Building Native Apps with Tauri
We used NW.js (then called Node Webkit), because it was the only way to ship a desktop app using web technologies. It worked, but it was heavy, inefficient, and a pain to optimize.
I'm David, a software engineer and entrepreneur based in Victoriaville, Quebec. I've led projects like Popcorn Time and contributed to open-source tools such as Tauri, building technology that gives people more freedom and control—both online and off the grid.
We used NW.js (then called Node Webkit), because it was the only way to ship a desktop app using web technologies. It worked, but it was heavy, inefficient, and a pain to optimize.
When we first launched Popcorn Time in 2013, the streaming landscape was completely different. Netflix was still shipping DVDs, Hulu was in its early days, and the idea of instantly watching any movie or TV show felt impossible for most people.