Why aren't devs making desktop apps any more

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Avalonia Landing Page
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Avalonia

A multi-platform .NET UI framework
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Development Tools #Rapid Application Development #Cross-Platform Development 118 social mentions
Beekeeper Studio Landing Page
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Beekeeper Studio

Open source SQL editor and database manager
Pricing:
- Open Source
Some of us are. I make https://beekeeperstudio.io. I think there's a huge market need for good desktop apps, many folks prefer them to online tools. Bonus: It's never been easier to build a cross-platform desktop app.

#Database Management #Databases #MySQL Tools 10 social mentions
Balsamiq Mockups Landing Page

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Balsamiq Mockups

Using Balsamiq Mockups feels like you are drawing, but its digital, so you can tweak and rearrange...

I think it's a hugely overlooked market. Look at the sales numbers from Balsamiq for example: https://balsamiq.com/wireframes/#customers Personally there are loads of desktop apps I want, maybe after getting Beekeeper Studio profitable I'll make some more :-).

#Mockups #Graphic Design Software #Graphic Design 8 social mentions
Jumpshare Landing Page

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Jumpshare

Jumpshare is a visual sharing platform to help creatives share their work and collaborate with team and clients.

We're building native desktop apps at https://jumpshare.com. However, it's hard. Very hard. Everyone in our industry has moved towards Electron but we've resisted it for a long time. I have always believed that native experience is the best in the long run. The downside is that it takes more time to build the same feature across two different platforms but this is a risk we're willing to take to provide a superior user experience for our customers.

#Cloud Storage #File Sharing #Office Suites 6 social mentions
Facebook AR Studio Landing Page

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FAR

Facebook AR Studio

Facebook's developer platform for Augmented Reality

#Augmented Reality #iPhone #Development 4 social mentions
Notion Landing Page
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Notion

All-in-one workspace. One tool for your whole team. Write, plan, and get organized.
Pricing:
- Open Source
* Quick access, i.e. Can live in the menubar/tray or can be assigned to a global keyboard shortcut which pops up the app quickly. But... Electron can provide all of that! So, it's mighty tempting to start with a web app and then pepper in some desktop functionality later by wrapping your web app using Electron. * Disclaimer: I'm working on this problem with ToDesktop [2] so factor my bias into your comments. :) [0] https://notion.so/.

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CleanShot X Landing Page

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CleanShot X

Capture your Mac’s screen like a PRO ⚡️

Because windows users don’t buy desktop apps. If you want to develop a desktop app you need to develop it for MacOS. http://cleanshot.com — an app like this would never make it on windows. But that app has thousands of subscribers paying monthly to use it on MacOS.

#Screenshot Annotation #Screenshots #Image Annotation 77 social mentions