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Just tried the some of the apps and while it seems pretty promising, they are really mobile apps running on the desktop, in fact, it even says that on the website :). For example, the picker is a carousel wheel and not a native looking control. I understand that is still Alpha but do you plan to make it feel more like a desktop application?

Right now we are focused on other areas like producing a Windows version and supporting more Flutter plugins.

Making it feel like a desktop app might be something we tackle in the longer term. But my personal view is that platform fidelity isn't particularly important as long as an app is fast, responsive and looks good. eg. Gmail and Spotify have been wildly successful without needing to look like native apps.

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