For cross-platform apps, Qt is the best I've used. But it does have its warts, and it is big, it will probably bloat your app by about as much as Electron does.

For cross-platform apps, Qt is the best I've used. But it does have its warts, and it is big, it will probably bloat your app by about as much as Electron does. But yeah, there's no one clear winner, which means that Electron is not a uniquely bad choice. Sure, it might be a little heavyweight for a really small simple app, and if you're not aiming for something cross platform your native widget toolkit might be a better idea.