You could have just write the performance critical part of your Electron app using C++ and native node module and achieve the same performance improvements. You actually did it, but using Rust instead of C++.
Readit NewsIkryanov commented on Show HN: I rewrote my Mac Electron app in Rust desktopdocs.com/?v=2025... · Posted by u/katrinarodri
Ikryanov commented on Show HN: I made my commercial clipboard manager open source because it's right · Posted by u/Ikryanov
Ikryanov commented on Show HN: I made my commercial clipboard manager open source because it's right · Posted by u/Ikryanov
Ikryanov commented on Show HN: A keyboard-centric clipboard history app for macOS clipbook.app/... · Posted by u/Ikryanov
Ikryanov commented on Show HN: A keyboard-centric clipboard history app for macOS clipbook.app/... · Posted by u/Ikryanov
Hey man. Your app is userful. I don't like to remember what i have input. Your app can help me to remember it. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for your feedback. Appreciate that.
Ikryanov commented on Show HN: A keyboard-centric clipboard history app for macOS clipbook.app/... · Posted by u/Ikryanov
I like the app website. It is simple and easy to read and a bonus point for dark mode support. Is ClipBook a native macOS app? What technologies did you use to make it?
Thanks for your feedback. I love the dark mode too.
ClipBook is written using Molybden SDK. It allows building UI using modern web frontend frameworks like React, Vue, Angular and write business logic using C++. In case of ClipBook: UI — React + shadcn/ui, business logic — C++ + Cocoa. I wouldn't say it's a native macOS app. I would call it a hybrid app that combines web and desktop technologies to build cross-platform desktop apps quickly.
Ikryanov commented on Show HN: A keyboard-centric clipboard history app for macOS clipbook.app/... · Posted by u/Ikryanov
The UI looks great, but 245MB and closed source makes it seem slightly sus for something that has full access to your clipboard.
This size comes from the SDK I use to build the app — Molybden SDK. It's like Electron, but for C++ developers. This SDK allows me to create UI using React and the business logic using C++.
As for access to the source code — I see that it's very important for lots of people, so I will open the source code on GitHub. It's not a problem at all.
Ikryanov commented on Show HN: A keyboard-centric clipboard history app for macOS clipbook.app/... · Posted by u/Ikryanov
I really like the simplicity of this app, but it seems to miss a lot of copy events? Just tested by copy & pasting 9 unique lines in Notes, but Clipbook shows only 3 lines in the history. This is on an M3 Pro running 14.5
Just checked this scenario on macOS 14.4.1 M3 Max. Works well and copy everything.