Google Cobalt Alternatives

Google Cobalt is described as 'Cobalt is a lightweight HTML5/CSS/JS application container that is designed to provide a rich application development environment with minimal resource consumption (deployment size, RAM, CPU, GPU). At the same time, Cobalt enables a rich, low-latency user experience across a' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Google Cobalt for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Google Cobalt alternative is Electron, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Google Cobalt are Apache Cordova, NW.js, WebDGap and Photino.

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  1. Electron icon

    Electron

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    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.

    43 Electron alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

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

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

    • Electron is Free and Open SourceGoogle Cobalt is also Free and Open Source
  2. Apache Cordova icon

    Apache Cordova

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    Apache Cordova is a set of device APIs that allow a mobile app developer to access native device function such as the camera or accelerometer from JavaScript. Combined with a UI framework such as jQuery Mobile or Dojo Mobile or Sencha Touch, this allows a smartphone app to be...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    • Apache Cordova is the most popular Web-based alternative to Google Cobalt.

    • Apache Cordova is Free and Open SourceGoogle Cobalt is also Free and Open Source
    • Apache Cordova is LightweightGoogle Cobalt is not according to our users
  4. NW.js icon

    NW.js

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Cross-platform
     
  5. WebDGap icon

    WebDGap

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    WebDGap allows you to convert any website or HTML/CSS/JavaScript web application to a native Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome application.

    52 WebDGap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    WebDGap running on Windows 10
     

    • WebDGap is the most popular Android, Android Tablet & Self-Hosted alternative to Google Cobalt.

    • WebDGap is Free and Open SourceGoogle Cobalt is also Free and Open Source
  6. Photino icon

    Photino

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Photino screenshot 1
     
  7. Sciter icon

    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.

    12 Sciter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Capacitor by Ionic icon

    Capacitor by Ionic

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    An open source native runtime that makes it easy to build cross-platform apps that run equally well on iOS, Android, and the Web.

    49 Capacitor by Ionic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
     

    • Capacitor by Ionic is the most popular iPhone alternative to Google Cobalt.

    • Capacitor by Ionic is Free and Open SourceGoogle Cobalt is also Free and Open Source
  10. Vuido icon

    Vuido

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    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).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Vue.js
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  11. NoesisGUI icon

    NoesisGUI

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

    12 NoesisGUI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    • NoesisGUI is the most popular iPad alternative to Google Cobalt.

    • NoesisGUI is Free Personal and ProprietaryGoogle Cobalt is Free and Open Source
  12. Revery icon

    Revery

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    Native, high-performance, cross-platform desktop apps - built with ReasonML. Revery is kind of like super-fast, native code Electron - with bundled React-like/Redux-like libraries and a fast build system - all ready to go.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Revery screenshot 1
     
  13. Ultralight icon

    Ultralight

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     

    • Ultralight is the most popular commercial alternative to Google Cobalt.

    • Ultralight is Paid and ProprietaryGoogle Cobalt is Free and Open Source
  14. fman build system icon

    fman build system

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    A framework for creating desktop apps for Windows, Mac and Linux. Based on Qt and Python, it is a lightweight alternative to Electron. Unlike other solutions, fbs makes packaging easy: Create an installer for your app in seconds and start distributing it to your users.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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