Electron is software for running web-written apps in the same way as native ones, and has gotten plenty of bad press for its RAM appetite around these parts. But while the execution might leave something to be desired, the concept itself is quite solid — if you’ve already got code written for the web, a quick and easy way to bring it over to the desktop would be very valuable.
Gluon is built to be lean – with apps having low RAM and storage footprints, lightning-speed build times, and a no-nonsense API. One of the coolest parts is that it’s able to use your system-installed browser (not webviews), and not a bundled-in one like Electron. Gluon’s backend uses NodeJS to be versatile and easy to develop (also allowing easy learning from other popular frameworks like Electron by using the same-ish stack).
See https://hackaday.com/2022/12/30/turn-a-webpage-into-a-desktop-app-with-gluon/
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