React Desktop Alternatives

React Desktop is described as 'React-desktop is a JavaScript library built on top of Facebook's React library, which aims to bring a native desktop experience to the web, featuring many macOS Sierra and Windows 10 components. react-desktop works perfectly with NW.js and Electron' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to React Desktop for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best React Desktop alternative is Electron, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like React Desktop are NW.js, WebDGap, Photino and Vuido.

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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 React Desktop.

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

    • Electron is Free and Open SourceReact Desktop is also Free and Open Source
  2. 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
     
  4. 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
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    • WebDGap is the most popular Web-based, Android, Android Tablet & Self-Hosted alternative to React Desktop.

    • WebDGap is Free and Open SourceReact Desktop is also Free and Open Source
  5. 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.

    39 Photino alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. 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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  7. 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
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  9. Proton Native icon

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • React
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  10. 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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  11. Chromely icon

    Chromely

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. azula icon

    azula

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    azula is a lightweight alternative to Electron. It is based on Ultralight, which is an embedding friendly Fork of WebKit, with less memory usage and low disk space requirements.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. DeskGap icon

    DeskGap

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    DeskGap is a framework for building cross-platform desktop apps with web technologies (JavaScript, HTML and CSS).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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