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24 alternatives to Electron

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Electron launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Electron 1.0▲647

   Build cross platform desktop apps

   2016 · electronjs.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Ethereum▲168

   "what JS did for the web, this will do for the block chain"

   2014 · ethereum.org · its alternatives →

3. 3
   minekitten.io▲151

   Mining Electroneum, made easy!

   2017 · vrtui.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Particle Electron▲135

   Cellular IoT development board with a simple data plan

   2016 · store.particle.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Blockstack Browser for the Web▲145

   A browser to explore a new internet for decentralized apps

   2017 · browser.blockstack.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   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 →

7. 7
   Chain▲125

   The Block Chain API for Developers

   2014 · chain.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   BlockCrypto▲128

   A search engine for the blockchain

   2018 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Blockledge▲73

   The first web3 education platform powered by NFTs

   2022 · blockledge.xyz · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Elph Plasma▲73

    Highly scalable blockchain infrastructure for Ethereum

    2018 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Blockstrap▲77

    HTML5 framework and API for Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Dogecoin

    2014 · blockstrap.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    blockbank▲100

    Unleashing financial power with AI & blockchain technology

    2023 · its alternatives →

13. 13TB
    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 →

14. 14
    BlockCypher▲66

    AWS for Block Chains

    2014 · blockcypher.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Mobius▲100

    Uniting billions of people & devices to the blockchain world

    2017 · mobius.network · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Project Zero▲139

    Extract, transform & stream Blockchain data

    2024 · projectzero.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Astra Block▲62

    Stream real-time, human-readable blockchain data

    2023 · ibm.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Hedge▲75

    A powerful API and web UI for building blockchain-based apps

    2019 · usehedge.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Onarbor▲72

    fully-blockchained university

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    BigchainDB▲105

    The scalable blockchain database.

    2016 · bigchaindb.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    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 →

22. 22
    Do You Need A Blockchain?▲85

    Clearing the confusion for once and all

    2021 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Blockstack Browser▲53

    A gateway to a new, decentralized internet

    2018 · blockstack.org · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Electron▲15

    Cross platform desktop application shell

    2015 · electronjs.org · its alternatives →

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