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Re:Show HN: Chromely – Lightweight Alternative to Electron f... by tgtweak on Thursday May 24, 2018 @11:25PM (#17150388)
Not sure why sciter gets ignored in this space. It's very lightweight in comparison to anything chrome is doing (even a hand carved cef build is 15+MiB) supports react and angular, uses GPU compositing and has been commercially supported for nearly a decade.
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Re:Show HN: Chromely – Lightweight Alternative to Electron f... by CharlesW on Friday May 25, 2018 @12:15AM (#17150556)
> Not sure why sciter gets ignored in this space.

Because it's proprietary software, and $8,600 gives you the right to request features and see the source for a year.

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Re:Show HN: Chromely – Lightweight Alternative to Electron f... by nickpsecurity on Friday May 25, 2018 @10:19AM (#17153940)
It's free in binary form, $310/yr in source form for Windows, and $620 for cross-platform added to that. Given how people use Electron, that licensing should be fine for many use cases. The company has also been around for 10 years or so if anyone is worrying about longevity.

https://sciter.com/prices/

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