electron/electronGitHub
Choose when you want to build desktop apps with web technologies and can accept Chromium-level resource usage.
:electron: Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
- 122.7k
- C++
- MIT
active1mo ago
wxWidgets/wxWidgets Alternatives
cross-platform native desktop GUI toolkit
wxWidgets is a mature C++ library for building cross-platform native-desktop applications using native widgets on Windows, GTK-based Unix, and macOS.
Same job, different approach
Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.
DioxusLabs/dioxusGitHub
Choose for Rust-based apps needing a React-like declarative UI across desktop and web, not native C++ widgets.
Fullstack app framework for web, desktop, and mobile.
- 39.2k
- Rust
- Apache-2.0
active8d ago
cztomczak/phpdesktopGitHub
Choose only for PHP/HTML/CSS based desktop UI, a niche simpler than wxWidgets.
Develop desktop GUI applications using PHP, HTML5, JavaScript and SQLite
- 2.9k
- none
active2mo ago
AvaloniaUI/AvaloniaGitHub
Choose for .NET/C# developers wanting XAML and modern styling across desktop; managed runtime overhead.
Develop Desktop, Embedded, Mobile and WebAssembly apps with C# and XAML. The future of .NET UI
- 31.4k
- C#
- MIT
active30d ago
nodegui/nodeguiGitHub
Choose when building desktop apps in Node.js/JavaScript with Qt widgets, adding a Qt dependency.
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
- 9.2k
- C++
- MIT
active5mo ago
fschutt/azulGitHub
Choose for Rust GUI projects with a GPU-rendered lightweight widget set, not drop-in for C++.
Desktop GUI Framework
- 6.1k
- Rust
- MIT
active30d ago
r0x0r/pywebviewGitHub
Choose for Python apps that need a simple HTML/CSS/JS UI wrapper rather than full native controls.
Build GUI for your Python program with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
- 6.0k
- Python
- BSD-3-Clause
active1mo ago
flutter/flutterGitHub
Choose for custom-drawn high-performance UIs with Dart and code reuse on mobile/desktop, but not native widgets.
Flutter makes it easy and fast to build beautiful apps for mobile and beyond
- 178.7k
- Dart
- BSD-3-Clause
active30d ago
neutralinojs/neutralinojsGitHub
Choose for ultra-lightweight web-tech desktop apps with a smaller runtime than Electron.
Portable and lightweight cross-platform desktop application development framework
- 8.6k
- C
- NOASSERTION
active1mo ago
fyne-io/fyneGitHub
Choose for Go apps wanting a pure-Go toolkit with bundled widgets and Material style.
Cross platform GUI toolkit in Go inspired by Material Design
- 28.7k
- Go
- BSD-3-Clause
active1mo ago
slint-ui/slintGitHub
Choose for declarative UI with Rust/C++/JS/Python support and a small footprint; uses own rendering rather than native controls.
Slint is an open-source declarative GUI toolkit to build native user interfaces for Rust, C++, JavaScript, or Python apps.
- 23.6k
- Rust
- NOASSERTION
active29d ago
blackboardsh/electrobunGitHub
Choose for TypeScript/Bun-based desktop apps that are faster/lighter than Electron, but still webview/runtime-based.
Build ultra fast, tiny, and cross-platform desktop apps with Typescript.
- 12.7k
- TypeScript
- MIT
active30d ago
unoplatform/unoGitHub
Choose for .NET XAML developers targeting many platforms; uses its own rendering pipeline, not native controls.
Open-source platform for building cross-platform native Mobile, Web, Desktop, and Embedded apps from a single C#/XAML codebase. Work from any IDE/CLI with Hot Reload, Visual Designer, MCPs, and Skills built for modern .NET workflows. 200M+ NuGet downloads.
- 10.0k
- C#
- Apache-2.0
active1mo ago
moreSwift/swift-cross-uiGitHub
Choose for Swift devs who want SwiftUI-like declarative UI across platforms; project is still early.
A cross-platform declarative UI framework, inspired by SwiftUI.
- 1.7k
- Swift
- MIT
active26d 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.
kusti8/proton-nativeGitHub
Older unmaintained React-based wrapper around Qt; only for legacy React desktop projects.
A React environment for cross platform desktop apps
- 10.9k
- TypeScript
- MIT
dormant3.7y ago
Listed as an alternative to
These projects were analysed and named wxWidgets among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how wxWidgets rates them is a separate judgement, made when wxWidgets is analysed in its own right.
blackboardsh/electrobunGitHub
calls wxWidgets “For C++ applications that require a mature, native GUI toolkit with a conventional widget set.”
Build ultra fast, tiny, and cross-platform desktop apps with Typescript.
12.7kTypeScriptactive
kusti8/proton-nativeGitHub
calls wxWidgets “choose if you are writing C++ and need a mature cross-platform GUI toolkit, but you won't get a React API.”
A React environment for cross platform desktop apps
10.9kTypeScriptdormant
nodegui/nodeguiGitHub
calls wxWidgets “choose if you are writing C++ and want a mature native toolkit without Node.js.”
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 wxWidgets “Choose it if you want native C++ widgets and do not want web technologies; it gives a fully native look and feel versus Neutralino's webview.”
Portable and lightweight cross-platform desktop application development framework
8.6kCactive
idea4good/GuiLiteGitHub
calls wxWidgets “Use it for desktop C++ apps needing native controls and mature widget toolkit; it is much larger and has no MCU support.”
✔️The smallest header-only GUI library(4 KLOC) for all platforms
7.8kC++slowing