Sciter Alternatives

Sciter is described as 'Use HTML and CSS to build cross-platform desktop apps. Sciter provides a stack of GPU-accelerated web technologies for desktop UI development' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Sciter for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Sciter alternative is Electron, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Sciter are Photino, pywebview, NoesisGUI and Revery.

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Sciter alternatives page was last updated May 29, 2022
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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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Electron Features

    1.  Support for HTML5
    2.  Support for Javascript
    3.  Native application

    Electron VS Sciter

     

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

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

    • Electron is Free and Open SourceSciter is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Photino screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Desktop Application
    2.  Cross-Platform
    3.  Lightweight wrapper

    Photino VS Sciter

     
  4. pywebview icon

    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).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Windows

    pywebview Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Native application
    3.  Support for HTML5

    pywebview VS Sciter

     
  5. NoesisGUI icon

    NoesisGUI

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

    12 NoesisGUI alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    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 Features

    1.  XAML
    2.  C++

    NoesisGUI VS Sciter

     

    • NoesisGUI is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Sciter.

    • NoesisGUI is Free Personal and ProprietarySciter is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Revery screenshot 1

    Revery Features

    1.  Native application
    2.  Desktop Application
    3.  Cross-Platform

    Revery VS Sciter

     
  7. 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.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Optimal performance

    Features

    1.  GPU Support
    2.  C++ support

    Ultralight VS Sciter

     

    • Ultralight is the most popular commercial alternative to Sciter.

    • Ultralight is Paid and ProprietarySciter is Freemium and Proprietary
  9. Google Cobalt icon

    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...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Google Cobalt VS Sciter

     
  10. Coherent GT icon

    Coherent GT

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    Coherent GT is a user interface runtime for game UI based on a heavily modified version of WebKit. It removes unnecessary features of Webkit and involves rewriting of some elements to get it finely tuned for performance in games.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • BG flagBulgaria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Coherent GT Features

    1.  Based on Webkit engine

    Coherent GT VS Sciter

     
  11. Chromely icon

    Chromely

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Chromely screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The GitHub repository has been archived in January 2023.

    Chromely Features

    1.  Desktop Application
    2.  React

    Chromely VS Sciter

     
  12. DeskGap icon

    DeskGap

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The last update is from December 2019.

    DeskGap Features

    1.  Desktop Application

    DeskGap VS Sciter

     
  13. 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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    azula screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest update is from October 2019.

    azula Features

    1.  Desktop Application

    azula VS Sciter

     
  14. PHP App Server icon

    PHP App Server

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    Create lightweight, installable applications written in HTML, CSS, Javascript, and PHP for the Windows, Mac, and Linux desktop operating systems.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Screenshot of a standard installer of a prepared PHP App Server application for Windows.

    PHP App Server VS Sciter

     
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