| xgo | pngsource | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7 | |
| 2,052 | 105 | |
| - | - | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| over 2 years ago | almost 2 years ago | |
| Shell | HTML | |
| MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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xgo
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Sciter, the 5 MB Electron alternative, has switched to JavaScript
I see, in this thread, talks about what Sciter does and does not offer.
It's not the only alternative to Electron, but it might be one that offers predictable and repeatable results.
I released a small open source project on HN last week (https://github.com/Fusion/pngsource) and I wrote its backend logic in Go. I built the frontend using Tailwind (https://tailwindcss.com) and DaisyUI (https://daisyui.com) and, using Go compiler flags, I can release the app using both WebView (github.com/webview/webview) (which, yes, does require the host OS' collaboration) and Wails (wails.app) (which also does.)
On Linux/AMD64, the binary's size is 3.7M when building for WebView, and 6.8M when targeting Wails.
The way the app works is I drag/drop files to the UI, magic happens, and I use github.com/ncruces/zenity to prompt the user for a save location.
I cross-compile the apps using xgo (https://github.com/karalabe/xgo)
It's been working pretty well on Linux, Windows, MacOS. I think WebView's approach of limiting the feature set is working well as it feels more "native" than Wails (better refreshes and resize operations for instance)
However, I already have a few tickets reporting that, for instance, the app is displayed as a blank window in some environments. And it's hard to debug remotely, obviously. So, this is where Sciter may be a better option.
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Go & secondary groups: a kaniko adventure!
The test program runs great on macOS, but when I use xgo to cross-compile it for Linux, all it outputs is:
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Yet another way to convert a website (with backend) to desktop app
And, xgo to build cross-platform from Linux; yet I can run in Windows and macOS.
pngsource
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From Datalog to SVG
This is really neat. Reminiscent of how drawio.com can embed the source inside exported PNGs (see also https://github.com/Fusion/pngsource)
I would love to see this approach extended to add some animation too.
- Wails: Build beautiful cross-platform applications using Go
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Sciter, the 5 MB Electron alternative, has switched to JavaScript
I see, in this thread, talks about what Sciter does and does not offer.
It's not the only alternative to Electron, but it might be one that offers predictable and repeatable results.
I released a small open source project on HN last week (https://github.com/Fusion/pngsource) and I wrote its backend logic in Go. I built the frontend using Tailwind (https://tailwindcss.com) and DaisyUI (https://daisyui.com) and, using Go compiler flags, I can release the app using both WebView (github.com/webview/webview) (which, yes, does require the host OS' collaboration) and Wails (wails.app) (which also does.)
On Linux/AMD64, the binary's size is 3.7M when building for WebView, and 6.8M when targeting Wails.
The way the app works is I drag/drop files to the UI, magic happens, and I use github.com/ncruces/zenity to prompt the user for a save location.
I cross-compile the apps using xgo (https://github.com/karalabe/xgo)
It's been working pretty well on Linux, Windows, MacOS. I think WebView's approach of limiting the feature set is working well as it feels more "native" than Wails (better refreshes and resize operations for instance)
However, I already have a few tickets reporting that, for instance, the app is displayed as a blank window in some environments. And it's hard to debug remotely, obviously. So, this is where Sciter may be a better option.
- pngsource: Embed Embed source code in png files
- Embed source code in png files
- Show HN: Embed your source code in PNG files
What are some alternatives?
daisyui - 🌼 🌼 🌼 🌼 🌼 The most popular, free and open-source Tailwind CSS component library
quickjspp - Port of QuickJS Javascript Engine.
kaniko - Build Container Images In Kubernetes
kroki - Creates diagrams from textual descriptions!
sciter - Sciter: the Embeddable HTML/CSS/JS engine for modern UI development
systray - a cross platfrom Go library to place an icon and menu in the notification area
Tailwind CSS - A utility-first CSS framework for rapid UI development.
v8-jsi - React Native V8 JSI adapter
busybox - The Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux - private tree
sciter-js-sdk - Sciter.JS - Sciter but with QuickJS on board instead of my TIScript
zhquiz - Quiz for Chinese Hanzi, Vocab and Sentence daily!