Electron vs. Qt for a new open-source file organization project

• json-tail

  2 12 0.0 TypeScript

For one, you have a better control on the GUI. Don't get me wrong, I actually ship the tools I build also as little servers (example: https://github.com/egeozcan/json-tail) but there are also disadvantages to this.

• femtovg

  32 748 7.8 Rust

  Antialiased 2D vector drawing library written in Rust

  

I have been recently rolling my own Rust GUI framework using this rendering crate I’m invovled with https://github.com/femtovg/femtovg and I’m pretty happy with it.

I recently added a wgpu backend https://github.com/adamnemecek/femtovg.

Combine that with the Flutter layout (check out the Druid implementation), and you have a GUI framework.

• InfluxDB

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• femtovg

  7 25 0.0 Rust

I have been recently rolling my own Rust GUI framework using this rendering crate I’m invovled with https://github.com/femtovg/femtovg and I’m pretty happy with it.

I recently added a wgpu backend https://github.com/adamnemecek/femtovg.

Combine that with the Flutter layout (check out the Druid implementation), and you have a GUI framework.

• react-native-windows

  71 15,960 9.6 C++

  A framework for building native Windows apps with React.

  

I wonder, how does this compare to Microsoft's React Native for desktop?

https://microsoft.github.io/react-native-windows/

• filesremote

  2 593 5.9 C++

  An SSH file manager that lets you edit files like they are local

Did you consider wxWidgets? I chose it over Qt and Electron for a recent file project, because it gave me the most native looking UI across Mac/Win/Linux, and resulted in a small binary size and memory footprint. The project was an SSH file browser. Sounds like your project is also file browser related, so you may be able to get some inspiration or even reuse parts: https://github.com/allanrbo/filesremote

• sciter

  85 2,562 0.0 C++

  Sciter: the Embeddable HTML/CSS/JS engine for modern UI development

  

I invite you to try Sciter[0], it allows you to write your frontend in HTML, CSS and JS, but the backend of the app can be anything native you want (C++, C#, Python perhaps). The events in the HTML DOM interface with methods in the native code, so your button actually runs the fastest, because the business logic of the app is native.

Some of the most performant products use it, like antivirus products. Yet, you see antivirus products have a nice GUI and that's the reason. You can see it in the showcase.

I know Sciter is not mainstream, but you don't have to deal with Qt's API nor with making your business logic in Javascript with Electron and shipping the greatest overhead that an embedded browser implies.

To me, it's the best of both worlds. Flexible do-as-you-see-fit GUI and native performance because of compiled languages.

[0]: https://sciter.com

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