NW.js Alternatives

NW.js is described as 'Node.js bridge to Webkit – package and distribute webapps on all platforms' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to NW.js for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best NW.js alternative is Electron, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like NW.js are Tauri, NeutralinoJS, Appcelerator Titanium and Photino.

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

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NW.js alternatives page was last updated May 29, 2022
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  1. Electron icon
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    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.

    42 Electron alternatives
    Create menubar apps

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Electron Features

    1.  Support for HTML5
    2.  Support for Javascript
    3.  Native application
    Debug with Devtron
    Build powerful apps like Atom
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    • Almost everyone thinks Electron is a great NW.js alternative.

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

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

    • Electron is Free and Open SourceNW.js is also Free and Open Source
  2. Tauri icon
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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...

    12 Tauri alternatives
    API Validation app (Windows)

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Hello World app (Linux)

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Tauri VS NW.js

    Is Tauri a good alternative to NW.js?
     

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

    • Tauri is Free and Open SourceNW.js is also Free and Open Source
    • Tauri is LightweightNW.js is not according to our users
  4. NeutralinoJS icon
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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

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Small-footprint
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  5. Appcelerator Titanium icon
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    Appcelerator Titanium

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    Appcelerator Titanium, offered for free by Appcelerator, lets web developers use web technologies, open source and cloud computing to build native apps for iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac OSX and Linux.

    73 Appcelerator Titanium alternatives
    Appcelerator Titanium screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Appcelerator Titanium Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  Cross-Platform
    3.  Native application
    4.  Code Completion
    5.  Mobile friendly
    6.  Ruby
    Discontinued

    On February 2021, Axway announced that Appcelerator Titanium has been discontinued, with support ending on March 1, 2022. All private source code will be made open source by this date. https://www.axway.com/en/appcelerator-end-of-life

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    Appcelerator Titanium VS NW.js

    Is this a good alternative to NW.js?
     

    • Appcelerator Titanium is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to NW.js.

    • Appcelerator Titanium is Free and Open SourceNW.js is also Free and Open Source
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    Photino

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

    37 Photino alternatives
    Photino screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Desktop Application
    2.  Cross-Platform
    3.  Lightweight wrapper
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  7. WebDGap icon
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    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.

    51 WebDGap alternatives
    WebDGap running on Windows 10

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted

    WebDGap Features

    1.  Supports Zip files
    2.  Lightweight wrapper
    WebDGap running on Mac OS X El Capitan v10.11
    WebDGap running on Elementary OS (Ubuntu 14.04 Linux based distribution)
    +1
    WebDGap running on Android 6.0
    Discontinued

    This app was discontinued on April 13, 2018.

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    WebDGap VS NW.js

    Is WebDGap a good alternative to NW.js?
     

    • WebDGap is the most popular Web-based & Android Tablet alternative to NW.js.

    • WebDGap is Free and Open SourceNW.js is also Free and Open Source
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    pywebview

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    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).

    14 pywebview alternatives
    Windows

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    pywebview Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Native application
    3.  Support for HTML5
    macOS
    Linux
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  10. B4X icon
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    B4X

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    Cross platform development tools for native iOS, Android, desktop and server applications. B4X is a Rapid Application Development (RAD) tool for real world apps. The programming language is a modern version of Visual Basic.

    96 B4X alternatives
    IDE screenshot

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    B4X Features

    1.  Multiplatform
    2.  Code Completion
    3.  Native Java Libraries
    4.  Autocompletion
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Code Formatting
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Rad
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    B4X VS NW.js

    Is B4X a good alternative to NW.js?
     

    • B4X is the most popular iPad alternative to NW.js.

    • B4X is Freemium and ProprietaryNW.js is Free and Open Source
  11. Proton Native icon
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    Proton Native

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    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

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • React
    Proton Native iconNW.js Icon

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  12. Vuido icon
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    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).

    12 Vuido alternatives
    Vuido screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

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

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  13. Cappuccino icon
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    Cappuccino

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    Cappuccino is a framework which makes it easy to create advanced web apps. With just a few lines of code you can have an app built with full undo and redo, truly amazing table views, drag and drop and every modern UI appearance and behaviour you might expect on the desktop.

    8 Cappuccino alternatives
    Cappuccino screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Cappuccino screenshot 1
    Cappuccino iconNW.js Icon

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  14. Google Cobalt icon
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    Google Cobalt

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    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...

    16 Google Cobalt alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Google Cobalt iconNW.js Icon

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