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Ask HN: What framework for a cross-platform menu-bar app?

7 pointsby dexcsover 6 years ago
Guys I want to create a menu-bar app, what framework does one use nowadays? It's pretty simple so I want it to run under Linux, Mac, and Windows. Any recommendations? I'm not a good coder of c++, something high-level would fit better, so I think QT is out of my scope right now...

4 comments

snazzover 6 years ago
If the app is pretty simple, you could get away with writing it natively for each platform instead of worrying about making one version cross-platform. This way it will look native on every platform and it shouldn’t be significantly more work, assuming your app is fairly simple.
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jrgojover 6 years ago
QT is more accessible than you might assume. The QT Designer comes with a number of templates to get you running quickly. Connecting UI elements to backend code is fairly straightforward as well, and you can do much of it using the designer UI itself. Documentation is also pretty great.
mherrmannover 6 years ago
Try my <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;build-system.fman.io" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;build-system.fman.io</a>. Based on PyQt, so you can use Python not C++, and makes cross-platform deployment super easy.
rboydover 6 years ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;status-im&#x2F;react-native-desktop" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;status-im&#x2F;react-native-desktop</a> perhaps?