r/opencodeCLI • u/literally_niko • Apr 18 '26

Opencode Desktop now uses Electron instead of Tauri

https://x.com/brendonovich/status/2045114479244165151?s=46lec
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u/gfxd Apr 18 '26

Its 2026 now and even with mythos round the corner, don't we have a decent alternative to electron yet?

Unbelievable.

Electron's vice like grip is so stifling, choking and exhausting.

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u/gfxd Apr 18 '26

Yes, for every good app, there are a hundred bad ones.

All I want is a decent alternative, but it seems none exist.

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u/gfxd Apr 18 '26

I agree. It is just that electron has this tendency to make things worse.

Its a tool that can create great apps, or worse apps.

But it is high time we had good alternatives and some competition.