dugite vs nativefier

dugite

Elegant bindings for working with Git in your Node applications (by desktop)

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nativefier

Make any web page a desktop application (by jiahaog)

NodeJS Electron Linux Windows MacOS desktop-application

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dugite		nativefier
	Project
1	Mentions	105
452	Stars	34,314
0.9%	Growth	-
6.2	Activity	7.1
about 2 months ago	Latest Commit	7 months ago
TypeScript	Language	TypeScript
MIT License	License	MIT License

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dugite

Posts with mentions or reviews of dugite. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-11-07.

How does Github Desktop integrates with the Git commands (CLI)?
2 projects | /r/git | 7 Nov 2022

From what I see they use dugite: https://github.com/desktop/dugite

nativefier

Posts with mentions or reviews of nativefier. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-17.

Nativefier Is Unmaintained
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 2 Dec 2023
Slack sucks on Dex. Any tools like Nativefier for android to package the desktop website into an electron app?
2 projects | /r/SamsungDex | 17 Aug 2023
Web Environment Integrity API
15 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Jul 2023

Oh by "Web Environment" you mean "my machine" lol!
I already got caught by this - a https://github.com/nativefier/nativefier app wrapping Youtube Music doesn't work, because Google detects somehow that you are not using a trusted browser and refuses to serve.
How to "install" google docs/sheets etc?
1 project | /r/MacOS | 25 Jun 2023
What is the most efficient way to run PWA (Progressive Web Apps), there are many browsers that do it (Chrome, Chromium, Vivaldi, Brave, Edge), which one will be the lightest and less resource usage in a Debian or Fedora? Are there other options apart from the browsers?
1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 10 Jun 2023

AFAIK there's only nativefier and peppermintos' ice.
Create clean web apps for macOS
1 project | /r/MacOS | 8 Jun 2023

Install Nativefier from Terminal using the command npm install -g nativefier
Nativefier – Make any web page a desktop application
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 24 May 2023
Any FOSS Site-specific browser?
4 projects | /r/opensource | 10 May 2023

Something like nativefier perhaps?
Can I download Youtube (WebAPP) with Firefox? Or do I need Google Chrome/Chromium?
3 projects | /r/linuxquestions | 7 May 2023

It's still not quite the same as Chromium webapps, which are just isolated windows in the same core process -- FFPWA spins up entire other instances of Firefox -- and in effect operates more like Nativefier (with Firefox instead of Electron/Chromium)
Which Browser Do You Use For PWA (Progressive Web App)?
2 projects | /r/browsers | 7 Apr 2023

is Electron considered a browser? cuz Nativefier is what i use

What are some alternatives?

When comparing dugite and nativefier you can also consider the following projects:

aeon - 📡 Scan the internet for your personal information and modify or remove it

teams-for-linux - Unofficial Microsoft Teams for Linux client

FirefoxPWA - A tool to install, manage and use Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) in Mozilla Firefox [Moved to: https://github.com/filips123/PWAsForFirefox]

tauri - Build smaller, faster, and more secure desktop applications with a web frontend.

custom-electron-titlebar - Custom electon title bar inpire on VS Code title bar

firenvim - Embed Neovim in Chrome, Firefox & others.

gmail-desktop - :postbox: Nifty Gmail desktop app for macOS, Linux & Windows

brave-browser - Brave browser for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows.

alephium-wallet - [Moved to: https://github.com/alephium/desktop-wallet]

EdgeDeflector - A tiny helper application to force Windows 10 to use your preferred web browser instead of ignoring the setting to promote Microsoft Edge. Only runs for a microsecond when needed.

notion-repackaged - notion executables with the notion-enhancer embedded & a vanilla port of the official app to linux

webapp-manager