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opencl · 2021-09-10 07:53:19

It's Electron, the Mac and Linux versions will look exactly the same.

dchest | karma 14298 | avg karma 5.42 · | 2015-07-14 09:43:18+00:00

None. (At least the Mac version is not built on Electron.)

rubyist5eva | karma 1522 | avg karma 1.28 · | 2022-02-28 11:21:53

ironically, they have a not-mac version that is electron based

7961636B6572 | karma 147 | avg karma 3.97 · | 2019-08-13 18:59:31+00:00

It's a mix of Electron and native code (Swift). Focusing on perfecting the macOS version for the time being. Will release both for Linux and Windows very soon.

kryptiskt | karma 9753 | avg karma 6.92 · | 2020-06-09 11:38:07

Electron is basically Chromium and node.js, if those two won't run it won't be much of a Mac.

tommoor | karma 4550 | avg karma 5.89 · | 2016-01-22 06:29:33+00:00

OP: Did you try this on Mac? I'm pretty sure Electron is only being used on Windows and Linux unless they recently made the switch..

scarface74 | karma 25313 | avg karma 1.25 · | 2019-11-09 05:08:19+00:00

Since the submission is about MacOS and Electron....

rhinoceraptor | karma 3842 | avg karma 2.68 · | 2021-05-18 15:08:57+00:00

I'm actually surprised by that, I've been using the beta on my Linux machines and never noticed anything that would suggest it was electron. No performance issues, weird UI, etc. I actually prefer it to the MacOS/Windows native clients.

divan | karma 2150 | avg karma 3.58 · | 2022-02-14 03:55:27

Looks nice. One question about desktop Mac version – is it an Electron app or a native app or something else?

SushiHippie | karma 2531 | avg karma 2.29 · | 2023-12-09 17:06:59

Okay that's actually cool, that you switched to something else than electron, but it looks nearly identical from the screenshots, that's why I asked.

kirkdouglas | karma 113 | avg karma 2.02 · | 2016-07-20 18:59:05+00:00

I've just read the blog post and it seems that they will migrate Mac client to Electron soon. That sucks, since I like native Mac client.

da39a3ee | karma 646 | avg karma 0.57 · | 2021-08-30 07:30:15

Because he's not just targeting mac. The code for packaging electron for different platforms has already been written.

ksdev | karma 16 | avg karma 1.45 · | 2016-08-21 10:04:03+00:00

Good to hear about electron based apps! Waiting for the Linux version.

hesarenu | karma 255 | avg karma 0.74 · | 2019-11-09 05:24:38+00:00

And are you commenting about just macos and electron? Anyway does not change my answer.

pacamara619 | karma 107 | avg karma 0.63 · | 2020-10-08 23:57:44+00:00

Isn't it already run on electron? Certainly feels like it.

SBArbeit | karma 200 | avg karma 2.27 · | 2024-05-10 06:07:20

The intention is that they'll be identical, because they'll be written using Avalonia.

And I hate Electron. I hate it so much. I hate the web pages that I'm being told are "apps". I hate the lack of keyboard shortcut support. I hate the bad performance. I hate how it's not stick-to-your-finger fast. I hate owning unbelievably powerful computers and mobile devices and not taking advantage of their power and capabilities, and just reducing them to surfaces for fake "apps".

I refuse to not deliver native apps with Grace.

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conception | karma 2049 | avg karma 3.08 · | 2018-06-04 19:35:07+00:00

Basically an Electron for OSX is pretty neat.

johns | karma 20430 | avg karma 9.71 · | 2017-05-30 23:53:16+00:00

It's based on Electron

blcknight | karma 1051 | avg karma 4.53 · | 2023-07-27 05:12:32

Same thing, isn’t it? The desktop app is just electron

zerr | karma 4218 | avg karma 1.52 · | 2017-09-22 13:36:26

Btw, any reason not going cross-platform (Win/Linux along with Mac)? Judging by screenshots it doesn't look like a native Cocoa app, neither download size corresponds to Electron - what framework did you use for the UI?