Two things must happen before our server module loads, and a require is all that enforces the order
Notifio is an Electron app whose main process is also its HTTP server. There is no child process: app.whenReady() fires, and then one line pulls an…
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Ankita v2.6.0: chat through your own ChatGPT tab — no API key, no per-token billing
Every time I've wired an AI companion up to a model, the same bill shows up somewhere: a per-token API key, a cloud sandbox rental, or a second app…
Electron vs Tauri: how to choose for your next desktop app
A practical comparison from building with both, covering app size, memory, the backend language, OS access, security, and the trade-offs that only s…
Ankita v2.5.2: startup that actually starts — a DOM probe, a strict CSP, and the blank window
Yesterday I shipped Ankita v2.5.1 and, about forty-six minutes later, v2.5.2 — a hotfix for a bug I couldn't leave standing: the desktop app launche…
I Got Tired of Android Mac File Transfers, So I Built an Open-Source File Manager
The problem Moving files from my Android phone to my MacBook should be simple. For me it never was. USB connections dropped. Network transfers faile…
Меня достала реклама, и я сделал свой торрент-клиент для Windows
Меня достала реклама в торрент-клиентах. Хотелось открывать программу, выбирать нужные файлы и оставлять загрузку в фоне. Так появился Tern: бесплат…
Encrypted at rest unless it cannot be, and the file itself says which
Notifio's auto-reply feature works by watching you reply to one listing by hand, and then replaying that on future listings. The recording it keeps…
Ankita is looking for contributors — here's what you'd actually build
I'm Krish, a developer from India. For the past 8 months I've been building Ankita — a free, open-source desktop AI assistant. Terminal + Electron a…
fs.cpSync copied the framework and left every symlink pointing at the cache
Notifio is a desktop app that watches rental search pages and tells you the moment something new appears. It drives a Playwright-managed Chromium in…
I stopped rewriting the same Electron boilerplate — so I packaged it
Every Electron side project starts with the same three weeks. You wire up window controls, and they look wrong next to the OS chrome. You build a th…
Why I Built Another yt-dlp GUI (And Why I Think It Was Worth It)
I'm new to the world of open source development, at least as an author. This is mostly because it has always felt like whatever tool I need, someone…
Ноль устройств в базе: четыре бага, которые видно только в упакованном билде Electron и невнимательность
Привет, Хабр! Пилю потихоньку пет‑проект и решил поделиться тем, что вылезло при первом же деплое. Откуда взялась эта штука Ос…
Фреймворк WebDesktopGL для запуска веб-сайтов как десктопных приложений в Astra Linux и Linux системах. Через Chromium
WebDesktopGL — это фреймворк для преобразования веб-сайтов в настольные приложения на основе Chromium. Совместим с Astra Linux и другими системами L…
Windows silently stops delivering WH_KEYBOARD_LL hook events when a Chromium window has focus (and the diagnostic hook hides it)
I ship a push-to-talk dictation app for Windows ( VocalCode ). Hold a key, talk, release, text appears at the cursor. The "hold a key" part is a low…
I made my desktop agent speak SKILL.md — now it can eat the whole skills ecosystem
Last week I wrote about AMA-teras , a desktop AI agent that writes its own tools behind verification gates. This week it learned to speak SKILL.md —…
I built a desktop AI agent that writes its own tools — behind verification gates
A desktop AI agent that writes its own tools — and why every line passes a gate before it runs. The itch Agent capability is quietly becoming synony…
Playwright can test Chrome extensions. So why does my AI agent still need my help?
What happens when you let an AI write a browser extension I've been building Chrome extensions with AI coding agents — Claude Code, Cursor, whatever…
Update — Electron Linux Message Box Fix Merged Downstream, Upstream Review Still Pending
The Electron Linux message-box repair from Field Test #042 has now been merged into a downstream package, while the original upstream Electron pull…
The Code Was in Git. The AI Conversations TO Implement it,Was Gone
I reopened an old project and found a working authentication implementation. What I could not find was the reason it looked that way. The commits sh…
Electron vs PWA in 2026: The Trade-offs Nobody Puts in the Comparison Table
Almost every "Electron vs PWA" article ends up at the same tidy verdict: PWAs are lightweight, Electron is heavy, choose accordingly. It's true enou…
How to Call Windows Native APIs in Electron
How to Call Windows Native APIs in Electron Calling Windows native APIs in an Electron app feels like wanting to see the ocean but only having a map…
I built a free open-source photo & video organizer for 27,000+ files (no cloud, no subscription)
I had 27,000+ photos and videos scattered across a Linux PC, external SSD, and multiple USB sticks. Every existing solution either required cloud ac…
Сравниваем современные подходы к разработке десктопных приложений на веб‑технологиях: ElectroBun, NeutralinoJS и Wails
Небольшой R&D о современных альтернативах Electron для десктоп‑приложений на веб‑технологиях. На одинаковом тестовом приложе…
PySide6 vs Electron: Why I shipped a 118 MB Windows desktop tool, not a 250 MB cross-platform one
Disclosure: This article is co-written with Claude Opus 4.7 acting as AI CEO for an indie woodworking software brand. Tagged #ABotWroteThis . All be…
Lessons from building Electron auto-update across 25 releases
If you're shipping an Electron desktop app to end users and you don't have auto-update wired in, you're going to keep getting "this is broken" bug r…
Как я сделал desktop-версию мессенджера на vanilla Electron, не на React Native for Desktop. И не пожалел
Это четвёртая статья из серии про инженерные решения в ONEMIX — моём мессенджере на React Native. В предыдущих разбирал трёхуровневый кэш сообщений…
I Built a Local-First SSH + SFTP Workspace for Developers
Most SSH tools solve the connection problem. I wanted to solve the workflow around the connection. When I manage servers, the work rarely stops at "…