Web to Desktop framework comparison
This repository has been made to create an objective comparison of multiple frameworks that allow us to "transform" our web apps to desktop applications.
Electron
NW.JS
Tauri
NodeGui
Neutralino
Wails
Flutter
.Net MAUI
Github stars
112.3k
40.2k
78.5k
8.8k
7.3k
22.8k
162.5k
21.7k
Forks
15k
3.9k
2.3k
0.3k
0.4k
1.1k
26.7k
1.6k
Creation date
2013
2011
2019
2019
2018
2019
2018
2020
Last Update
6/2024
5/2024
6/2024
5/2024
6/2024
6/2024
6/2024
6/2024
Framework Language
C++, JS, Objective-C, Python
C++
Rust
C++
C++
Go
C, C++, Dart
C#
Usage Language - Back
JS, C++
JS, C++
Rust
JS, C++
JS, C++
Go
Dart
C#
Usage Language - Front
HTML, CSS, JS
HTML, CSS, JS
HTML, CSS, JS
HTML, CSS, JS
HTML, CSS, JS
HTML, CSS, JS
Dart
C#
License
MIT
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
Go 1.18+, Node 15+, Wails
Flutter SDK, Visual Studio 2019 / Clang
.Net SDK, Visual Studio (optional), WebView2 (optional), Xcode (optional)
User Dependencies
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Dependencies / modules support
npm & node.js native addons
npm & node.js native addons
cargo (back), npm (front)
npm & node.js native addons
❌
Gomod (back), npm (front)
pub.dev
NuGet
Engine
Chromium
Webkit, Chromium
WRY (WebKitGTK for Linux, WebKit for MacOS, Webview2 for Windows)
Qt
WebkitGTK+
WebKit2gtk on Linux, Webview2 on Windows and WkWebview on Mac
Flutter engine
.NET MAUI
See GRAPHS.md for stars/forks visualization.
Front-end frameworks/technologies
Electron
NW.JS
Tauri
NodeGui
Neutralino
Wails
Flutter
.Net MAUI
Angular
Yes
Yes
Yes, official via Vite
Yes, community
Yes
Yes
No
No
NextJS
?
?
Yes, official
?
?
Yes
No
No
Preact
Yes
Yes
Yes, official via Vite
?
Yes
Yes
No
No
Qwik
Yes
Yes
Yes, official
?
Yes
Yes
No
No
React
Yes
Yes
Yes, official via Vite
Yes, official but EOL
Yes
Yes
No
No
Svelte
Yes
Yes
Yes, official via sveltekit or Vite
Yes, official
Yes
Yes
No
No
Vue
Yes
Yes
Yes, official via Vite
Yes, official
Yes
Yes
No
No
Vite
Yes
Yes
Yes, official
?
Yes
Yes
No
No
Operating systems support
Electron
NW.JS
Tauri
NodeGui
Neutralino
Wails
Flutter
.Net MAUI
Development Environment
Windows
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
MacOS
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
Linux
✔️1
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
Target Environment
Windows
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
MacOS
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
Linux
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
✔️
Soon
Android
❌
Requested
Soon2
❌
❌
Requested
✔️
✔️
iOS
❌
❌
In progress2
❌
❌
Requested
✔️
✔️
tvOS
❌
❌
❌
❌
❌
❌
❌
✔️
Web
❌
❌
❌
❌
✔️3
❌
✔️
❌
1 : Linux 32-bit support dropped
2 : https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri#platforms
3 : Uses modes to generate web apps
See benchmarks.json to get more information about the following data.
Note: These benchmarks are done on GitHub CI. There are ways to make measurements more accurate (e.g., multiple runs), but they will never be perfectly accurate, as they totally depend on system load and resources. You should read these tables as a comparison between frameworks for the same OS, architecture, and app, with a margin of error.
See source in benchmark/01-empty-app folder.
Electron
NW.JS
Tauri
NodeGui
Neutralino
Wails
Flutter
.Net MAUI
.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)
≈266MB
≈404MB
≈1MB
≈171MB
?
≈8MB
?
N/A1
N/A2
Windows (x86)
≈238MB
≈371MB
?
?
?
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
Windows (ARM64)
≈273MB
Requested
?
?
?
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
MacOS (x64)
≈420MB
≈564MB
?
?
≈1MB
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
MacOS (arm64)
≈396MB
≈518MB
?
?
?
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
Linux (x64)
≈268MB
≈494MB
≈2MB
≈75MB
≈1MB
≈7MB
?
N/A1
N/A2
Linux (x86)
?
≈501MB
?
?
?
