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Lightweight portable desktop app framework using the system webview and a small native server.

Builds cross-platform desktop apps with Chromium and Node.js; powers VS Code, Slack, Discord and more.

Builds small, secure desktop and mobile apps from a web frontend and Rust backend using the OS webview.

Go framework for desktop apps with web frontends rendered in native webviews; Go's answer to Electron.

Head to head

Metric	Neutralinojs	Electron	Tauri	Wails
Stars	8.7k	124k	113k	37k
Weekly downloads	6.3k	12.6M	4.6M	n/a
Download growth	+44%	+72%	+55%	n/a
Popularity score	58/100	90/100	86/100	83/100
Forks	547	17.9k	4.2k	1.9k
Open issues	131	769	1.5k	395
Last commit	1w ago	2d ago	5d ago	2d ago
Latest version	11.8.0	45.3.1	2.12.4	n/a
License	n/a	MIT	Apache-2.0	MIT
First released	2018	2013	2019	2018
Signals	None	Trending (detected automatically)Popular	Trending	None
Listed in	Mobile & Desktop › Desktop Apps with Web Tech	Mobile & Desktop › Desktop Apps with Web Tech	Mobile & Desktop › Desktop Apps with Web Tech	Mobile & Desktop › Desktop Apps with Web Tech

Weekly downloads over time

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Neutralinojs
Electron
Tauri