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Top 23 JavaScript desktop-app Projects
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awesome-mac
Now we have become very big, Different from the original idea. Collect premium software in various categories.
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SurveyJS
JavaScript Form Builder with No-Code UI & Built-In JSON Schema Editor. Add the SurveyJS white-label form builder to your JavaScript app (React/Angular/Vue3). Build complex JSON forms without coding. Fully customizable, works with any backend, perfect for data-heavy apps. Learn more.
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anything-llm
The all-in-one Desktop & Docker AI application with built-in RAG, AI agents, No-code agent builder, MCP compatibility, and more.
I will not cover how to install every piece, it should be straightforward. What you need is to install AnythingLLM and load a model. I am using Llama 3.2 3B, but if you need more complex operations, AnythingLLM allows you to select different models to execute locally.
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responsively-app
A modified web browser that helps in responsive web development. A web developer's must have dev-tool.
Project mention: Polypane, The browser for ambitious web developers | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-03-25To save other readers a click: https://responsively.app/
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ChatALL
Concurrently chat with ChatGPT, Bing Chat, Bard, Alpaca, Vicuna, Claude, ChatGLM, MOSS, 讯飞星火, 文心一言 and more, discover the best answers
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InfluxDB
InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.
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soundnode-app
Soundnode App is the Soundcloud for desktop. Built with Electron, Angular.js and Soundcloud API.
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Google-Assistant-Unofficial-Desktop-Client
A cross-platform unofficial Google Assistant Client for Desktop (powered by Google Assistant SDK)
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Check out Aether, sounds like exactly what you want.
https://getaether.net/
I have no affiliation but I thought the project sounded interesting.
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zmNinja
High performance, cross platform ionic app for Home/Commerical Security Surveillance using ZoneMinder
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sciencefair
The futuristic, fabulous and free desktop app for working with scientific literature :microscope: :book:
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ScreenAreaShare
Share selected area of the screen in applications that do not support this, e.g. Teams.
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jspaint.exe
🌂JS Paint ~~ as a cross-platform native desktop app. In other words, the "🎨 Classic MS Paint, ＲＥＶＩＶＥＤ + ✨Extras".exe hehe
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With MeteorJS you build your apps by default and primarily for the web platform (although you can also build for desktop using Electron and for mobile using Cordova or React Native). They rely on a single codebase, as PWAs do, and use JavaScript across the full stack.
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SaaSHub
SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives
NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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A note from our sponsor - SurveyJS
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Index
What are some of the best open-source desktop-app projects in JavaScript? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | awesome-mac | 82,991 |
| 2 | anything-llm | 43,999 |
| 3 | responsively-app | 23,373 |
| 4 | ChatALL | 15,807 |
| 5 | reactide | 10,535 |
| 6 | BingGPT | 9,177 |
| 7 | winbox | 6,305 |
| 8 | soundnode-app | 5,186 |
| 9 | Google-Assistant-Unofficial-Desktop-Client | 3,617 |
| 10 | igdm | 1,969 |
| 11 | postbird | 1,575 |
| 12 | aether | 1,236 |
| 13 | zmNinja | 1,039 |
| 14 | sciencefair | 606 |
| 15 | ScreenAreaShare | 166 |
| 16 | jspaint.exe | 129 |
| 17 | sveltekit-electron-adapter | 78 |
| 18 | probe-desktop | 76 |
| 19 | Dalaix | 66 |
| 20 | Surfable-app | 66 |
| 21 | Desmos-Offline-Mode | 62 |
| 22 | meteor-desktop | 41 |
| 23 | Kitten-for-CSGO | 29 |
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