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What are the best free cross-platform (mobile and desktop no web) app development frameworks that can be used to create commercial apps?
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Best free cross-platform (mobile and desktop no web) app development frameworks that can be used to create commercial apps
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Kivy
Free
Windows, Linux, Mac, iOS, Android, Pi
MIT
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Lazarus
Free
Windows, Linux(Even Raspbian), Mac, Android
LGPL
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MonoDevelop
Free
Windows Linux Mac
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ASP.NET Core
Free
Windows, Linux, Mac, Docker
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Avalonia
Free
Windows, Linux, Mac, Pi, Android, iOS
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Kivy
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Kivy
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Kivy
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Easy to use scripting language
Uses Python which is an easy to learn and use scripting language.
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Apps are large and their startup is slow
Minimum apk size will be 8Mb (around 30Mb when unpacked) and takes longer to startup than native apps.
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac, iOS, Android, Pi
License:
MIT
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Free and open source
Released under the MIT license.
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Very good performance because of Cython
Lets you declare Ctypes for performance critical code and compile to optimized C.
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Lazarus
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Lazarus
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Lazarus
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Free alternative to Delphi
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux(Even Raspbian), Mac, Android
Visual GUI Builder:
Yes
License:
LGPL
Current Version:
2.2.0
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MonoDevelop
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MonoDevelop
My Recommendation for
MonoDevelop
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Difficult to set up
It is the open source base on which Xamarin Studio is built. The authors seem to want you to make you use Xamarin Studio (also made by them) instead of using directly MonoDevelop.
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100% open source
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Platforms:
Windows Linux Mac
Visual GUI Builder:
Yes
Supported languages:
C#, F#, Visual Basic .NET, Vala
GUIFramework:
GTK
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ASP.NET Core
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ASP.NET Core
My Recommendation for
ASP.NET Core
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1
Pros
7
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Con
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Web oriented
As the question was about "no web", ASP.NET Core is not the right choice, it should have been .NET Core.
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Dependency Injection
Where in the old ASP.NET we had to rely on 3rd-party solutions, Dependency Injection is now built in. Read Implementing an Effective Architecture for ASP.NET Core Web API.
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RickZeeland's Experience
With ASP.NET Core you can build web apps, web services, IoT apps, and mobile backends. It can be used with Visual Studio, or with Visual Studio Code.
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac, Docker
Visual GUI Builder:
Yes
Written in:
C#
Default ORM:
Entity Framework
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Con
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Microsoft Environment
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JSON API's
From .NET Core 2.1 new APIs have been added to write JSON APIs that require less memory, using Span<T> and UTF8 strings, and improve throughput of applications like Kestrel, ASP.NET Core web server. See also Utf8JsonReader.
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Hosting
Ability to host on IIS, Nginx, Apache, Docker, self-host in your own process, or host on Azure.
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Multi Platform
Can run on Windows, Linux and Mac (also Visual Studio Code editor).
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Built-in middleware
Built-in middleware featuring: Authentication, Cookie policy, Health Check, MVC, Session etc.
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Fast and getting faster
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NSwag
NSwag can be used to automatically generate REST API code.
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Free
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Avalonia
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Avalonia
My Recommendation for
Avalonia
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1
Pros
2
Cons
1
Specs
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Pro
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Open source
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Con
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Beta
Still in beta status.
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RickZeeland's Experience
Cross platform Framework for .NET Framework, .NET Core and Mono which supports Windows, Linux and Mac and has experimental support for Android and iOS.
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac, Pi, Android, iOS
Mobile targets:
Android, iOS
Popular Language Bindings:
C#, .NET, XAML
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Pro
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UI designer plugin
A User Interface designer plugin for Visual Studio can be downloaded from the Visual Studio Marketplace.
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Free
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Flutter
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Flutter
My Recommendation for
Flutter
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Experiences
1
Pros
1
Cons
1
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Pro
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Based on Dart language
Dart is a Java like language, easy to learn and startup fast for millions of Java developers.
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Dart is unpopular and never gained serious community traction like Kotlin or Java
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EmbiggenedCihuacoatl's Experience
Dart is a slow, immature language without support or developers.
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Specs
Mobile targets:
Android and iOS
Dev platforms:
Windows, Mac and Linux
Desktop targets:
announced Windows
Popular Language Bindings:
Dart
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JUCE
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JUCE
My Recommendation for
JUCE
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3
Experiences
1
Pros
1
Specs
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Pro
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Audio components
Makes developing audio applications easy.
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RickZeeland's Experience
Open-source and cross-platform C++ application framework especially suited for developing audio applications.
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac, iOS, Android.
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Free / paid
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Xojo
My Rec
ommendation
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Xojo
My Recommendation for
Xojo
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4
Pros
2
Cons
1
Specs
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Pro
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Super easy to use
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Con
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Free to try (no time limit) but not free otherwise
If you're creating a commercial app this really shouldn't be an issue, though.
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac, Pi, Web,iOS
Visual GUI Builder:
Yes
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Pro
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Cross-platform
Supports Windows, macOS, Linux, Pi and iOS.
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Free / paid
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Codename One
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Codename One
My Recommendation for
Codename One
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3
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Pro
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Java based
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Free commercial version has size/quota restricitons
You can still use the source but builds for free users have limits
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Specs
Visual GUI Builder:
Yes
License:
GPL with Classpath Exception, allows you to build proprietary applications
Mobile targets:
Google, Apple, Microsoft, Blackberry
Dev platforms:
Windows, Mac, Linux
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Write once run anywhere
One code base works on everything which means a lower porting effort.
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Active community
The official support is very active for paying and free users.
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CrossMobile
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CrossMobile
My Recommendation for
CrossMobile
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1
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ResponsibleDeipneus's Experience
USed to create a mobile native application. Follows the iOS API, so no need to learn a new SDK.
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B4X
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B4X
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B4X
Free / paid
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Xamarin Studio
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Xamarin Studio
My Recommendation for
Xamarin Studio
Free
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Marmalade
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Marmalade
My Recommendation for
Marmalade
$499
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