15:I[981,["658","static/chunks/658-a698693f56d0116a.js","183","static/chunks/183-6beeeb801c274aaa.js","474","static/chunks/app/%5Btype%5D/layout-e8e83705b5c8d3b7.js"],"Posts"] 16:T577,Hi HN,

For the last ~15 years I've worked on embedding web browsers into Java and .NET desktop apps (JxBrowser, DotNetBrowser). Over time, I watched many teams move from embedding web views into native apps, to building full desktop apps with frameworks like Electron and Tauri.

Both are useful, but in practice I kept running into several problems.

With Electron, beyond the larger app footprint, I often ran into:

- lack of type-safe IPC

- no source code protection

- weak support for the modern web stack

Tauri solves some problems (like app size), but introduces others:

- different WebViews across platforms → inconsistent behavior

- requires Rust + JS instead of a single stack

So we built MōBrowser, a framework for building desktop apps with TypeScript, Node.js, and Chromium.

Some of the things we focused on:

- typed IPC using Protobuf + code generation (RPC-style communication instead of string channels)

- consistent rendering and behavior across different platforms

- Node.js runtime

- built-in packaging, updates, and scaffolding

- source code protection

- small delta auto-updates

The goal is to let web developers ship desktop apps with a web stack they already know and fewer cross-platform surprises.

I'd especially love feedback from people who have built production apps with Electron or Tauri.

Happy to answer any questions.17:T40b,I built this while debugging our own tile pipelines for MarineCharts (a nautical chart API). I wanted something you could just paste a URL into.

It runs entirely in the browser – no install, no signup. You paste a tile URL template ({z}/{x}/{y}.pbf), click Load, and it renders the tiles on a map. As you hover over features, you get a live property inspector showing all attributes on that feature. The left panel lists all detected layers; c

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