What is a less resource intensive but similarly easy to use tool that would let you make desktop apps?
Really, though, I would prefer to use Electron. It would be great if they could find a way for multiple electron apps to share a runtime so it would save both memory and reduce the download size.
The only times I've considered writing an Electron app vs a web app (which is my day job) is when it would have benefitted from an offline-first and/or needed system resources like tray icons, interacting with other desktop apps, reading system-level stats, executing native code, etc.
As much as it seemed like overkill to use Electron for it, it just made the most sense for me. Hopefully those faults with electron can be addressed.