Elanis/web-to-desktop-framework-comparison

An objective comparison of multiple frameworks that allow us to "transform" our web apps to desktop applications.

JavaScript

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updated Oct 2, 2026

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README

Web to Desktop framework comparison

This repository has been made to create an objective comparison of multiple frameworks that allow us to "transform" our web apps to desktop applications.

Table Of Content

Major characteristics
Operating systems
Benchmarks
- 01 - Empty app
- 02 - Empty app (Frameless)

Major characteristics

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI
Github stars	123.4k	111.5k	41.1k	36.4k	9.2k	8.7k	179.2k	23.3k
Forks	17.6k	4k	3.8k	1.9k	0.3k	0.5k	32.8k	2k
Creation date	2013	2019	2011	2019	2019	2018	2018	2020
Last Update	10/2026	10/2026	9/2026	10/2026	5/2026	10/2026	10/2026	10/2026
Framework Language	C++, JS, Objective-C, Python	Rust	C++	Go	C++	C++	C, C++, Dart	C#
Usage Language - Back	JS, C++	Rust	JS, C++	Go	JS, C++	JS, C++	Dart	C#
Usage Language - Front	HTML, CSS, JS	HTML, CSS, JS	HTML, CSS, JS	HTML, CSS, JS	HTML, CSS, JS	HTML, CSS, JS	Dart	C#
License	MIT	MIT	MIT	MIT	MIT	MIT	BSD 3-Clause	MIT
Developer Dependencies	Node.js, Electron NPM Package	C++ Compiler, Node.js, Rustc, Cargo	Node.js, NW.JS SDK	Go 1.18+, Node 15+, Wails	Cmake, make, Node.js, NodeGUI NPM Package	Node.js, Neu NPM Package	Flutter SDK, Visual Studio 2019 / Clang	.Net SDK, Visual Studio (optional), WebView2 (optional), Xcode (optional)
User Dependencies	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None
Dependencies / modules support	npm & node.js native addons	cargo (back), npm (front)	npm & node.js native addons	Gomod (back), npm (front)	npm & node.js native addons	❌	pub.dev	NuGet
Engine	Chromium	WRY (WebKitGTK for Linux, WebKit for MacOS, Webview2 for Windows)	Webkit, Chromium	WebKit2gtk on Linux, Webview2 on Windows and WkWebview on Mac	Qt	WebkitGTK+	Flutter engine	.NET MAUI

See GRAPHS.md for stars/forks visualization.

Features

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI
Integrated updater?	Official	Official	Community	Planned	No	Official	No, but there are community solutions	No
Automated Tests	Standard node.js tests (back-end) or Webdriver/Playwright (UI)	Cargo (back-end) or Webdriver (UI)	Standard node.js tests (back-end) or Webdriver(UI)	?	?	?	Integrated	Standard C# tests (back-end), no official solution for UI
WebGL Support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes, but not on all flavors

Front-end frameworks/technologies

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	NodeGui	Neutralino	Wails	Flutter	.Net MAUI
Angular	Yes	Yes, official via Vite	Yes	Yes, community	Yes	Yes	No	No
NextJS	?	Yes, official	?	?	?	Yes	No	No
Preact	Yes	Yes, official via Vite	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	No	No
Qwik	Yes	Yes, official	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	No	No
React	Yes	Yes, official via Vite	Yes	Yes, official but EOL	Yes	Yes	No	No
Svelte	Yes	Yes, official via sveltekit or Vite	Yes	Yes, official	Yes	Yes	No	No
Vue	Yes	Yes, official via Vite	Yes	Yes, official	Yes	Yes	No	No
Vite	Yes	Yes, official	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	No	No

Operating systems support

		Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI
Development Environment	Windows	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
	MacOS	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
	Linux	✔️¹	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
Target Environment	Windows	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
	MacOS	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
	Linux	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	Soon
	Android	❌	✔️	Requested	Requested	❌	❌	✔️	✔️
	iOS	❌	✔️	❌	Requested	❌	❌	✔️	✔️
	tvOS	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
	Web	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️²	✔️	❌

¹: Linux 32-bit support dropped
²: Uses modes to generate web apps

Benchmarks

See benchmarks.json to get more information about the following data.

Note: These benchmarks are done on GitHub CI. There are ways to make measurements more accurate (e.g., multiple runs), but they will never be perfectly accurate, as they totally depend on system load and resources. You should read these tables as a comparison between frameworks for the same OS, architecture, and app, with a margin of error.

