web-to-desktop-framework-comparison icon indicating copy to clipboard operation
web-to-desktop-framework-comparison copied to clipboard

Published 20 hours ago • verified publisher icon Elanis
→

Metadata

This repository has been made to create an objective comparison of multiple frameworks that allow us to "transform" our web apps to desktop applications.

Web to Desktop framework comparison

This repository was made to create an objective comparison of multiple framework that grant us to "transform" our web app to desktop application formats.

Table Of Content

  • Major characteristics
  • Operating systems
  • Benchmarks
    • 01 - Empty app
    • 02 - Empty app (Frameless)

Major characteristics

Electron NW.JS Tauri NodeGui Neutralino Flutter .Net MAUI
Github stars 103.3k 39.1k 48.6k 7.8k 5.9k 143.8k 16.7k
Forks 13.8k 4k 1.2k 0.2k 0.3k 23k 1k
Creation date 2013 2011 2019 2019 2018 2018 2020
Last Update 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021
Framework Language C++, JS, Objective-C, Python C++ Rust C++ C++ C, C++, Dart C#
Usage Language - Back JS, C++ JS, C++ Rust JS, C++ JS, C++ Dart C#
Usage Language - Front HTML, CSS, JS HTML, CSS, JS HTML, CSS, JS HTML, CSS, JS HTML, CSS, JS Dart C#
License MIT MIT MIT MIT MIT BSD 3-Clause MIT
Developer Dependencies Node.js, Electron NPM Package Node.js, NW.JS SDK C++ Compiler, Node.js, Rustc, Cargo Cmake, make, Node.js, NodeGUI NPM Package Node.js, Neu NPM Package Flutter SDK, Visual Studio 2019 / Clang .Net SDK, Visual Studio (optional), WebView2 (optional), Xcode (optional)
User Dependencies None None None None None None None
Dependencies / modules support npm & node.js native addons npm & node.js native addons cargo npm & node.js native addons ❌ pub.dev NuGet
Engine Chromium Webkit, Chromium WRY (WebKitGTK for Linux, WebKit for MacOS, Webview2 for Windows) Qt WebkitGTK+ Flutter engine .NET MAUI

Operating systems support

Electron NW.JS Tauri NodeGui Neutralino Flutter .Net MAUI
Developement Environment Windows ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
MacOS ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Linux ✔️1 ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Target Environment Windows ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
MacOS ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Linux ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Soon
Android ❌ Requested Soon2 ❌ ❌ ✔️ ✔️
iOS ❌ ❌ In progress2 ❌ ❌ ✔️ ✔️
tvOS ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✔️
Web ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✔️3 ✔️ ❌

1: Linux 32 Bit support dropped
2: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri#platforms
3: Uses modes to generate web apps

Benchmarks

See benchmarks.json to get more informations about following data.

Note: These benchmarks are done on Github CI, there are measures to have measurements more accurates (e.g. multiple runs), but it will never exactly be accurate, as it totally depends on system load and resources. You should read these tables as comparision between frameworks on a same OS/Arch/App with a margin of error.

01-empty-app

See source in benchmark/01-empty-app folder.

Build size

Electron NW.JS Tauri NodeGui Neutralino Flutter .Net MAUI
Windows (x64) ≈202MB ≈317MB ≈3MB ? ≈2MB ? ?
Windows (x86) ≈180MB ≈288MB ? ? ? ? ?
Windows (ARM64) ≈202MB Requested ? ? ? ? ?
MacOS (x64) ≈331MB ≈488MB ≈6MB ? ≈1MB ? ?
MacOS (arm64) ≈316MB ? ? ? ? ? ?
Linux (x64) ≈204MB ≈423MB ≈6MB ? ≈1MB ? ?
Linux (x86) ? ≈421MB ? ? ? ? ?
Linux (ARMv7l) ≈145MB Requested ? ? ? ? ?
Linux (ARM64) ≈209MB Requested ? ? ≈1MB ? ?

Build time

Electron NW.JS Tauri NodeGui Neutralino Flutter .Net MAUI
Windows (x64) ≈5803ms ≈73463ms ≈631774ms ? ≈700ms ? ?
Windows (x86) ≈5803ms ≈73463ms ? ? ? ? ?
Windows (ARM64) ≈5803ms Requested ? ? ? ? ?
MacOS (x64) ≈3872ms ≈73463ms ≈409964ms ? ≈700ms ? ?
MacOS (arm64) ≈3872ms ? ? ? ? ? ?
Linux (x64) ≈3234ms ≈73463ms ≈474225ms ? ≈700ms ? ?
Linux (x86) ? ≈73463ms ? ? ? ? ?
Linux (ARMv7l) ≈3234ms Requested ? ? ? ? ?
Linux (ARM64) ≈3234ms Requested ? ? ≈700ms ? ?

