Open source alternatives to Electron
One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what Electron does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.
What Electron does
- Desktop apps with HTML, CSS and JavaScriptcore
- Cross-platform on Windows, macOS and Linuxcore
- Node.js access to the system
- Native menus and notifications
- Auto updates
- App packaging and installers
- Bundled Chromium runtime
Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this
| Project | Covers | Stars | Commits, 12 weeks | Last release | Closed vs opened | Setup | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PakeTurns any website into a lightweight desktop app with one command |
Same job, different way50% | 64k+719 | 10 days ago | 100% | Uses the terminal | GPL-3.0 | |
Covers 1 of 2 core jobs. Partly: Desktop apps with HTML, CSS and JavaScript; Native menus and notifications. Not shown: Node.js access to the system; Auto updates; Bundled Chromium runtime.See the evidence
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