01-empty-app

See source in benchmark/01-empty-app folder.

Build size

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)	≈385MB	≈3MB	≈563MB	≈11MB	≈171MB	≈2MB	≈25MB	N/A¹
Windows (x86)	≈306MB	?	≈494MB	?	?	?	?	N/A¹
Windows (ARM64)	≈383MB	?	≈545MB	?	?	?	?	N/A¹
MacOS (x64)	≈326MB	?	≈454MB	?	?	?	?	N/A¹
MacOS (arm64)	≈320MB	≈5MB	≈416MB	≈8MB	?	≈2MB	?	N/A¹
Linux (x64)	≈296MB	≈4MB	≈526MB	≈9MB	≈171MB	≈2MB	?	N/A¹
Linux (ARMv7l)	≈270MB	?	Requested	?	?	?	?	N/A¹
Linux (ARM64)	≈301MB	?	≈526MB	?	?	≈3MB	?	N/A¹

Build time

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)	≈10371ms	≈234276ms	≈8445ms	≈7310ms	≈2266ms	≈245ms	≈36386ms	N/A¹
Windows (x86)	≈7730ms	?	≈8445ms	?	?	?	?	N/A¹
Windows (ARM64)	≈10371ms	?	≈8445ms	?	?	?	?	N/A¹
MacOS (x64)	≈2131ms	?	≈5755ms	?	?	?	?	N/A¹
MacOS (arm64)	≈2131ms	≈128676ms	≈5755ms	≈16859ms	?	≈245ms	?	N/A¹
Linux (x64)	≈1627ms	≈233736ms	≈6330ms	≈18209ms	≈830ms	≈245ms	?	N/A¹
Linux (ARMv7l)	≈990ms	?	Requested	?	?	?	?	N/A¹
Linux (ARM64)	≈1627ms	?	≈6330ms	?	?	≈245ms	?	N/A¹

Memory Usage - (Average of runs) Median of used memory for main process and children ones)

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)	≈365MB (Debug) => ≈279MB (Release)	≈454MB (Debug) => ≈307MB (Release)	≈227MB (Debug) => ≈461MB (Release)	≈530MB (Debug) => ≈317MB (Release)	≈31MB (Debug)	≈548MB (Debug) => ≈487MB (Release)	≈880MB (Debug) => ≈103MB (Release)	N/A¹
MacOS (arm64)	≈460MB (Debug) => ≈364MB (Release)	≈231MB (Debug) => ≈96MB (Release)	≈1GB (Debug) => ≈865MB (Release)	≈307MB (Debug) => ≈100MB (Release)	≈5MB (Debug)	≈181MB (Debug)	≈828MB (Debug)	N/A¹
Linux (x64)	≈676MB (Debug) => ≈589MB (Release)	≈553MB (Debug) => ≈94MB (Release)	≈1GB (Debug) => ≈1GB (Release)	≈598MB (Debug) => ≈360MB (Release)	≈31MB (Debug)	≈914MB (Debug) => ≈820MB (Release)	≈567MB (Debug)	N/A¹

Memory Usage - (Average of runs) Median of difference between system measured free memory before execution and during execution)

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)	≈219MB (Debug) => ≈100MB (Release)	≈217MB (Debug) => ≈187MB (Release)	≈278MB (Debug) => ≈272MB (Release)	≈367MB (Debug) => ≈206MB (Release)	≈53MB (Debug)	≈337MB (Debug) => ≈316MB (Release)	≈822MB (Debug) => ≈83MB (Release)	N/A¹
MacOS (arm64)	≈60MB (Debug) => ≈101MB (Release)	≈-81420288B (Debug) => ≈77MB (Release)	≈571MB (Debug) => ≈321MB (Release)	≈200MB (Debug) => ≈77MB (Release)	≈4MB (Debug)	≈131MB (Debug) => ≈522KB (Release)	≈635MB (Debug)	N/A¹
Linux (x64)	≈134MB (Debug) => ≈83MB (Release)	≈180MB (Debug) => ≈16MB (Release)	≈690MB (Debug) => ≈230MB (Release)	≈253MB (Debug) => ≈58MB (Release)	≈1MB (Debug)	≈353MB (Debug) => ≈280MB (Release)	≈550MB (Debug)	N/A¹

