Neutralinojs
Neutralinojs is a lightweight and portable framework that allows you to develop cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Instead of hosting an embedded Chromium or Node.js, it uses the operating system's existing web browser library and implements a WebSocket connection for local transactions. You can also expand your applications through extensions IPC with different programming languages, or run them as part of any source file using child processes IPC.
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…”