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The best Proton Native alternatives

3 tools that do a similar job to Proton Native, 3 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.

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Proton Native

Build desktop apps with React syntax and React Native-style components, without Electron.

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    Electron

    Open source · MIT · ★ 124k

    A framework for building desktop apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

    Best for: Web developers who want to ship a desktop app using skills they already have; Teams that need one codebase running on macOS, Windows, and Linux

    Full review Proton Native vs Electron
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    NW.js

    Open source · MIT · ★ 41.1k

    A runtime for building desktop apps with HTML, JavaScript, and Node.js modules.

    Best for: Web developers who want to turn an existing web app into a desktop app; Teams that want one JavaScript codebase across Linux, macOS, and Windows

    Full review Proton Native vs NW.js
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    Expo

    Open source · MIT · ★ 53.3k

    Open-source framework for building native Android, iOS, and web apps with React.

    Best for: Developers who want to build iOS and Android apps with React and JavaScript; Teams that want one codebase covering mobile and web

    Full review Proton Native vs Expo

How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to Proton Native. We don't take payment for placement.