Photino: A lighter Electron
Photino is an open-source framework for building lightweight, cross-platform desktop applications using various programming languages and web frameworks, offering smaller application sizes and reduced memory usage compared to Electron.
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Photino is an open-source framework designed for building lightweight, native, cross-platform desktop applications using Web UI technologies. It allows developers to utilize fast, natively compiled languages such as C#, C++, and Java, while leveraging popular web frameworks like Blazor, React, Angular, and Vue. Photino employs the operating system's built-in browser controls—Chromium for Windows, WKWebView for macOS, and WebKitGTK+ for Linux—resulting in smaller application sizes and reduced memory usage compared to Electron. The framework is particularly beneficial for .NET developers, as it integrates seamlessly with .NET backends and supports Blazor for those who prefer not to use JavaScript or TypeScript. Although still in early development and lacking some features found in Electron, Photino is open to contributions from the community to enhance its functionality. Future improvements planned for Photino include native menus, application icons, in-app updates, and support for iOS and Android. The project is maintained by CODE Magazine and encourages community involvement through GitHub.
- Photino is a lightweight, open-source framework for cross-platform desktop apps.
- It allows the use of various programming languages and web frameworks.
- Applications built with Photino are smaller and use less memory than those built with Electron.
- The framework is still in development and invites community contributions.
- Future enhancements include native menus, application icons, and mobile support.
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9 commentsTauri even themselves are building their own embedded browser (based on Servo) because they too realize that using "whatever the OS happens to have" is fundamentally not Workable as a platform. This idea Just Does Not Work for production apps with Real amounts of users
Aren't there still differences between Chromium and Webkit.
And what if a breaking change in the WebView2 is deployed per update?
Isn't that the advantage of Electron that you have total control over used render engine version?
And yes, I know this is why people don't like talking to physicists. Good luck with the project anyway :)
I appreciate that Photino at least is lighter in terms of install footprint and RAM use, but it is still as CPU hungry.
>Photino uses the OS’s built-in Chromium or WebKit-based browser control for Windows, macOS and Linux.
So, same difference. Native and lighter than light my arse, pardon my French.
It's still using a browser under the hood to render UI.
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