react-native-macos vs tdesktop

react-native-macos

A framework for building native macOS apps with React. (by microsoft)

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tdesktop

Telegram Desktop messaging app (by telegramdesktop)

Telegram telegram-desktop Messenger telegram-solution multi-platform

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desktop.telegram.org

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react-native-macos		tdesktop
	Project
13	Mentions	169
3,211	Stars	24,407
1.2%	Growth	1.8%
0.0	Activity	9.9
8 days ago	Latest Commit	5 days ago
Java	Language	C++
MIT License	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

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react-native-macos

Posts with mentions or reviews of react-native-macos. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-16.

Very obvious way to develop a Desktop/GUI application like a web app?
2 projects | /r/AskComputerScience | 16 Jun 2023
Facebook Messenger on macOS used React Native - which framework?
1 project | /r/reactnative | 29 Jan 2023

Do they use https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-macos?
The entire Windows Mixed Reality Team has been impacted by layoffs
1 project | /r/virtualreality | 20 Jan 2023

I think the best example to describe modern Microsoft is this
can we get job into tech gaints as a react native developer?
4 projects | /r/reactnative | 25 Dec 2022

react-native-macOS
RN desktop on osx
1 project | /r/reactnative | 14 Oct 2022
[Discussion] Status of RN for macOS/windows?
2 projects | /r/reactnative | 13 Apr 2022

Seems we have https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-macos , but seems it is not compatible with 'normal react native' (as it is only for desktop + tablet). Thus I'm not sure if it'd be possible to create a single codebase that compiles both for iOS and Mac.
iPad or MacBook for Halo Infinite?
1 project | /r/xcloud | 19 Nov 2021
What do you use for a MacOS app? Electron?
2 projects | /r/reactjs | 23 Oct 2021

I use https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-macos for small apps
Thoughts on Clojure UI framework
4 projects | /r/Clojure | 8 Sep 2021
Impressive React-Based Open Source Frameworks and Tools
8 projects | /r/reactjs | 4 Aug 2021

rn macos

tdesktop

Posts with mentions or reviews of tdesktop. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-09.

Telegram Remote Code Exploit
3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 9 Apr 2024

https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/commit/eaaa704fa...
so potentially could be just to send an Instant View link pointing to an app instead of a site.
Proton Mail finally gets a desktop app for encrypted email and calendar
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 14 Dec 2023

How is telegram Electron if it's https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop C++/QT?
Telegram app is listed in audio sources but it is not running
1 project | /r/linux4noobs | 11 Dec 2023

Please report this to the Telegram GitHub.
Is the Telegram package in RPM Fusion repositories considered safe and actively maintained for installation?
2 projects | /r/Fedora | 11 Oct 2023
[Q] What's the best TG client for Linux?
1 project | /r/Telegram | 18 Jun 2023

The Telegram Desktop app is available on Linux, and since it is open source, is commonly available in distro repositories.
Open chats in new window
1 project | /r/Telegram | 15 Jun 2023

You just need to install Telegram Desktop if you want this specific thing :) Go to https://desktop.telegram.org and download it there.
Need help saving settings. or setting a backup
1 project | /r/tails | 24 May 2023

Download the https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop
Telegram install on Tails
1 project | /r/tails | 15 May 2023

Download the https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop within the same directory as the Telegram executable, create a folder called TelegramForcePortable. This way you can save the Telegram settings across reboots in your persistent storage. no installation needed!
What non-FOSS you can't live without?
4 projects | /r/linux | 7 May 2023
Official Telegram app : CPU hog
1 project | /r/MacOS | 21 Apr 2023

There are 2 versions, one is Telegram Desktop that you can get from their GitHub page, the other one is available on AppStore. I personally use the latter and it’s pretty much negligible in terms of battery impact.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing react-native-macos and tdesktop you can also consider the following projects:

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

Telegram-Groups-Channels-Scraper-Adder-Software - Telegram Member Scraper - Telegram auto group scraper Export telegram group members, how to copy telegram group members, Telegram marketing group

neutralinojs - Portable and lightweight cross-platform desktop application development framework

Telegram - Telegram for Android source

Wails - Create beautiful applications using Go

webview - Tiny cross-platform webview library for C/C++. Uses WebKit (GTK/Cocoa) and Edge WebView2 (Windows).

revery - :zap: Native, high-performance, cross-platform desktop apps - built with Reason!

Yacy - Distributed Peer-to-Peer Web Search Engine and Intranet Search Appliance

react-pdf - 📄 Create PDF files using React

kotatogram-desktop - Experimental Telegram Desktop fork.

redocx - 📄 Create word documents with React

TelegramSwift - Source code of Telegram for macos on Swift 5.0