Start duration

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)	≈530ms (Debug) => ≈153ms (Release)	≈4678ms (Debug) => ≈576ms (Release)	≈9003ms (Debug) => ≈609ms (Release)	≈6174ms (Debug) => ≈537ms (Release)	?	?	≈20915ms (Debug) => ≈1611ms (Release)	N/A¹
MacOS (arm64)	≈635ms (Debug) => ≈582ms (Release)	≈4863ms (Debug) => ≈1412ms (Release)	≈4474ms (Debug) => ≈627ms (Release)	≈4173ms (Debug) => ≈1396ms (Release)	?	≈1434ms (Debug)	≈18983ms (Debug)	N/A¹
Linux (x64)	≈339ms (Debug) => ≈199ms (Release)	≈32080ms (Debug) => ≈30331ms (Release)	≈4809ms (Debug) => ≈510ms (Release)	≈3483ms (Debug) => ≈253ms (Release)	?	≈518ms (Debug) => ≈332ms (Release)	≈30925ms (Debug)	N/A¹

¹: Benchmark WIP (See #319)

02-empty-app-frameless

See source in benchmark/02-empty-app-frameless folder.

Build size

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)	≈385MB	≈3MB	≈563MB	≈11MB	≈171MB	≈2MB	N/A¹	N/A²
Windows (x86)	≈306MB	?	≈494MB	?	?	?	N/A¹	N/A²
Windows (ARM64)	≈383MB	?	≈545MB	?	?	?	N/A¹	N/A²
MacOS (x64)	≈326MB	?	≈454MB	?	?	?	N/A¹	N/A²
MacOS (arm64)	≈320MB	≈5MB	≈416MB	≈8MB	?	≈2MB	N/A¹	N/A²
Linux (x64)	≈296MB	≈4MB	≈526MB	≈9MB	≈171MB	≈2MB	N/A¹	N/A²
Linux (ARMv7l)	≈270MB	?	Requested	?	?	?	N/A¹	N/A²
Linux (ARM64)	≈301MB	?	≈526MB	?	?	≈3MB	N/A¹	N/A²

Build time

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)	≈10790ms	≈217135ms	≈10919ms	≈6768ms	≈3103ms	≈223ms	N/A¹	N/A²
Windows (x86)	≈7533ms	?	≈10919ms	?	?	?	N/A¹	N/A²
Windows (ARM64)	≈10790ms	?	≈10919ms	?	?	?	N/A¹	N/A²
MacOS (x64)	≈1741ms	?	≈5054ms	?	?	?	N/A¹	N/A²
MacOS (arm64)	≈1741ms	≈128404ms	≈5054ms	≈17006ms	?	≈223ms	N/A¹	N/A²
Linux (x64)	≈1235ms	≈237634ms	≈6756ms	≈19007ms	≈847ms	≈223ms	N/A¹	N/A²
Linux (ARMv7l)	≈1040ms	?	Requested	?	?	?	N/A¹	N/A²
Linux (ARM64)	≈1235ms	?	≈6756ms	?	?	≈223ms	N/A¹	N/A²

Memory Usage - (Average of runs) Median of used memory for main process and children ones)

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)	≈374MB (Debug) => ≈275MB (Release)	≈455MB (Debug) => ≈310MB (Release)	≈236MB (Debug) => ≈462MB (Release)	≈536MB (Debug) => ≈317MB (Release)	≈25MB (Debug)	≈555MB (Debug) => ≈494MB (Release)	N/A¹	N/A²
MacOS (arm64)	≈477MB (Debug) => ≈365MB (Release)	≈229MB (Debug) => ≈89MB (Release)	≈1GB (Debug) => ≈840MB (Release)	≈300MB (Debug) => ≈93MB (Release)	≈2MB (Debug)	≈180MB (Debug)	N/A¹	N/A²
Linux (x64)	≈711MB (Debug) => ≈589MB (Release)	≈554MB (Debug) => ≈94MB (Release)	≈1GB (Debug) => ≈1GB (Release)	≈599MB (Debug) => ≈361MB (Release)	≈31MB (Debug)	≈912MB (Debug) => ≈821MB (Release)	N/A¹	N/A²

Memory Usage - (Average of runs) Median of difference between system measured free memory before execution and during execution)

