Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Convert Web app into a Desktop app in 2 minutes launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   ToDesktop 2.0▲380

   All in one platform for building and releasing desktop apps

   2020 · todesktop.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   ToDesktop▲403

   Convert your web app to a desktop app in 2 minutes.

   2019 · todesktop.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   ToDesktop Builder▲401

   Web app to desktop app in minutes

   2023 · todesktop.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Electron 1.0▲647

   Build cross platform desktop apps

   2016 · electronjs.org · its alternatives →

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   I made a Web-based Todo App - used: CSS3 3D transforms, Node.js, love▲237

   The Todo App for Procrastinators ;)

   2011 · tomorrow.do · its alternatives →

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   EXT – an easy way to build cross-platform desktop software▲63

   Hi HN! If you've ever tried to build a desktop app, you probably understand our frustrations with how challenging it is to build one and make it available on Mac, Windows, and Linux. Even with Electron, you still have to set up your own build pipelines, updating mechanisms, code-signing, deployments, and deal with cross-platform compatibility issues. We built EXT to make building cross-platform desktop software easier! Dog-fooding our own APIs, we ported 36 initial games and utilities to the EXT store (all free), and we've open-sourced all of them: https://github.com/extpkg If…

   2024 · ext.store · its alternatives →

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   I rewrote my Mac Electron app in Rust▲597

   A year ago, my co-founder launched Desktop Docs here on HN. It's a Mac app we built with Electron that uses CLIP embeddings to search photos and videos locally with natural language. We got positive feedback from HN and our first paying customers, but the app was almost 1GB and clunky to use. TLDR; rebuilding in Rust was the right move. So we rewrote the app with Rust and Tauri and here are the results: - App size is 83% smaller: 1GB → 172MB - DMG Installer is 70% smaller: 232MB → 69.5MB - Indexing files is faster: A 38-minute video now indexes in ~3 minutes instead of 10-14 minutes -…

   2025 · desktopdocs.com · its alternatives →

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   Electrico – Electron Without Node and Chrome▲214

   A Lightweight Electron App Container. Contribute to thomastschurtschenthaler/electrico development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Electron Toolkit▲294

   Toolkit to build and launch Electron apps

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Chromely – Lightweight Alternative to Electron for .NET and .NET Core▲143

    Build Cross Platform HTML Desktop Apps on .NET using native GUI, HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, Owin, AspNetCore (MVC, RazorPages, Blazor) - chromelyapps/Chromely

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Web2Desk▲503

    Turn your favorite websites into a desktop app in one click

    2018 · web2desk.io · its alternatives →

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    DeskGap – Like Electron, but uses the system webview▲318

    2019 · deskgap.com · its alternatives →

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    ToDoBot for Chrome▲129

    A shared to-do list for Chrome and Slack

    2020 · thetodobot.com · its alternatives →

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    Electron.NET▲84

    Build cross platform desktop apps with .NET Core

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Zuznow▲71

    Auto conversion of enterprise web apps into mobile apps

    2014 · zuznow.com · its alternatives →

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    Task-Based Electron Web Browser▲148

    A web browser for the power user. Forget the browser window full of unsorted, jammed tabs. Alloy is built up on Tasks, of which every has its own Tablist. You only see the relevant Tabs for your current Task.

    2016 · alloy.simoncaminada.ch · its alternatives →

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    The Hanselminutes Podcast - Creating cross-platform Electron apps with Jessica Lord▲64

    Is Electron "just Chrome in a frame" or is it so much more?

    2016 · hanselminutes.com · its alternatives →

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    Windows 95 in an Electron App▲213

    Windows 95 in an app. Runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows. - felixrieseberg/windows95

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    TodoPal▲158

    A todo app that helps you focus on your big projects

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    EXT▲187

    An easy way to build cross-platform desktop software.

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Web2Desk for Business▲198

    Convert your web app to desktop app in one click

    2019 · appmaker.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Todolink▲81

    Easily share a todo list with just a link

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Todolist▲152

    A very fast, simple task manager for the command line.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Todo2▲131

    Hi HN, I just launched Todo2 – an AI-powered project management extension for the Cursor AI editor. I built Todo2 after getting frustrated with leaving my IDE to plan tasks in ChatGPT/Perplexity. It lets you create todos by simply prompting, auto-researches latest best practices, and keeps everything inside Cursor. It’s free with 14-days trial on the Cursor Marketplace. Would love your feedback or questions! Thank you - https://todo2.pro

    2025 · todo2.pro · its alternatives →

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