shrinkray

The premium Open Source alternative to Electron

🎯 Best for:Developers building macOS utilities who want to avoid Electron's bloat.

What is shrinkray?

Replaces the resource-intensive Electron framework with a minimal runtime leveraging native macOS WebKit. It eliminates the need to bundle Chromium, resulting in significantly smaller binary sizes and lower memory consumption.

Tech Stack
CFrontend & Headless CMS

Why shrinkray?

  • Ultra-lightweight bundles
  • Native system integration
  • Uses system-provided engine

Limitations

  • macOS only
  • WebKit version variance
  • Smaller ecosystem than Electron
2/18/2025
Last Update
11
Forks
3
Issues
MIT
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Electron)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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