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)	≈188MB (Debug) => ≈113MB (Release)	≈211MB (Debug) => ≈196MB (Release)	≈300MB (Debug) => ≈265MB (Release)	≈357MB (Debug) => ≈211MB (Release)	≈51MB (Debug)	≈339MB (Debug) => ≈346MB (Release)	N/A¹	N/A²
MacOS (arm64)	≈141MB (Debug) => ≈59MB (Release)	≈67MB (Debug) => ≈83MB (Release)	≈537MB (Debug) => ≈328MB (Release)	≈214MB (Debug) => ≈80MB (Release)	≈2MB (Debug)	≈119MB (Debug) => ≈450KB (Release)	N/A¹	N/A²
Linux (x64)	≈115MB (Debug) => ≈78MB (Release)	≈172MB (Debug) => ≈9MB (Release)	≈681MB (Debug) => ≈212MB (Release)	≈250MB (Debug) => ≈49MB (Release)	≈350KB (Debug)	≈354MB (Debug) => ≈294MB (Release)	N/A¹	N/A²

Start duration

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)	≈499ms (Debug) => ≈150ms (Release)	≈4630ms (Debug) => ≈505ms (Release)	≈8270ms (Debug) => ≈577ms (Release)	≈5286ms (Debug) => ≈465ms (Release)	?	?	N/A¹	N/A²
MacOS (arm64)	≈466ms (Debug) => ≈335ms (Release)	≈2987ms (Debug) => ≈1306ms (Release)	≈4129ms (Debug) => ≈617ms (Release)	≈4341ms (Debug) => ≈1347ms (Release)	?	≈1568ms (Debug)	N/A¹	N/A²
Linux (x64)	≈351ms (Debug) => ≈206ms (Release)	≈32100ms (Debug) => ≈30312ms (Release)	≈4840ms (Debug) => ≈512ms (Release)	≈3583ms (Debug) => ≈256ms (Release)	?	≈536ms (Debug) => ≈343ms (Release)	N/A¹	N/A²

¹: Frameless mode not supported yet
²: Frameless mode not working

Future content

See Issues and Pull requests. You can participate by proposing new issues, or by filling them!

Contributors

List of contributors to this repository

benchmark

characteristics

desktop-framework-comparison

electron

electron-app

electronjs

flutter

maui

neutralinojs

nodegui

nwjs

nwjs-application

tauri

tauri-app

wails

Significant stargazers

avih

69 followers · starred Sep 2025

Machisté N. Quintana

158 followers · starred Sep 2021

Claudia Pellegrino

567 followers · starred Apr 2023

Vitaly

72 followers · starred May 2023

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Elanis/web-to-desktop-framework-comparison

An objective comparison of multiple frameworks that allow us to "transform" our web apps to desktop applications.

JavaScript

1,994

409 commits

updated Oct 2, 2026

See the code

README

Web to Desktop framework comparison

This repository has been made to create an objective comparison of multiple frameworks that allow us to "transform" our web apps to desktop applications.

Table Of Content

Major characteristics
Operating systems
Benchmarks
- 01 - Empty app
- 02 - Empty app (Frameless)

Major characteristics

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI
Github stars	123.4k	111.5k	41.1k	36.4k	9.2k	8.7k	179.2k	23.3k
Forks	17.6k	4k	3.8k	1.9k	0.3k	0.5k	32.8k	2k
Creation date	2013	2019	2011	2019	2019	2018	2018	2020
Last Update	10/2026	10/2026	9/2026	10/2026	5/2026	10/2026	10/2026	10/2026
Framework Language	C++, JS, Objective-C, Python	Rust	C++	Go	C++	C++	C, C++, Dart	C#
Usage Language - Back	JS, C++	Rust	JS, C++	Go	JS, C++	JS, C++	Dart	C#
Usage Language - Front	HTML, CSS, JS	HTML, CSS, JS	HTML, CSS, JS	HTML, CSS, JS	HTML, CSS, JS	HTML, CSS, JS	Dart	C#
License	MIT	MIT	MIT	MIT	MIT	MIT	BSD 3-Clause	MIT
Developer Dependencies	Node.js, Electron NPM Package	C++ Compiler, Node.js, Rustc, Cargo	Node.js, NW.JS SDK	Go 1.18+, Node 15+, Wails	Cmake, make, Node.js, NodeGUI NPM Package	Node.js, Neu NPM Package	Flutter SDK, Visual Studio 2019 / Clang	.Net SDK, Visual Studio (optional), WebView2 (optional), Xcode (optional)
User Dependencies	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None
Dependencies / modules support	npm & node.js native addons	cargo (back), npm (front)	npm & node.js native addons	Gomod (back), npm (front)	npm & node.js native addons	❌	pub.dev	NuGet
Engine	Chromium	WRY (WebKitGTK for Linux, WebKit for MacOS, Webview2 for Windows)	Webkit, Chromium	WebKit2gtk on Linux, Webview2 on Windows and WkWebview on Mac	Qt	WebkitGTK+	Flutter engine	.NET MAUI

See GRAPHS.md for stars/forks visualization.

