I'm a PM now, but I spent most of my developer career building backend APIs in C# and Python. I also spent some time building mobile apps with C# with a cross-platform framework.

I'd like to build a few toy desktop apps this year. I don't have a problem trying out Typescript Javascript, but I'm reticent to build on top of Electron given performance and bloat issues for such simple apps.

Would prefer something that's Python based but most of my research show bindings for something like GTK or Qt which feels scary.

I'm sure Flutter is useful, but I'm not very interested in something that's declined so precipitously.

The most promising option I've tried is Lynx and it seems interesting but wary of getting caught in some nasty corners with Rust since I'm not very familiar there. Curious if others have experience here? Would prefer to stick with something that uses web based technologies for front-end, but recognize that wanting real CSS/JS and also being performance-minded is not simpatico.

I recognize I might be being irrational and too opinionated. Should I just go with Electron or Lynx?