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kethinov
on Nov 1, 2017
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The web browser for UI drawing is only part of what Electron does. It also bundles Node.js and all its APIs, which web browsers don't ship. And Electron also provides APIs for native OS integration, e.g. native macOS menus and whatnot.
pjmlp
on Nov 1, 2017
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Hence web widgets on native UIs.
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