Features

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI
Integrated updater?	Official	Official	Community	Planned	No	Official	No, but there are community solutions	No
Automated Tests	Standard node.js tests (back-end) or Webdriver/Playwright (UI)	Cargo (back-end) or Webdriver (UI)	Standard node.js tests (back-end) or Webdriver(UI)	?	?	?	Integrated	Standard C# tests (back-end), no official solution for UI
WebGL Support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes, but not on all flavors

Front-end frameworks/technologies

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	NodeGui	Neutralino	Wails	Flutter	.Net MAUI
Angular	Yes	Yes, official via Vite	Yes	Yes, community	Yes	Yes	No	No
NextJS	?	Yes, official	?	?	?	Yes	No	No
Preact	Yes	Yes, official via Vite	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	No	No
Qwik	Yes	Yes, official	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	No	No
React	Yes	Yes, official via Vite	Yes	Yes, official but EOL	Yes	Yes	No	No
Svelte	Yes	Yes, official via sveltekit or Vite	Yes	Yes, official	Yes	Yes	No	No
Vue	Yes	Yes, official via Vite	Yes	Yes, official	Yes	Yes	No	No
Vite	Yes	Yes, official	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	No	No

Operating systems support

		Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI
Development Environment	Windows	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
	MacOS	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
	Linux	✔️¹	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
Target Environment	Windows	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
	MacOS	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
	Linux	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	Soon
	Android	❌	✔️	Requested	Requested	❌	❌	✔️	✔️
	iOS	❌	✔️	❌	Requested	❌	❌	✔️	✔️
	tvOS	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
	Web	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️²	✔️	❌

¹: Linux 32-bit support dropped
²: Uses modes to generate web apps

Benchmarks

See benchmarks.json to get more information about the following data.

01-empty-app

See source in benchmark/01-empty-app folder.

Build size

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)	≈385MB	≈3MB	≈563MB	≈11MB	≈171MB	≈2MB	≈25MB	N/A¹
Windows (x86)	≈306MB	?	≈494MB	?	?	?	?	N/A¹
Windows (ARM64)	≈383MB	?	≈545MB	?	?	?	?	N/A¹
MacOS (x64)	≈326MB	?	≈454MB	?	?	?	?	N/A¹
MacOS (arm64)	≈320MB	≈5MB	≈416MB	≈8MB	?	≈2MB	?	N/A¹
Linux (x64)	≈296MB	≈4MB	≈526MB	≈9MB	≈171MB	≈2MB	?	N/A¹
Linux (ARMv7l)	≈270MB	?	Requested	?	?	?	?	N/A¹
Linux (ARM64)	≈301MB	?	≈526MB	?	?	≈3MB	?	N/A¹

Build time

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)	≈10371ms	≈234276ms	≈8445ms	≈7310ms	≈2266ms	≈245ms	≈36386ms	N/A¹
Windows (x86)	≈7730ms	?	≈8445ms	?	?	?	?	N/A¹
Windows (ARM64)	≈10371ms	?	≈8445ms	?	?	?	?	N/A¹
MacOS (x64)	≈2131ms	?	≈5755ms	?	?	?	?	N/A¹
MacOS (arm64)	≈2131ms	≈128676ms	≈5755ms	≈16859ms	?	≈245ms	?	N/A¹
Linux (x64)	≈1627ms	≈233736ms	≈6330ms	≈18209ms	≈830ms	≈245ms	?	N/A¹
Linux (ARMv7l)	≈990ms	?	Requested	?	?	?	?	N/A¹
Linux (ARM64)	≈1627ms	?	≈6330ms	?	?	≈245ms	?	N/A¹

Memory Usage - (Average of runs) Median of used memory for main process and children ones)

