







Build cross-platform desktop and mobile apps with .NET. One codebase for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and WebAssembly.
Elanis/web-to-desktop-framework-comparison
An objective comparison of multiple frameworks that allow us to "transform" our web apps to desktop applications.
cua/blog/inside-macos-window-internals.md at main · trycua/cua
Open-source infrastructure for Computer-Use Agents. Sandboxes, SDKs, and benchmarks to train and evaluate AI agents that can control full desktops (macOS, Linux, Windows). - trycua/cua
Building a UI framework
Building a UI Framework Ian Hickson (ian@hixie.ch) — 2025 — First Edition — https://software.hixie.ch/ui-frameworksTo leave comments, use the edit version. Introduction This document examines important design decisions for creating a new graphical UI framework. It was commissioned to answer the...
Xenon Framework • Darc browser built on Xenon
Xenon is a framework for desktop apps. Darc is a browser built on top of Xenon for app-like UIs.
Xenon Framework • Darc browser built on Xenon
Xenon is a framework for desktop apps. Darc is a browser built on top of Xenon for app-like UIs.
Xenon Framework • Darc browser built on Xenon
Xenon is a framework for desktop apps. Darc is a browser built on top of Xenon for app-like UIs.
syxanash/awesome-web-desktops
Websites, web apps, portfolios that look like desktop operating systems
Desktop apps
Build self-contained desktop applications from a Deno project, with framework auto-detection, hot reload, native windowing, auto-update, and cross-platform distribution.

Project IDX
Project IDX is an entirely web-based workspace for full-stack application development, complete with the latest generative AI from Gemini, and full-fidelity app previews, powered by cloud emulators.


A new, modern UI component library built on top of Base UI - coss ui
Built for developers and AI.

Steven Vandevelde (@tokono.ma)
Looks like what I've been building is quite similar to what the foundation of Patchwork-26 is. Lots of "tiny apps" (atomization of software, loosely coupled) + just the web. Local-first and where everything revolves around the content (data-first, can use preferred UI/view). Happy to see this! 🎉
Native Development
I’ve been on a long-term quest to find a simple, fast, and user-friendly way to develop native applications for a variety of platforms, and this page holds ...

xai-org/grok-build
SpaceXAI's coding agent harness and TUI. Fullscreen, mouse interactive, extensible.
Xerox Cedar "Viewers Window Package" 1987
I just want to add a little bit about the Xerox Cedar "Viewers Window Package" environment. Cedar is a programming language based on Mesa, with some similarities to Smalltalk.