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Any true alternatives to electron JavaScript?

Any true alternatives to electron JavaScript?

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  • I don't think that it's a common thing. There are many alternatives like MoBrowser, Electrobun, Wails. The choice depends on the project requirements.
    by Ikryanov
  • Sciter[1] has been around for a while and ships much smaller executables.

    [1]: https://sciter.com/

    by pull_my_finger
  • Tauri, electrobun, React Native for Desktop, Flutter, actually building a proper native app... there's loads of alternatives.

    I maintain a Tauri app. It's fine. I've not seen any reason to go back to Electron.

    by onion2k
  • Yesterday was kicking the tires on https://helixnotes.com/, a Tauri app. It's really slick and performance is really good. Loads fast, opens quick, etc.

    So, I see that as evidence that Tauri is really solid.

    by owentbrown
  • For littler personal projects, I’ve used python’s webview to avoid having to bundle a whole browser when the app (it uses the operating system’s default engine). It also didn’t require a learn a whole framework… I could just hook a web front end to some python functions, and run it as a desktop app.
    by al_borland
  • Tauri is solid, but after 10 years of navigating the space and shipping desktop apps. My best advice is JUST USE ELECTRON. I know! it hurts to ship a bloated shell, but it works like charm
    by carloslfu
  • I use a 1MB Rust shell with a webview (wry and winit). It works wonders

    Drop a SQLite db if you want a quick portable app, or postgresql if something more robust on your server.

    Tell your AI of choice [2] to create a TODO rust app [1] in html, css and js using wry and winit and you'll see what I mean, a thing of beauty

    [1] https://github.com/kuyawa/todo-rust

    [2] https://github.com/kuyawa/todo-rust/blob/main/prompt.txt

    by Kuyawa
  • There is Slint - https://github.com/slint-ui/slint/

    - UI renders natively (without a browser)

    - Slint uses a declarative UI that should be intuitive to use for developers / designers / agents.

    - Can be interfaced from different languages such as Rust / JS / TS / Python

    (disclaimer, I am working for Slint)

    by ogoffart

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