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)	≈365MB (Debug) => ≈279MB (Release)	≈454MB (Debug) => ≈307MB (Release)	≈227MB (Debug) => ≈461MB (Release)	≈530MB (Debug) => ≈317MB (Release)	≈31MB (Debug)	≈548MB (Debug) => ≈487MB (Release)	≈880MB (Debug) => ≈103MB (Release)	N/A¹
MacOS (arm64)	≈460MB (Debug) => ≈364MB (Release)	≈231MB (Debug) => ≈96MB (Release)	≈1GB (Debug) => ≈865MB (Release)	≈307MB (Debug) => ≈100MB (Release)	≈5MB (Debug)	≈181MB (Debug)	≈828MB (Debug)	N/A¹
Linux (x64)	≈676MB (Debug) => ≈589MB (Release)	≈553MB (Debug) => ≈94MB (Release)	≈1GB (Debug) => ≈1GB (Release)	≈598MB (Debug) => ≈360MB (Release)	≈31MB (Debug)	≈914MB (Debug) => ≈820MB (Release)	≈567MB (Debug)	N/A¹

Memory Usage - (Average of runs) Median of difference between system measured free memory before execution and during execution)

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)	≈219MB (Debug) => ≈100MB (Release)	≈217MB (Debug) => ≈187MB (Release)	≈278MB (Debug) => ≈272MB (Release)	≈367MB (Debug) => ≈206MB (Release)	≈53MB (Debug)	≈337MB (Debug) => ≈316MB (Release)	≈822MB (Debug) => ≈83MB (Release)	N/A¹
MacOS (arm64)	≈60MB (Debug) => ≈101MB (Release)	≈-81420288B (Debug) => ≈77MB (Release)	≈571MB (Debug) => ≈321MB (Release)	≈200MB (Debug) => ≈77MB (Release)	≈4MB (Debug)	≈131MB (Debug) => ≈522KB (Release)	≈635MB (Debug)	N/A¹
Linux (x64)	≈134MB (Debug) => ≈83MB (Release)	≈180MB (Debug) => ≈16MB (Release)	≈690MB (Debug) => ≈230MB (Release)	≈253MB (Debug) => ≈58MB (Release)	≈1MB (Debug)	≈353MB (Debug) => ≈280MB (Release)	≈550MB (Debug)	N/A¹

Start duration

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)	≈530ms (Debug) => ≈153ms (Release)	≈4678ms (Debug) => ≈576ms (Release)	≈9003ms (Debug) => ≈609ms (Release)	≈6174ms (Debug) => ≈537ms (Release)	?	?	≈20915ms (Debug) => ≈1611ms (Release)	N/A¹
MacOS (arm64)	≈635ms (Debug) => ≈582ms (Release)	≈4863ms (Debug) => ≈1412ms (Release)	≈4474ms (Debug) => ≈627ms (Release)	≈4173ms (Debug) => ≈1396ms (Release)	?	≈1434ms (Debug)	≈18983ms (Debug)	N/A¹
Linux (x64)	≈339ms (Debug) => ≈199ms (Release)	≈32080ms (Debug) => ≈30331ms (Release)	≈4809ms (Debug) => ≈510ms (Release)	≈3483ms (Debug) => ≈253ms (Release)	?	≈518ms (Debug) => ≈332ms (Release)	≈30925ms (Debug)	N/A¹

¹: Benchmark WIP (See #319)

02-empty-app-frameless

See source in benchmark/02-empty-app-frameless folder.

Build size

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)	≈385MB	≈3MB	≈563MB	≈11MB	≈171MB	≈2MB	N/A¹	N/A²
Windows (x86)	≈306MB	?	≈494MB	?	?	?	N/A¹	N/A²
Windows (ARM64)	≈383MB	?	≈545MB	?	?	?	N/A¹	N/A²
MacOS (x64)	≈326MB	?	≈454MB	?	?	?	N/A¹	N/A²
MacOS (arm64)	≈320MB	≈5MB	≈416MB	≈8MB	?	≈2MB	N/A¹	N/A²
Linux (x64)	≈296MB	≈4MB	≈526MB	≈9MB	≈171MB	≈2MB	N/A¹	N/A²
Linux (ARMv7l)	≈270MB	?	Requested	?	?	?	N/A¹	N/A²
Linux (ARM64)	≈301MB	?	≈526MB	?	?	≈3MB	N/A¹	N/A²

