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I am building https://www.jigdev.com for this exact reason.

It embeds an observable runtime in a standalone electron app. The interface is not a notebook but rather a dashboard where you can add observable nodes of various sizes. It also has tabs. I find it a lot more manageable for large notebooks, and a lot more user-friendly for business use cases.

Also the standalone app means you can connect to databases and filesystems directly, and avoid CORS for rest apis.

If you’re interested in becoming an early adapter, drop me a line at the email on the website. I’ll be happy to prioritize features that you’d need.