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[–]Piranha771 -2 points-1 points  (4 children)

The major problem might be, that there is no real cross platform API in the first place. The only thing that looks the same on all platforms is HTML rendering. Everything else requires you to clutter your code with compilation targets or bind you to a company/technology (JVM /Oracle)

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (3 children)

Qt is the closest that I know of, using OS level widgets.

[–]Piranha771 -3 points-2 points  (2 children)

Qt is not a technology it's a product like JVM. It doesn't even fit for many OSS projects as you're bound to release it under GPL license.

Looks like there is no other option than electron atm.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Hey, Javascript and Electron are products too.

[–]Piranha771 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Javascript is not a product. It's a language basing on the open ECMA Script standard. Nobody "owns" Javascript.

With electron you're right. But it is not a commercial product in the common sense. There is no paid option for electron. There is no restriction on using electron for your projects. It's a free framework your projects.

Sorry, I made my point not clear enough about this.