Chromely Alternatives

Chromely is described as 'Lightweight alternative to Electron.NET, Electron for .NET/.NET Core developers' and is an app in the web browsers category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Chromely for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Chromely alternative is Electron, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Chromely are Tauri, Webapp Manager, Photino and Buntralino.

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Chromely is a lightweight alternative to Electron.NET, Electron for .NET/.NET Core developers.

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Chromely alternatives page was last updated Jan 6, 2025
  1. Electron icon
     108 likes

    If you can build a website, you can build a desktop app. Electron is a framework for creating native applications with web technologies like JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. It takes care of the hard parts so you can focus on the core of your application.

    44 Electron alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Electron Features

    1.  Support for HTML5
    2.  Support for Javascript
    3.  Native application
    Electron iconChromely Icon

    Electron VS Chromely

    Is Electron a good alternative to Chromely?
     
    • Electron is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Chromely.

    • Electron is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Chromely.

    • Electron is Free and Open SourceChromely is also Free and Open Source
  2. Tauri icon
     16 likes

    Tauri is a toolkit that helps developers make applications for the major desktop platforms - using virtually any frontend framework in existence. The core is built with Rust and the CLI leverages Node.js making Tauri a genuinely polyglot approach to creating and maintaining...

    13 Tauri alternatives
    API Validation app (Windows)

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Rust
    2.  Cross-Platform
    3.  Based on Webkit engine
    4.  Support for Javascript
    5.  Small-footprint
    Tauri iconChromely Icon

    Tauri VS Chromely

    Is Tauri a good alternative to Chromely?
     
    • Tauri is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Chromely.

    • Tauri is Free and Open SourceChromely is also Free and Open Source
    • Tauri is LightweightChromely is not according to our users
  3. Webapp Manager icon
     7 likes

    Are you often struggling to find a particular website among the many browser windows and tabs already opened? Do you wish you could easily just launch your favorite websites and have them run in their own window as if they were desktop applications?

    16 Webapp Manager alternatives
    Webapp Manager screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mint
    • Manjaro Linux
    Webapp Manager iconChromely Icon

    Webapp Manager VS Chromely

    Is Webapp Manager a good alternative to Chromely?
     
  4. Photino icon
     2 likes

    Photino is a lightweight open-source framework for building native, cross-platform desktop applications with Web UI technology.

    38 Photino alternatives
    Photino screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Desktop Application
    2.  Cross-Platform
    3.  Lightweight wrapper
    Photino iconChromely Icon

    Photino VS Chromely

    Is Photino a good alternative to Chromely?
     
  5. Buntralino icon
     3 likes

    Buntralino unites Bun and Neutralino.js to make a simpler, lighter alternative to Electron and NW.js. Use Neutralino.js API at client and send harder tasks to Bun while keeping your development process easy.

    12 Buntralino alternatives
    Buntralino screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    Buntralino Features

    1.  Project templates
    2.  Cross Compilation
    3.  Cross-Platform
    4.  Support for Typescript
    Buntralino iconChromely Icon

    Buntralino VS Chromely

    Is Buntralino a good alternative to Chromely?
     
  6. NW.js icon
     35 likes

    Node.js bridge to Webkit – package and distribute webapps on all platforms.

    23 NW.js alternatives
    Cross-platform

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    NW.js Features

    1.  Based on Webkit engine
    2.  Multiplatform
    NW.js iconChromely Icon

    NW.js VS Chromely

    Is NW.js a good alternative to Chromely?
     
  7. pywebview icon
     1 like

    pywebview is a lightweight cross-platform wrapper around a webview component that allows to display HTML content in its own native GUI window. You may think of as Electron for Python (minus huge executable sizes).

    15 pywebview alternatives
    Windows

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    pywebview Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Native application
    3.  Support for HTML5
    pywebview iconChromely Icon

    pywebview VS Chromely

    Is pywebview a good alternative to Chromely?
     
  8. Sciter icon
     7 likes

    Use HTML and CSS to build cross-platform desktop apps. Sciter provides a stack of GPU-accelerated web technologies for desktop UI development.

    12 Sciter alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Low memory usage
    3.  Desktop Application
    4.  Support for Javascript
    Sciter iconChromely Icon

    Sciter VS Chromely

    Is Sciter a good alternative to Chromely?
     
  9. NoesisGUI icon
     3 likes

    NoesisGUI is a User Interface middleware for videogames and realtime applications:

    12 NoesisGUI alternatives
    Vector based: The core of NoesisGUI is a resolution-independent and vector-based rendering engine that is built to take advantage of modern graphics hardware.

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet

    NoesisGUI Features

    1.  XAML
    2.  C++
    NoesisGUI iconChromely Icon

    NoesisGUI VS Chromely

    Is NoesisGUI a good alternative to Chromely?
     
    • NoesisGUI is the most popular iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Chromely.

    • NoesisGUI is Free Personal and ProprietaryChromely is Free and Open Source
  10. Proton Native icon
     3 likes

    Proton Native offers a React environment for building native desktop applications. It's sort of like React Native but for desktop apps.

    14 Proton Native alternatives
    Proton Native screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • React
    Proton Native iconChromely Icon

    Proton Native VS Chromely

    Is Proton Native a good alternative to Chromely?
     
  11. Vuido icon
     3 likes

    Vuido leverages the simplicity of Vue.js along with the open-source libui library to let you create lightweight, native desktop application. Applications can run cross-platform using native GUI components (different from Electron-based desktop web apps).

    13 Vuido alternatives
    Vuido screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Vue.js
    Vuido iconChromely Icon

    Vuido VS Chromely

    Is Vuido a good alternative to Chromely?
     
  12. Ultralight icon
     2 likes

    Ultralight is and HTML UI kit for use with games and desktop apps. It's essentially a stripped and rebuilt version of WebKit designed for speed, performance and efficiency.

    10 Ultralight alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Ultralight Features

    1.  GPU Support
    2.  C++ support
    Ultralight iconChromely Icon

    Ultralight VS Chromely

    Is Ultralight a good alternative to Chromely?
     
    • Ultralight is the most popular commercial alternative to Chromely.

    • Ultralight is Paid and ProprietaryChromely is Free and Open Source
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