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This is a huge reason to go with Tauri over Electron. I don't get why there isn't (or is there) a simple way to package a web app for all platforms. Everyone st

This is a huge reason to go with Tauri over Electron. I don't get why there isn't (or is there) a simple way to package a web app for all platforms. Everyone still makes this weird artificial distinction between Desktop and Mobile despite the technical capabilities and user expectations being close to the same.

capableweb 4y ago
This release is basically the reason I chose Tauri when I started writing my app like a year ago. Very exciting to see, can't wait to try it out.
krapp 4y ago
>I don't get why there isn't (or is there) a simple way to package a web app for all platforms. There is. It's called hosting it on the web.
- synergy20 4y ago
  which is still very limited when you need low-level/native access on the platforms, mobile phones especially iphones are very much a locked-in device as much as they can get away with it, android is better though.
  - krapp 4y ago
    If you need native access to a platform, write a native application.
    - Devagamster 4y ago
      This is obtuse. Native applications require multiple codebases. Electron doesn't. The value prop is there...
    - satvikpendem 4y ago
      People won't for precisely the same reason Electron became so popular: managing multiple platforms is tiresome. Write once, run everywhere is still the dream.
yesimahuman 4y ago
Capacitor is another option with support for web, mobile, and desktop, if that’s what you’re looking for.
- CharlesW 4y ago
  Looking through their site, Capacitor doesn't appear to support desktop apps. Their docs recommend using Electron instead. https://capacitorjs.com/docs/main/deployment/desktop-app https://capacitorjs.com/docs/main/deployment/desktop-app
nstart 4y ago
I wonder about that. Electron is mature. Well supported. Well documented. Predictable on desktop on account of using a known rendering engine. When it comes to having a mobile app as well, I look to obsidian for inspiration on possible approach since they built a non trivial app with a relatively tiny team. Their stack includes electron for the desktop and they re-used most (All?) of the core with capacitor for mobile. This included theming and plugins. Would be hard to bet against a stack that has that kind of real world success story behind it.
return_to_monke 4y ago
https://flutter.dev https://flutter.dev has very good DX in my opinion for all platforms.
- anaganisk 4y ago
  I've been in and out of flutter quite a few times. Only word of caution is, its built by Google, so have a backup plan always ready.

capableweb 4y ago

This release is basically the reason I chose Tauri when I started writing my app like a year ago. Very exciting to see, can't wait to try it out.

krapp 4y ago

>I don't get why there isn't (or is there) a simple way to package a web app for all platforms. There is. It's called hosting it on the web.

synergy20 4y ago
which is still very limited when you need low-level/native access on the platforms, mobile phones especially iphones are very much a locked-in device as much as they can get away with it, android is better though.
- krapp 4y ago
  If you need native access to a platform, write a native application.
  - Devagamster 4y ago
    This is obtuse. Native applications require multiple codebases. Electron doesn't. The value prop is there...
  - satvikpendem 4y ago
    People won't for precisely the same reason Electron became so popular: managing multiple platforms is tiresome. Write once, run everywhere is still the dream.

yesimahuman 4y ago

Capacitor is another option with support for web, mobile, and desktop, if that’s what you’re looking for.

CharlesW 4y ago
Looking through their site, Capacitor doesn't appear to support desktop apps. Their docs recommend using Electron instead. https://capacitorjs.com/docs/main/deployment/desktop-app https://capacitorjs.com/docs/main/deployment/desktop-app

nstart 4y ago

I wonder about that. Electron is mature. Well supported. Well documented. Predictable on desktop on account of using a known rendering engine. When it comes to having a mobile app as well, I look to obsidian for inspiration on possible approach since they built a non trivial app with a relatively tiny team. Their stack includes electron for the desktop and they re-used most (All?) of the core with capacitor for mobile. This included theming and plugins. Would be hard to bet against a stack that has that kind of real world success story behind it.

return_to_monke 4y ago

https://flutter.dev https://flutter.dev has very good DX in my opinion for all platforms.

anaganisk 4y ago
I've been in and out of flutter quite a few times. Only word of caution is, its built by Google, so have a backup plan always ready.