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Add to SafariWhen comparing Electron vs Proton native, the Slant community recommends Electron for most people. In the question“What are the best tools for building cross-platform desktop apps with web technologies?” Electron is ranked 3rd while Proton native is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose Electron is:
Github is behind electron and there is a lot of big companies using it to make their cross platform apps.
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Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Healthy community
Github is behind electron and there is a lot of big companies using it to make their cross platform apps.
Pro Active development
Electron receives updates frequently (multiple times each month). For example, the recent updates (as of July 15, 2016) are:
1.2.6 (released July 6)
1.2.5 (released June 23)
1.2.4 (released June 22)
1.2.3 (released June 16)
1.2.2 (released June 8)
Pro learning curve is less
Electron has less learning curve when compare to qt like other options
Pro Great documentation
Electron has a nice website with great documentation. It also features a lot of samples.
Pro Solid API
Pro Open source
Pro Uses native tools
Not running a browser to manage the GUI, it uses less resources than the alternatives.
Pro No chromium
Is not based on chromium.
Cons
Con Apps can have memory issues
Apps made with Electron are likely to have memory issues unless you specifically design the app with efficient coding.
Con High CPU Usage
Electron Has High CPU Usage
Con Needs to run chromium
Runs chromium in the background which consumes a lot of resources.
Con Not popular
Not being popular as electron js, its development isn't quite at the same pace.
Con No styling
Being based on libui, CSS styling isn't available.
