Electronelectron/electron
Build desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML and CSSPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsDesktopLibrary / SDK★ 123kMITcommit 2 days ago86worth
Open-source alternatives to NW.js
24 projects in the catalog are in the same category as NW.js: Developer tools. They are ranked by how closely their categories, platforms and GitHub topics match, then by worth score. Of these, 1 runs with Docker, 24 have a permissive license and 24 had a commit in the last 90 days.
Compare at a glance
| Project | Runs on | Self-host with Docker | License | Stars | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NW.js (this project) | Desktop, Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 41k | |
| Electron | Desktop, Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 123k | |
| Tauri | Desktop, Mobile, Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 112k | |
| Wails | Desktop, Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 36k | |
| Flutter | Desktop, Mobile, Library / SDK | Not listed | BSD-3-Clause | 179k | |
| Hoppscotch | Web, Docker / self-host, Desktop | Yes | MIT | 81k | |
| TypeORM | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 37k | |
| Laravel | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 35k | |
| Cypress | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 51k | |
| VS Code (Code - OSS) | Desktop | Not listed | MIT | 193k | |
| React | Web, Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 251k | |
| shadcn/ui | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 125k | |
| three.js | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 116k | |
| Axios | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 109k | |
| Angular | Web, Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 101k | |
| Ant Design | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 100k | |
| Material UI | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 99k | |
| Storybook | Web, Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 91k | |
| Playwright | CLI, Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 97k | |
| Puppeteer | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 96k | |
| Spring Framework | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 60k | |
| React Router | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 57k | |
| Vue | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 54k | |
| Expo | Mobile, Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 53k | |
| CCXT | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 44k |
Desktop apps (6)
Tauritauri-apps/tauri
Small, fast desktop and mobile apps with a web frontendPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsDesktopMobileLibrary / SDK★ 112kApache-2.0commit 3 days ago85worth
Wailswailsapp/wails
Desktop apps with Go and web techPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsDesktopLibrary / SDK★ 36kMITcommit 2 days ago82worth
Flutterflutter/flutter
Google's UI toolkit for mobile, web and desktop appsPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksDesktopMobileLibrary / SDK★ 179kBSD-3-Clausecommit 12 hours ago75worth
Hoppscotchhoppscotch/hoppscotch
Open-source API development ecosystemPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsWebDocker / self-hostDesktop★ 81kMITcommit 3 days agolive demo89worth
VS Code (Code - OSS)microsoft/vscode
The open-source code editor behind Visual Studio CodePersonalEnterpriseEditors & IDEsDesktop★ 193kMITcommit 5 hours ago86worth
Libraries & SDKs (18)
TypeORMtypeorm/typeorm
ORM for TypeScript and JavaScriptPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsLibrary / SDK★ 37kMITcommit 3 days ago88worth
Laravellaravel/framework
PHP web framework with elegant syntaxPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksLibrary / SDK★ 35kMITcommit 12 hours ago88worth
Cypresscypress-io/cypress
Fast, reliable browser testingPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsLibrary / SDK★ 51kMITcommit 17 hours ago87worth
Reactreact/react
The library for web and native user interfacesPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksWebLibrary / SDK★ 251kMITcommit 15 hours ago86worth
shadcn/uishadcn-ui/ui
Accessible components you copy into your own codePersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksDesign & creativeLibrary / SDK★ 125kMITcommit 21 hours ago86worth
three.jsmrdoob/three.js
JavaScript 3D library for the webPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksDesign & creativeLibrary / SDK★ 116kMITcommit 17 hours ago86worth
Axiosaxios/axios
Promise-based HTTP client for browser and Node.jsPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsLibrary / SDK★ 109kMITcommit 13 hours ago86worth
Angularangular/angular
Google's platform for building web appsEnterpriseWeb frameworksWebLibrary / SDK★ 101kMITcommit 14 hours ago86worth
Ant Designant-design/ant-design
Enterprise-class React UI libraryEnterpriseWeb frameworksDesign & creativeLibrary / SDK★ 100kMITcommit yesterday86worth
Material UImui/material-ui
React components that implement Material DesignPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksDesign & creativeLibrary / SDK★ 99kMITcommit 20 hours ago86worth
Storybookstorybookjs/storybook
Build, document and test UI components in isolationPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsDesign & creativeWebLibrary / SDK★ 91kMITcommit 17 hours ago86worth
Playwrightmicrosoft/playwright
Web testing and automation for all major browsersPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCLILibrary / SDK★ 97kApache-2.0commit 8 hours ago85worth
Puppeteerpuppeteer/puppeteer
Control Chrome and Firefox from JavaScriptPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsAutomationLibrary / SDK★ 96kApache-2.0commit 23 hours ago85worth
Spring Frameworkspring-projects/spring-framework
The core Java application frameworkEnterpriseWeb frameworksLibrary / SDK★ 60kApache-2.0commit 18 hours ago85worth
React Routerremix-run/react-router
Declarative routing for ReactPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksLibrary / SDK★ 57kMITcommit 3 days ago85worth
Vuevuejs/core
Progressive JavaScript frameworkPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksLibrary / SDK★ 54kMITcommit 2 weeks ago85worth
Expoexpo/expo
Build universal native apps with ReactPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksMobileLibrary / SDK★ 53kMITcommit 6 hours ago85worth
CCXTccxt/ccxt
Unified API for 100+ crypto exchangesPersonalEnterpriseAPI toolsData & analyticsLibrary / SDK★ 44kMITcommit 18 hours ago85worth