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