Memory Usage

Electron NW.JS Tauri NodeGui Neutralino Flutter .Net MAUI
Windows (x64) ≈64MB (Debug) => ≈79MB (Release) ≈85MB (Debug) => ≈53MB (Release) ≈42MB (Debug) => ≈24MB (Release) ≈119MB (Debug) ≈53MB (Debug) ≈271MB (Debug) ≈3MB (Debug)
MacOS (x64) ≈65MB (Debug) => ≈63MB (Release) ≈43MB (Debug) => ≈76MB (Release) ≈58MB (Debug) => ≈29MB (Release) ≈137MB (Debug) ≈77MB (Debug) => ≈27MB (Release) ≈142MB (Debug) ≈23MB (Debug)
Linux (x64) ≈116MB (Debug) => ≈110MB (Release) ≈96MB (Debug) => ≈53MB (Release) ≈167MB (Debug) => ≈154MB (Release) ≈148MB (Debug) ≈175MB (Debug) => ≈182MB (Release) ≈408MB (Debug) ≈8MB (Debug)

Start duration

Electron NW.JS Tauri NodeGui Neutralino Flutter .Net MAUI
Windows (x64) ≈174ms (Debug) => ≈130ms (Release) ? ≈110ms (Debug) => ≈116ms (Release) ? ? ? ?
MacOS (x64) ≈289ms (Debug) => ≈264ms (Release) ? ≈681ms (Debug) => ≈496ms (Release) ? ? ? ?
Linux (x64) ≈94ms (Debug) => ≈86ms (Release) ? ≈261ms (Debug) => ≈174ms (Release) ? ? ? ?

02-empty-app-frameless

See source in benchmark/02-empty-app-frameless folder.

Build size

Electron NW.JS Tauri NodeGui Neutralino Flutter .Net MAUI
Windows (x64) ≈202MB ≈317MB ≈3MB ? ≈2MB N/A1 ?
Windows (x86) ≈180MB ≈288MB ? ? ? N/A1 ?
Windows (ARM64) ≈202MB Requested ? ? ? N/A1 ?
MacOS (x64) ≈331MB ≈488MB ≈6MB ? ≈1MB N/A1 ?
MacOS (arm64) ≈316MB ? ? ? ? N/A1 ?
Linux (x64) ≈204MB ≈423MB ≈6MB ? ≈1MB N/A1 ?
Linux (x86) ? ≈421MB ? ? ? N/A1 ?
Linux (ARMv7l) ≈145MB Requested ? ? ? N/A1 ?
Linux (ARM64) ≈209MB Requested ? ? ≈1MB N/A1 ?

Build time

Electron NW.JS Tauri NodeGui Neutralino Flutter .Net MAUI
Windows (x64) ≈3841ms ≈12258ms ≈457173ms ? ≈625ms N/A1 ?
Windows (x86) ≈3841ms ≈12258ms ? ? ? N/A1 ?
Windows (ARM64) ≈3841ms Requested ? ? ? N/A1 ?
MacOS (x64) ≈3820ms ≈12258ms ≈376325ms ? ≈625ms N/A1 ?
MacOS (arm64) ≈3820ms ? ? ? ? N/A1 ?
Linux (x64) ≈1998ms ≈12258ms ≈481666ms ? ≈625ms N/A1 ?
Linux (x86) ? ≈12258ms ? ? ? N/A1 ?
Linux (ARMv7l) ≈1998ms Requested ? ? ? N/A1 ?
Linux (ARM64) ≈1998ms Requested ? ? ≈625ms N/A1 ?

Memory Usage

Electron NW.JS Tauri NodeGui Neutralino Flutter .Net MAUI
Windows (x64) ≈66MB (Debug) => ≈78MB (Release) ≈81MB (Debug) => ≈49MB (Release) ≈43MB (Debug) => ≈22MB (Release) ≈121MB (Debug) ≈56MB (Debug) N/A1 ≈2MB (Debug)
MacOS (x64) ≈65MB (Debug) => ≈63MB (Release) ≈52MB (Debug) => ≈73MB (Release) ≈55MB (Debug) => ≈27MB (Release) ≈139MB (Debug) ≈80MB (Debug) => ≈26MB (Release) N/A1 ≈21MB (Debug)
Linux (x64) ≈113MB (Debug) => ≈108MB (Release) ≈86MB (Debug) => ≈54MB (Release) ≈164MB (Debug) => ≈154MB (Release) ≈141MB (Debug) ≈175MB (Debug) => ≈181MB (Release) N/A1 ≈8MB (Debug)

Start duration

Electron NW.JS Tauri NodeGui Neutralino Flutter .Net MAUI
Windows (x64) ≈133ms (Debug) => ≈101ms (Release) ? ≈90ms (Debug) => ≈78ms (Release) ? ? N/A1 ?
MacOS (x64) ≈304ms (Debug) => ≈336ms (Release) ? ≈452ms (Debug) => ≈221ms (Release) ? ? N/A1 ?
Linux (x64) ≈92ms (Debug) => ≈82ms (Release) ? ≈278ms (Debug) => ≈179ms (Release) ? ? N/A1 ?

1: Frameless mode not supported yet

Future content

TODO:

  • WebGL Support
  • Build constraints
  • Source code protection
  • Modules support (npm, native, etc.)

Benchmarks ideas:

  • BabylonJS scene
  • spreadsheet
  • IDE

← Metadata

1.2k
Stars
41
Forks
Watchers

Owner

verified publisher icon Elanis

Metadata

This repository has been made to create an objective comparison of multiple frameworks that allow us to "transform" our web apps to desktop applications.

Back