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Nativefier vs NodeGUI: What are the differences?

# Introduction
This Markdown code compares the key differences between Nativefier and NodeGUI, two popular frameworks for creating desktop applications using web technologies.

1. **Language**: Nativefier is built using Electron and JavaScript, allowing developers to use their existing web development skills. On the other hand, NodeGUI is built using Node.js and Qt, providing a more native look and feel to applications through direct access to the underlying graphical framework.
2. **Platform Support**: Nativefier primarily targets building applications for macOS, Windows, and Linux, providing a consistent experience across different operating systems. In contrast, NodeGUI focuses on supporting Windows and macOS, making it more limited in terms of platform compatibility.
3. **Size and Performance**: Nativefier applications tend to have larger file sizes due to the Electron framework's overhead, which can impact performance on resource-constrained systems. NodeGUI applications are generally smaller and more lightweight, resulting in better performance for end-users.
4. **Customization and Flexibility**: Nativefier offers extensive customization options through plugins and modules, allowing developers to tailor the application to specific requirements easily. NodeGUI, while providing a more native experience, may have limited customization capabilities compared to Nativefier.
5. **Community and Documentation**: Nativefier has a larger community and extensive documentation, making it easier for developers to find help and resources when building applications. NodeGUI, being a newer framework, may have a smaller community and fewer resources available for troubleshooting and support.
6. **Maintenance and Updates**: Nativefier is actively maintained and regularly updated to address security vulnerabilities and introduce new features, ensuring the longevity and stability of applications built with the framework. NodeGUI, being relatively newer, may have a less mature update cycle and support system in place.

In Summary, the key differences between Nativefier and NodeGUI lie in the choice of underlying technologies, platform support, application size and performance, customization options, community support, and maintenance practices.
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Pros of Nativefier
Pros of NodeGUI
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    Has a better Javascript support, and is much faster
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    Its not hybrid & fully native.
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    Easy to make cross platform & resource efficient apps
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    Has React & Vue support named (react|vue)-nodegui
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    It uses Qode which is a fork of Node to be used with QT
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    No webkit thus super resource efficient
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    Rich API which binds C++ QT

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Cons of Nativefier
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      Doesn't have x86 support

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    What is Nativefier?

    Nativefier is a command line tool that allows you to easily create a desktop application for any web site with succinct and minimal configuration. Apps are wrapped by Electron in an OS executable (.app, .exe, etc.) for use on Windows, OSX and Linux.

    What is NodeGUI?

    It is an open source library for building cross-platform native desktop applications with JavaScript and CSS like styling. It is based on Qt5 and NOT chromium, hence it is memory and cpu efficient.

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        What are some alternatives to Nativefier and NodeGUI?
        Electron
        With Electron, creating a desktop application for your company or idea is easy. Initially developed for GitHub's Atom editor, Electron has since been used to create applications by companies like Microsoft, Facebook, Slack, and Docker. The Electron framework lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. It is based on io.js and Chromium and is used in the Atom editor.
        JavaFX
        It is a set of graphics and media packages that enables developers to design, create, test, debug, and deploy rich client applications that operate consistently across diverse platforms.
        pygame
        It is a cross-platform set of Python modules designed for writing video games. It includes computer graphics and sound libraries designed to be used with the Python programming language.
        Qt5
        It is a full development framework with tools designed to streamline the creation of applications and user interfaces for desktop, embedded, and mobile platforms.
        Tauri
        It is a framework for building tiny, blazing fast binaries for all major desktop platforms. Developers can integrate any front-end framework that compiles to HTML, JS and CSS for building their user interface. The backend of the application is a rust-sourced binary with an API that the front-end can interact with.
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