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by eug3nix 702 days ago
Well, since it is wrapped withing nw.js it looks and feels like any other desktop app and does not need a separate browser to use it. However technically you're right - it is a web-based app, built with web-oriented technology stack (javascript, vue.js, django, http etc)
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> it looks and feels like any other desktop app

It doesn't, though: from the very start, you don't need to enter credentials on a desktop app, let alone create a 8-character password. And it doesn't look anything like my other desktop apps either, in regards to GUI elements.

Lastly, if things go wrong, like when you follow the README and don't run the needed "manage.py migrate", … error reporting is by exceptions thrown in one of the 2 processes running in the background. The browser interface is just stuck.