Build time

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)	≈10790ms	≈217135ms	≈10919ms	≈6768ms	≈3103ms	≈223ms	N/A¹	N/A²
Windows (x86)	≈7533ms	?	≈10919ms	?	?	?	N/A¹	N/A²
Windows (ARM64)	≈10790ms	?	≈10919ms	?	?	?	N/A¹	N/A²
MacOS (x64)	≈1741ms	?	≈5054ms	?	?	?	N/A¹	N/A²
MacOS (arm64)	≈1741ms	≈128404ms	≈5054ms	≈17006ms	?	≈223ms	N/A¹	N/A²
Linux (x64)	≈1235ms	≈237634ms	≈6756ms	≈19007ms	≈847ms	≈223ms	N/A¹	N/A²
Linux (ARMv7l)	≈1040ms	?	Requested	?	?	?	N/A¹	N/A²
Linux (ARM64)	≈1235ms	?	≈6756ms	?	?	≈223ms	N/A¹	N/A²

Memory Usage - (Average of runs) Median of used memory for main process and children ones)

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)	≈374MB (Debug) => ≈275MB (Release)	≈455MB (Debug) => ≈310MB (Release)	≈236MB (Debug) => ≈462MB (Release)	≈536MB (Debug) => ≈317MB (Release)	≈25MB (Debug)	≈555MB (Debug) => ≈494MB (Release)	N/A¹	N/A²
MacOS (arm64)	≈477MB (Debug) => ≈365MB (Release)	≈229MB (Debug) => ≈89MB (Release)	≈1GB (Debug) => ≈840MB (Release)	≈300MB (Debug) => ≈93MB (Release)	≈2MB (Debug)	≈180MB (Debug)	N/A¹	N/A²
Linux (x64)	≈711MB (Debug) => ≈589MB (Release)	≈554MB (Debug) => ≈94MB (Release)	≈1GB (Debug) => ≈1GB (Release)	≈599MB (Debug) => ≈361MB (Release)	≈31MB (Debug)	≈912MB (Debug) => ≈821MB (Release)	N/A¹	N/A²

Memory Usage - (Average of runs) Median of difference between system measured free memory before execution and during execution)

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)	≈188MB (Debug) => ≈113MB (Release)	≈211MB (Debug) => ≈196MB (Release)	≈300MB (Debug) => ≈265MB (Release)	≈357MB (Debug) => ≈211MB (Release)	≈51MB (Debug)	≈339MB (Debug) => ≈346MB (Release)	N/A¹	N/A²
MacOS (arm64)	≈141MB (Debug) => ≈59MB (Release)	≈67MB (Debug) => ≈83MB (Release)	≈537MB (Debug) => ≈328MB (Release)	≈214MB (Debug) => ≈80MB (Release)	≈2MB (Debug)	≈119MB (Debug) => ≈450KB (Release)	N/A¹	N/A²
Linux (x64)	≈115MB (Debug) => ≈78MB (Release)	≈172MB (Debug) => ≈9MB (Release)	≈681MB (Debug) => ≈212MB (Release)	≈250MB (Debug) => ≈49MB (Release)	≈350KB (Debug)	≈354MB (Debug) => ≈294MB (Release)	N/A¹	N/A²

Start duration

	Electron	Tauri	NW.JS	Wails	NodeGui	Neutralino	Flutter	.Net MAUI w/ Vue
Windows (x64)	≈499ms (Debug) => ≈150ms (Release)	≈4630ms (Debug) => ≈505ms (Release)	≈8270ms (Debug) => ≈577ms (Release)	≈5286ms (Debug) => ≈465ms (Release)	?	?	N/A¹	N/A²
MacOS (arm64)	≈466ms (Debug) => ≈335ms (Release)	≈2987ms (Debug) => ≈1306ms (Release)	≈4129ms (Debug) => ≈617ms (Release)	≈4341ms (Debug) => ≈1347ms (Release)	?	≈1568ms (Debug)	N/A¹	N/A²
Linux (x64)	≈351ms (Debug) => ≈206ms (Release)	≈32100ms (Debug) => ≈30312ms (Release)	≈4840ms (Debug) => ≈512ms (Release)	≈3583ms (Debug) => ≈256ms (Release)	?	≈536ms (Debug) => ≈343ms (Release)	N/A¹	N/A²

¹: Frameless mode not supported yet
²: Frameless mode not working

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