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gluon-framework / gluon

A new framework for creating desktop apps from websites, using system installed browsers and NodeJS
https://gluonjs.org
MIT License
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Thorium as a recommended gluon brower-base #61

Closed couleurm closed 1 year ago

couleurm commented 1 year ago

Some of us gluon enjoyers want less RAM but we can't live in a perfect tauri world, gluon is the least worst alternative from avoiding JavaScript completely.

Some of us want performance, so why not recommend using Thorium since it's a fast browser (not as secure as hardened firefox but, it's not like you're gonna browse the web with a gluon app, are you 🤣?)

CanadaHonk commented 1 year ago

Gluon already supports Thorium, and we won't recommend a browser base as we don't want to induce bias and it should use what the user has installed already. Developer and user choice is important :)

couleurm commented 1 year ago

I accept that, what is your choice as Gluon's developper?

CanadaHonk commented 1 year ago

I don't have a choice as developers should not particularly choose, Gluon will use any compatible browser installed.

couleurm commented 1 year ago

Okay let me ask this straighter: if you were a power user what would you use for best performance and/or privacy?

CanadaHonk commented 1 year ago

Depending on if you prefer Chromium or Firefox, Thorium or LibreWolf probably for power users, but I mostly just use Chromium.

(Also Tauri does not really use less memory. That's mostly a myth.)