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
Linux (ARMv7l)
≈203MB
Requested
?
?
?
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
Linux (ARM64)
≈274MB
Requested
?
?
≈1MB
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
Electron
NW.JS
Tauri
NodeGui
Neutralino
Wails
Flutter
.Net MAUI
.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)
≈3478ms
≈19396ms
≈181255ms
≈9985ms
?
≈6439ms
?
N/A1
N/A2
Windows (x86)
≈3478ms
≈19396ms
?
?
?
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
Windows (ARM64)
≈3478ms
Requested
?
?
?
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
MacOS (x64)
≈2311ms
≈6262ms
?
?
≈490ms
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
MacOS (arm64)
≈2311ms
≈6262ms
?
?
?
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
Linux (x64)
≈1664ms
≈25207ms
≈185112ms
≈6750ms
≈490ms
≈28439ms
?
N/A1
N/A2
Linux (x86)
?
≈25207ms
?
?
?
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
Linux (ARMv7l)
≈1664ms
Requested
?
?
?
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
Linux (ARM64)
≈1664ms
Requested
?
?
≈490ms
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
Memory Usage - (Average of runs) Median of used memory for main process and children ones)
Electron
NW.JS
Tauri
NodeGui
Neutralino
Wails
Flutter
.Net MAUI
.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)
≈352MB (Debug) => ≈238MB (Release)
≈120MB (Debug) => ≈268MB (Release)
≈357MB (Debug) => ≈254MB (Release)
≈178MB (Debug)
≈97MB (Debug)
≈414MB (Debug) => ≈260MB (Release)
≈793MB (Debug)
N/A1
N/A2
MacOS (arm64)
≈424MB (Debug) => ≈307MB (Release)
≈630MB (Debug)
≈200MB (Debug)
≈174MB (Debug)
≈42MB (Debug)
≈269MB (Debug)
≈197MB (Debug)
N/A1
N/A2
Linux (x64)
≈699MB (Debug) => ≈579MB (Release)
≈95MB (Debug) => ≈834MB (Release)
≈311MB (Debug) => ≈92MB (Release)
≈235MB (Debug)
≈1GB (Debug) => ≈925MB (Release)
≈650MB (Debug) => ≈436MB (Release)
≈711MB (Debug)
N/A1
N/A2
Memory Usage - (Average of runs) Median of difference between system measured free memory before execution and during execution)
Electron
NW.JS
Tauri
NodeGui
Neutralino
Wails
Flutter
.Net MAUI
.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)
≈145MB (Debug) => ≈83MB (Release)
≈82MB (Debug) => ≈124MB (Release)
≈235MB (Debug) => ≈153MB (Release)
≈137MB (Debug)
≈79MB (Debug)
≈276MB (Debug) => ≈162MB (Release)
≈680MB (Debug)
N/A1
N/A2
MacOS (arm64)
≈209MB (Debug) => ≈114MB (Release)
≈271MB (Debug)
≈165MB (Debug)
≈104MB (Debug)
≈36MB (Debug)
≈264MB (Debug)
≈250MB (Debug)
N/A1
N/A2
Linux (x64)
≈148MB (Debug) => ≈93MB (Release)
≈48MB (Debug) => ≈194MB (Release)
≈104MB (Debug) => ≈14MB (Release)
≈143MB (Debug)
≈530MB (Debug) => ≈473MB (Release)
≈275MB (Debug) => ≈170MB (Release)
≈585MB (Debug)
N/A1
N/A2
Electron
NW.JS
Tauri
NodeGui
Neutralino
Wails
Flutter
.Net MAUI
.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)
≈1196ms (Debug) => ≈258ms (Release)
≈583ms (Release)
≈2892ms (Debug) => ≈419ms (Release)
≈11010ms (Debug)
?
≈8347ms (Debug) => ≈411ms (Release)
?
N/A1
N/A2
MacOS (arm64)
≈583ms (Debug) => ≈239ms (Release)
?
≈4091ms (Debug)
?
?
≈6083ms (Debug)
?
N/A1
N/A2
Linux (x64)
≈482ms (Debug) => ≈306ms (Release)
≈425ms (Release)
≈34307ms (Debug)
?
≈1203ms (Debug) => ≈326ms (Release)
≈2947ms (Debug) => ≈240ms (Release)
?
N/A1
N/A2
1 : Benchmark WIP (See #319 )
2 : Benchmark WIP (See #319 )
See source in benchmark/02-empty-app-frameless folder.
Electron
NW.JS
Tauri
NodeGui
Neutralino
Wails
Flutter
.Net MAUI
.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)
≈266MB
≈404MB
≈1MB
≈171MB
?
