It had one key killer feature: "embedding Node.js and Chromium to provide a powerful desktop runtime for web technologies." But is that worth a world of bloated desktop apps?
> Interestingly, some well-funded apps explicitly avoid Electron. ChatGPT is the best recent example: given that OpenAI has the engineering bandwidth, they built native clients for Windows, macOS, iOS, etc.
This was a very well-written and insightful article!
Thanks for the kind words!
> Interestingly, some well-funded apps explicitly avoid Electron. ChatGPT is the best recent example: given that OpenAI has the engineering bandwidth, they built native clients for Windows, macOS, iOS, etc.
ChatGPT on Windows is an Electron app: https://www.windowslatest.com/2024/10/18/i-tried-the-official-chatgpt-app-for-windows-11-its-just-an-electron-based-chrome-wrapper/
Ah, great catch, my mistake! So only native for Mac then