This week tested tools for a simple desktop app for my non-tech-savvy colleagues to copy files:
Electron: Works but bloated (250 MB).
Neutralinojs: Unstable, dev abandoned it.
Tauri: Slow setup, but 2.5 MB output, no Rust needed.
React Native Windows: Too complex.
Final choice? Python. Simple wins.
Electron: Works but bloated (250 MB).
Neutralinojs: Unstable, dev abandoned it.
Tauri: Slow setup, but 2.5 MB output, no Rust needed.
React Native Windows: Too complex.
Final choice? Python. Simple wins.
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For me, it was environment setup - the linked Powershell script in their documentation would fail and I'd have to run through the steps manually. I never looked into distribution, but that seemed to be its own nightmare.
Not worth the effort for simple tasks like this.