Open source Electron alternatives
Every project in the catalog is MIT, Apache or BSD licensed. 1 projects explicitly describe themselves as a Electron alternative; 0 more are in the category where Electron is a typical product.
Projects that call themselves a “Electron alternative”
Source: the project's GitHub description or README.
Neutralinojs
100neutralinojs · Desktop & Cross-Platform
Alternative to (project's own claim): Electron, NW.js
- Develop cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS
- You expand your project through extensions or subprocesses (IPC) with different programming languages
- Start a new application using my favorite frontend roofs like React via the CLI tool
- • NeutralHacker News
Neutralinojs – Build lightweight cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript
“Webkit is just a web page viewer whereas chrome includes a million auxiliary capabilities. Tab management, dev tools, history, account synching, the browser chrome, the complex url bar, it goes on and on and on. Most electron apps don't use most of this code but it's at least…”
- ↓ NegativeHacker News
Neutralinojs – Build lightweight cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript
“8MB vs 42MB for electron. That's pretty real savings IMO! It's also using the existing shared libraries on your system, so there's a very real chance a lot of this 8MB might be ready resident & take zero additional space. It'd be great to see what the memory impact of launching…”