neutralinojs/neutralinojsGitHub
choose when you need a tiny binary size and can rely on the OS webview instead of bundling Chromium
Portable and lightweight cross-platform desktop application development framework
- 8.6k
- C
- NOASSERTION
active1mo ago
electron/electron Alternatives
cross-platform desktop app framework
Build cross-platform desktop apps using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS by bundling Chromium and Node.js.
Same job, different approach
Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.
kusti8/proton-nativeGitHub
choose when you want React with native widgets and no Chromium overhead
A React environment for cross platform desktop apps
- 10.9k
- TypeScript
- MIT
dormant3.8y ago
cztomczak/phpdesktopGitHub
choose when you want to build desktop apps in PHP with an HTML UI and a smaller runtime
Develop desktop GUI applications using PHP, HTML5, JavaScript and SQLite
- 2.9k
- none
active2mo ago
Older generation, or narrower
An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.
cztomczak/cefpythonGitHub
choose when you need a Python binding to embed Chromium and can build the application shell yourself
Python bindings for the Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF)
- 3.2k
- C++
- NOASSERTION
active5mo ago
End-user tools
Does the same job, but ships as an app. Useful to a person, not swappable into a codebase.
Sjj1024/PakePlus-Win7GitHub
choose when you want to wrap an existing webpage into a lightweight desktop app without writing a full Electron app
Turn any webpage/HTML/Vue/React and so on into desktop and mobile app under 5M with easy in few minutes. 轻松将任意网站/HTML/Vue/React等项目构建为轻量级(小于5M)多端桌面应用和手机应用仅需几分钟. https://ppofficial.netlify.app
- 3.6k
- JavaScript
- none
active2mo ago
Listed as an alternative to
These projects were analysed and named electron among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how electron rates them is a separate judgement, made when electron is analysed in its own right.
blackboardsh/electrobunGitHub
calls electron “Choose Electron when you need a mature ecosystem, well-documented APIs, and extensive tooling, accepting larger bundle size.”
Build ultra fast, tiny, and cross-platform desktop apps with Typescript.
12.7kTypeScriptactive
longbridge/gpui-componentGitHub
calls electron “Choose when you want to build a desktop app from web tech (JS/HTML/CSS) with Chromium/Node rather than Rust/GPUI.”
Rust GUI components for building fantastic cross-platform desktop application by using GPUI.
13.7kRustactive
TomSchimansky/CustomTkinterGitHub
calls electron “Choose when you want to build the desktop UI with HTML/CSS/JS and can accept a bundled Chromium runtime.”
A modern and customizable python UI-library based on Tkinter
13.5kPythonactive
nodegui/nodeguiGitHub
calls electron “choose if you need the mature Chromium ecosystem, full web stack, and broad community support despite higher memory.”
A library for building cross-platform native desktop applications with Node.js and CSS 🚀. React NodeGui : https://react.nodegui.org and Vue NodeGui: https://vue.nodegui.org
9.2kC++active
neutralinojs/neutralinojsGitHub
calls electron “Choose it if you need Chromium's rendering features or Node.js ecosystem; it bundles Chromium so apps are heavier, unlike Neutralino's use of system webview.”
Portable and lightweight cross-platform desktop application development framework
8.6kCactive
revery-ui/reveryGitHub
calls electron “Choose for building desktop apps with JavaScript/HTML/CSS and the largest ecosystem, accepting high memory/CPU usage.”
:zap: Native, high-performance, cross-platform desktop apps - built with Reason!
8.0kReasondormant
idea4good/GuiLiteGitHub
calls electron “Use it for desktop apps written in HTML/CSS/JS; Chromium/Node runtime is massive and not intended for embedded displays.”
✔️The smallest header-only GUI library(4 KLOC) for all platforms
7.8kC++slowing
wxWidgets/wxWidgetsGitHub
calls electron “Choose when you want to build desktop apps with web technologies and can accept Chromium-level resource usage.”
Cross-Platform C++ GUI Library
7.3kC++active