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by soci 1002 days ago
For electron-based tools that were designed as web-first apps, I agree with you that it's better to have them in a browser tab than as standalone apps.

However, for real desktop tools that utilize the operating system's bells and whistles, which truly make an app a desktop app—like Sublime—I'd never use an alternative in the browser.

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> However, for real desktop tools that utilize the operating system's bells and whistles, which truly make an app a desktop app—like Sublime—I'd never use an alternative in the browser.

I such cases I would also never favor an Electron app posing as native software.