diff --git a/projectGeneratorElectron/index.js b/projectGeneratorElectron/index.js
index a23b7aec..c66528e3 100644
--- a/projectGeneratorElectron/index.js
+++ b/projectGeneratorElectron/index.js
@@ -77,6 +77,17 @@ console.log("detected platform: " + hostplatform + " in " + __dirname);
 
 var defaultOfPath = obj["defaultOfPath"];
 var addons;
+
+// hide some addons, per https://github.com/openframeworks/projectGenerator/issues/62
+
+var addonsToSkip = [
+    "ofxiOS",
+    "ofxMultiTouch",
+    "ofxEmscripten", 
+    "ofxAccelerometer",
+    "ofxAndroid"
+]
+
 var platforms = {
     "osx": "OS X (Xcode)",
     "vs": "Windows (Visual Studio 2015)",
@@ -289,6 +300,11 @@ function parseAddonsAndUpdateSelect(arg) {
     console.log("in parseAddonsAndUpdateSelect " + arg);
     //path = require('path').resolve(__dirname, defaultOfPath + "/addons");
     addons = getDirectories(arg + "/addons","ofx");
+
+    addons = addons.filter( function(addon) {
+        return addonsToSkip.indexOf(addon)==-1;
+    });
+
     console.log("Reloading the addons folder, these were found:");
     console.log(addons);
     mainWindow.webContents.send('setAddons', addons);