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tryphotino/photino.NET

None observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/tryphotino/photino.NET · homepage · C# · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

59/100

  • Activity 74
  • Release rhythm 16
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 118
  • age_days: 2057
  • days_rel: 587
  • days_push: 160
  • n_releases_24m: 2

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1326 stars · 108 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Photino.NET is the .NET 6 wrapper for the Photino.Native project, enabling developers to build lightweight native cross-platform desktop applications with web UIs (Blazor, React, Angular, Vue, plain HTML) on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It uses the OS's built-in WebKit/Chromium-based browser control, making apps far smaller and lighter than Electron.

Use cases

  • build cross-platform desktop apps with web UI in C#
  • lightweight Electron alternative for .NET
  • wrap a Blazor app in a native desktop window
  • build a desktop app with React or Vue frontend and .NET backend
  • create small native apps using OS webview instead of bundling Chromium
  • develop hybrid desktop applications with HTML/JS/CSS UI

When to choose

  • you want a .NET desktop app with a web-based UI without Electron's size and memory overhead
  • you already have web frontend skills (Blazor, React, Angular, Vue) and want native packaging
  • you need cross-platform desktop support on Windows, macOS, and Linux from one codebase

When to avoid

  • you need deep native UI widgets or platform-specific look and feel rather than web-rendered UI
  • you require a mature ecosystem with extensive tooling like Electron's
  • your app must run on platforms outside Windows/macOS/Linux

Facets

library · maturity active

desktop-framework web-framework ui-components desktop-applications cross-platform web-development developer-tools windows dotnet cross-platform webview electron-alternative blazor hybrid-apps lightweight nuget macos linux desktop

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Member repositories

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