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What are the best tools for building OSX native apps with web technologies?
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Developed by Microsoft subsidiary Github
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Create functional desktop apps with your web skills. Gentle learning curve if you already know web.
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Windows, Linux, Mac
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MIT
Supported languages:
Javascript
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Javascript, C++, C#, Go, Python, Java
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High CPU usage
Electron has high CPU usage.
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Great documentation
Electron has a nice website with great documentation. It also features a lot of samples.
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Needs to run chromium
Runs chromium in the background which consumes a lot of resources.
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Healthy community
Github is behind electron and there is a lot of big companies using it to make their cross platform apps.
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Apps can have memory issues
Apps made with Electron are likely to have memory issues unless you specifically design the app with efficient coding.
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Not native
Electron uses a web view. This basically means it is just a website wrapped to look like a native application. This is convenient because you can use web tech to develop the application, but it won't be optimally performing.
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