Electron Alternatives

Electron is described as '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' and is a very popular software framework in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Electron for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Electron alternative is Qt, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Electron are Tauri, Flutter, NeutralinoJS and NW.js.

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  1. Qt icon

    Qt

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    Qt is a cross-platform application framework that is widely used for developing application software that can be run on various software and hardware platforms with little or no change in the underlying codebase, while having the power and speed of native applications.

    53 Qt alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Qt screenshot 1

    Qt Features

    1.  Desktop Application
    2.  C++
    3.  Clean API
    4.  Cross-Platform
    5.  Embedded Device development
    6.  Native application

    Qt VS Electron

     

    • Most users think Qt is a great Electron alternative.

    • Qt is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Electron.

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

    • Qt is Freemium and Open SourceElectron is Free and Open Source
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    Tauri

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    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Landing page

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Security-focused
    3.  Easy to use

    Features

    1.  Rust
    2.  Cross-Platform
    3.  Support for Javascript
    4.  Based on Webkit engine
    5.  Small-footprint
    6.  Well documented
    7.  Support for Typescript

    Tauri VS Electron

     
    Comments about Tauri as an Alternative to Electron
    RemovedUser
    Positive Sep 17, 2021
    2

    uses web-engine natively provided by the OS (usually webkit) instead of adding full re-packaged chromium to every executable

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    • Almost everyone thinks Tauri is a great Electron alternative.

    • Tauri is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Electron.

    • Tauri is Free and Open SourceElectron is also Free and Open Source
    • Tauri is LightweightElectron is not according to our users
  4. Flutter icon

    Flutter

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    Build apps for any screen. Flutter transforms the app development process. Build, test, and deploy beautiful mobile, web, desktop, and embedded apps from a single codebase.

    42 Flutter alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Dart
    • Flutter
    Flutter screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Cross-Platform
    2.  Android Development
    3.  Custom widgets
    4.  Native application compiler
    5.  Desktop Application
    6.  Material design
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  No registration required

    Flutter VS Electron

     

    • Most users think Flutter is a great Electron alternative.

    • Flutter is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Electron.

    • Flutter is Free and Open SourceElectron is also Free and Open Source
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    NeutralinoJS

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    Neutralino is a lightweight application development framework. It lets you develop desktop apps, cloud apps and even browser based apps.

    11 NeutralinoJS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Small-footprint

    NeutralinoJS VS Electron

     
    Comments about NeutralinoJS as an Alternative to Electron
    Most Recent Comment
    rugk
    Positive Aug 17, 2020
    1

    Ships with no extra browser and huge dependencies like Electron, but uses the platform's web toolkits and is thus very lightweight!

    zingus
    Positive Jun 5, 2022
    0

    Finally a redistributable webapp framework that doesn't treat your disk space and bandwidth they are disposable and infinite!

    Guest
    Positive Dec 28, 2020
    0

    it's just faster than electron

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    • Almost everyone thinks NeutralinoJS is a great Electron alternative.

    • NeutralinoJS is Free and Open SourceElectron is also Free and Open Source
    • NeutralinoJS is LightweightElectron is not according to our users
  6. NW.js icon

    NW.js

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

    22 NW.js alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Cross-platform

    NW.js Features

    1.  Multiplatform
    2.  Based on Webkit engine

    NW.js VS Electron

     
    Comments about NW.js as an Alternative to Electron
    Guest
    Positive Jan 31, 2016
    5

    it provides similar wrappers to use node modules in a embeded browser and look like a desktop application

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    • Almost everyone thinks NW.js is a great Electron alternative.

    • NW.js is Free and Open SourceElectron is also Free and Open Source
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    React Native

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    React Native enables you to build world-class application experiences on native platforms using a consistent developer experience based on JavaScript and React. The focus of React Native is on developer efficiency across all the platforms you care about — learn once, write...

    44 React Native alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • React

    React Native Features

    1.  Performance Monitoring
    2.  React

    React Native VS Electron

     
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    GTK

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    GTK is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites.

    36 GTK alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    GTK screenshot 1

    GTK Features

    1.  Cross-Platform

    GTK VS Electron

     
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    Sciter

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

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Sciter VS Electron

     
    Comments about Sciter as an Alternative to Electron
    Guest
    Positive Oct 12, 2018
    1

    Compact: 10..15 times smaller than Electron Monolithic: single DLL (dylib, so) Embeddable: works in the same GUI thread, does not create separate process for each window. Extendable: host application can provide native functions for script, call script functions, receive UI events and catch all requests to external resources (http, file, etc.)

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    • Almost everyone thinks Sciter is a great Electron alternative.

    • Sciter is Freemium and ProprietaryElectron is Free and Open Source
    • Sciter is LightweightElectron is not according to our users
  11. Avalonia UI icon

    Avalonia UI

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    Avalonia is a WPF-inspired cross-platform XAML-based UI framework providing a flexible styling system and supporting a wide range of platforms including: Windows, Linux (desktop & embedded), macOS, Android, iOS and Browser.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • EE flagEstonia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Control Catalog app running on macOS.

    Avalonia UI Features

    1.  Graphical User Interface

    Avalonia UI VS Electron

     

    • Avalonia UI is the most popular Web-based alternative to Electron.

    • Avalonia UI is Free and Open SourceElectron is also Free and Open Source
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    Ultimate++

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    Ultimate++, also called U++, is a C++ cross-platform rapid application development framework focused on programmers productivity. It includes a set of libraries (GUI, SQL, etc..), and an integrated development environment.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Ultimate++ screenshot 1

    Ultimate++ Features

    1.  Rad
    2.  Widgets
    3.  C++
    4.  Gui Builder

    Ultimate++ VS Electron

     
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