≈8MB
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
Windows (x86)
≈238MB
≈371MB
?
?
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
Windows (ARM64)
≈273MB
Requested
?
?
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
MacOS (x64)
≈420MB
≈564MB
?
?
≈1MB
?
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
MacOS (arm64)
≈396MB
≈518MB
?
?
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
Linux (x64)
≈268MB
≈494MB
≈2MB
≈75MB
≈1MB
≈7MB
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
Linux (x86)
?
≈501MB
?
?
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
Linux (ARMv7l)
≈203MB
Requested
?
?
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
Linux (ARM64)
≈274MB
Requested
?
?
≈1MB
?
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
Electron
NW.JS
Tauri
NodeGui
Neutralino
Wails
Flutter
.Net MAUI
.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)
≈3252ms
≈14250ms
≈181510ms
≈9978ms
?
≈6441ms
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
Windows (x86)
≈3252ms
≈14250ms
?
?
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
Windows (ARM64)
≈3252ms
Requested
?
?
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
MacOS (x64)
≈1981ms
≈5712ms
?
?
≈517ms
?
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
MacOS (arm64)
≈1981ms
≈5712ms
?
?
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
Linux (x64)
≈1871ms
≈6069ms
≈204505ms
≈6757ms
≈517ms
≈28985ms
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
Linux (x86)
?
≈6069ms
?
?
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
Linux (ARMv7l)
≈1871ms
Requested
?
?
?
?
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
Linux (ARM64)
≈1871ms
Requested
?
?
≈517ms
?
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
Memory Usage - (Average of runs) Median of used memory for main process and children ones)
Electron
NW.JS
Tauri
NodeGui
Neutralino
Wails
Flutter
.Net MAUI
.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)
≈349MB (Debug) => ≈235MB (Release)
≈120MB (Debug) => ≈429MB (Release)
≈357MB (Debug) => ≈254MB (Release)
≈179MB (Debug)
≈80MB (Debug)
≈414MB (Debug) => ≈260MB (Release)
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
MacOS (arm64)
≈425MB (Debug) => ≈308MB (Release)
≈621MB (Debug)
≈198MB (Debug)
≈173MB (Debug)
≈24MB (Debug)
≈268MB (Debug)
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
Linux (x64)
≈694MB (Debug) => ≈575MB (Release)
≈1GB (Debug) => ≈832MB (Release)
≈311MB (Debug) => ≈93MB (Release)
≈244MB (Debug)
≈1GB (Debug) => ≈923MB (Release)
≈649MB (Debug) => ≈434MB (Release)
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
Memory Usage - (Average of runs) Median of difference between system measured free memory before execution and during execution)
Electron
NW.JS
Tauri
NodeGui
Neutralino
Wails
Flutter
.Net MAUI
.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)
≈140MB (Debug) => ≈85MB (Release)
≈84MB (Debug) => ≈115MB (Release)
≈235MB (Debug) => ≈151MB (Release)
≈128MB (Debug)
≈66MB (Debug)
≈276MB (Debug) => ≈162MB (Release)
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
MacOS (arm64)
≈176MB (Debug) => ≈118MB (Release)
≈260MB (Debug)
≈172MB (Debug)
≈111MB (Debug)
≈13MB (Debug)
≈267MB (Debug)
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
Linux (x64)
≈144MB (Debug) => ≈100MB (Release)
≈425MB (Debug) => ≈196MB (Release)
≈113MB (Debug) => ≈18MB (Release)
≈143MB (Debug)
≈576MB (Debug) => ≈477MB (Release)
≈256MB (Debug) => ≈166MB (Release)
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
Electron
NW.JS
Tauri
NodeGui
Neutralino
Wails
Flutter
.Net MAUI
.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)
≈1177ms (Debug) => ≈253ms (Release)
≈576ms (Release)
≈2888ms (Debug) => ≈414ms (Release)
≈5138ms (Debug)
?
≈8327ms (Debug) => ≈409ms (Release)
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
MacOS (arm64)
≈486ms (Debug) => ≈277ms (Release)
?
≈4563ms (Debug)
?
?
≈5074ms (Debug)
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
Linux (x64)
≈481ms (Debug) => ≈307ms (Release)
≈441ms (Release)
≈34764ms (Debug)
?
≈1256ms (Debug) => ≈339ms (Release)
≈2972ms (Debug) => ≈244ms (Release)
N/A1
N/A2
N/A3
1 : Frameless mode not supported yet
2 : Frameless mode not working
3 : Frameless mode not working
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