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Re:Track which Electron apps slow down macOS 26 Tahoe by shelled on Saturday October 04, 2025 @12:54AM (#45470612)
Hey - "Shame" is somewhat stronger than what I would have said but I also had similar feelings considering it was from DHH's company. And not just for outdated Electron, but for shipping Electron in the first place. For some reason I always felt DHH will write native apps for his company :)

I have absolutely lost hope from Dropbox and I am actively looking for a replacement.

BitWarden using Electron is just unfortunate and it is sluggish.

What happened to 1Password (don't use it, never did) and their Apple only-great-native-software trope I used to hear? Cost cutting?

Electron is the reason I am still using Overcast and not Pocket Casts even though it's FOSS.

Proton Mail - this app is such a mess!

Simplenote - moved away long back! When did Electron come into it? It was native, wasn't it?

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Re:Track which Electron apps slow down macOS 26 Tahoe by cosmic_cheese on Saturday October 04, 2025 @01:10AM (#45470667)
> What happened to 1Password (don't use it, never did) and their Apple only-great-native-software trope I used to hear? Cost cutting?

They started chasing B2B/corporate, and as part of that switched their desktop app over to Electron and replaced the old UI of 7 with a generic flat blobby SaaS type design. They lost their botique app shop feel and now blend in with the usual greasy SaaS fare.

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