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# Gluon
Minimal library and self-contained ecosystem for making "desktop apps" from websites easily using Chromium and NodeJS. Uses system installed Chromium and NodeJS, with optional bundling (soon). ***VERY*** early and probably never finished/production ready. *Not* an Electron alternative, mostly.
Minimal library and integrated ecosystem for making "desktop apps" from websites easily using Chromium and NodeJS. Uses system installed Chromium and NodeJS, with optional bundling (soon). ***VERY*** early and probably never finished/production ready. *Not* an Electron alternative, mostly.
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- [Glucord](glucord): minimal Discord client loading official webapp (demo/example)
## "Comparison"
## Comparison
### Internals
| Part | Electron | Gluon |
| ---- | -------- | ----- |
| Frontend | Self-contained Chromium | System Installed Chromium |
| Backend | Self-contained Node.JS | System Installed Node.JS |
| IPC | Electron's Internal API | Gluon's API via CDP |
| Status | Production ready | Early in development |
| Ecosystem | Distributed (many separate projects) | Integrated |
### Stats
| Stat | Electron | Gluon |
| ---- | -------- | ----- |
| Build Size | ~190MB | ~2MB[^1] |