Question: Should I use Electron for a first desktop app?

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SurveyJS - Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App
With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.
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InfluxDB - Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale
Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.
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  • Godello

    Trello inspired kanban board made with the Godot Engine and GDScript, with a real-time collaborative backend (Elixir and Phoenix Channels) and a local backend for offline usage (Godot Custom Resources)

    • Here is another example of a person using Godot to build a Trello desktop app as a proof of concept for building non-game apps: https://github.com/alfredbaudisch/Godello

  • electron-react-boilerplate

    A Foundation for Scalable Cross-Platform Apps

    • You can look into this Electron react boilerplate to quickly set it up and use react on the front end.

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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  • react-native-windows

    A framework for building native Windows apps with React.

    • Also, Look into React Native for Desktop Apps as well which seems to have performance gains over Electron implementation.React Native for Windows + macOS

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