WinApps: Run Windows apps as if they were a part of the native Linux OS

Re:WinApps: Run Windows apps as if they were a part of the n... by venturecruelty on Saturday November 29, 2025 @03:30PM (#46090495)

I can't believe people will still put in all of this work instead of just... using their system's native GUI. Mind-boggling.

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Re:WinApps: Run Windows apps as if they were a part of the n... by SeasonalEnnui on Saturday November 29, 2025 @04:16PM (#46090851)

I've done both, I prefer embedded web views:

- All the work is done in my high performance backend, where I joyfully optimise my hot loops to the assembly level. The web view is a thin layer on top.

- HTML and CSS is a joy to work with in comparison to many UI toolkits. LLMs are better at supporting a web stack.

- The UI zooms/scales, and is accessible with screen readers (looking at you, imgui).

- Cross platform with low effort.

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Re:WinApps: Run Windows apps as if they were a part of the n... by mentalgear on Saturday November 29, 2025 @04:23PM (#46090908)

I can recommend svelte(kit): great API and compiles down to just js.

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