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Could this ever function as a less resource intensive substitute for Electron apps? WASM doesn't have DOM access, but could it be added in these extensions?

Edit: Maybe this question doesn't make sense as the OS would need to have the runtime installed, and if that can be assumed, we would have lightweight apps already.

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Take a look at Electrobun. It’s a Tauri alternative where you write typescript instead of rust. App bundles as small as 16MB and it creates update patches for your app as small as 4KB.

Written in zig and Bun, and uses the system webview by default.

Ha e a look at Tauri for a less resource intensive electron alternative. Written in rust and supports any framework on the frontend side, with strong access control & lightweight backend.

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