remote.require("app");
+var app = require('electron').remote.app
 var shell = require('electron').shell;
 var PrettyError = require('pretty-error');
 var prettyError = new PrettyError();
diff --git a/app/config.js b/app/config.js
index 7e93ab8..86ae90f 100644
--- a/app/config.js
+++ b/app/config.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var app;
 try{
 	app = require("app");
 } catch(e){
-	app = require("remote").require("app");
+	app = require('electron');
 }
 
 var Config = function(argv) {
diff --git a/app/index.js b/app/index.js
index 00f2329..d2c11bc 100644
--- a/app/index.js
+++ b/app/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-var app = require('app');  // Module to control application life.
+const {app} = require('electron');
 var path = require('path');  // Module to control application life.
-var BrowserWindow = require('browser-window');  // Module to create native browser window.
-var Mnu = require('./menu.js');
+const {BrowserWindow} = require('electron');
+var Mnu = require(path.join(__dirname, 'menu.js'));
 var fs = require('fs');
 
 
@@ -87,27 +87,22 @@ app.on('ready', function() {
 		mainWindow.maximize();
 
 
-		mainWindow.on('closed', function() {
+		mainWindow.webContents.on('closed', function() {
 			mainWindow = null;
 		});
 
-		var devtoolsClosedFirstCall = true; // workaround - devtools-closed fired once devTools was opened?
-		mainWindow.on('devtools-closed', function() {
-			if (config.settings.app.hideMainWindow){
-				if (!devtoolsClosedFirstCall){
-					mainWindow.close();
-				}
-			}
-			devtoolsClosedFirstCall = false;
+		mainWindow.webContents.on('devtools-closed', function() {
+			//app.quit();
+			mainWindow.show();
 		});
 
-		mainWindow.on('devtools-opened', function() {
-			setTimeout(function(){
+		mainWindow.webContents.on('devtools-opened', function() {
+			//setTimeout(function(){
 				mainWindow.loadURL('file://' + __dirname + '/index.html');
 				if (config.settings.app.hideMainWindow){
 					mainWindow.hide();
 				}
-			}, 400);
+			//}, 400);
 		});
 
 		mainWindow.openDevTools({detach : config.settings.app.openDevToolsDetached});
diff --git a/app/menu.js b/app/menu.js
index 1c00d5e..258bc2b 100644
--- a/app/menu.js
+++ b/app/menu.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 var os = require('os');
-var Menu = require('menu');
+var remote = require('electron');
+const {Menu} = remote;
 var template = [];
 var SoftwareUpdate = require('./update.js');
-var app = require("app");
+const {app} = require('electron');
 var path = require("path");
 var fs = require("fs");
 var shell = require('electron').shell;
diff --git a/app/update.js b/app/update.js
index 9aba9fb..1381d4e 100644
--- a/app/update.js
+++ b/app/update.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-var dialog = require('dialog');
-
+const {dialog} = require('electron');
 var execute = function(cmd, done) {
 	var exec = require('child_process').exec;
 	exec(cmd,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 77b235b..2d3860b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "iron-node",
-  "version": "2.2.17",
+  "version": "3.0.0",
   "description": "Debug Node.js code on the fly with Chrome Developer Tools on Linux, Windows and OS X.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "bin": {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "commander": "^2.9.0",
     "deep-extend": "^0.4.1",
-    "electron-prebuilt": "^0.37.8",
+    "electron-prebuilt": "^1.0.2",
     "electron-recompile": "^1.0.16",
     "markdown": "^0.5.0",
     "nmp": "^1.0.3",