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+# quasar-proton [WIP]
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+## A fresh take on creating cross-platform apps.
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+[](https://quasar.dev)
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+[](https://github.com/quasarframework/quasar/tree/proton)
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+
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+**Proton** brings a mode to build Quasar Apps that creates tiny, blazing <img align="right" src="https://cdn.quasar.dev/logo/proton/proton-logo-240x240.png">
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+fast binaries for all major desktop platforms. In Quasar's
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+[neverending quest](https://quasar.dev/introduction-to-quasar#Why-Quasar%3F)
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+for performance and security, the core team is proud to offer an
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+alternative to Electron.
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+
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+Whether you are just starting out making apps for your meetup or
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+regularly crunch terabyte datasets, we are absolutely confident that
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+you will love using Proton as much as we love making and maintaining it.
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+
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+It leverages Cocoa/WebKit on macOS, gtk-webkit2 on Linux and MSHTML
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+(IE10/11) or Webkit via Edge on Windows. **Proton** is based on the
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+MIT licensed prior work known as [webview](https://github.com/zserge/webview).
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+The default binding to the underlying webview library uses Rust, but
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+other languages are possible (and only a PR away).
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+
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+### Current Status
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+We are in the process of vetting this new mode. It is not yet available to
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+use without jumping through some development hurdles. If you don't care,
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+please reach out to the team at https://chat.quasar.dev and we'll guide
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+you through the process.
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+
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+### Comparison between Proton and Electron
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+
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+| | Proton | Electron |
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+|--|--------|----------|
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+| Binary Size MacOS | 3.6 MB | 148.7 MB |
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+| Memory Consumption MacOS | 13 MB | 34.1 MB |
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+| Benchmark FPS † | TODO | TODO |
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+| Interface Service Provider | Varies | Chromium |
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+| Quasar UI | VueJS | VueJS |
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+| Backend Binding | Rust | Node.js (ECMAScript) |
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+| Underlying Engine | C++ | V8 (C/C++) |
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+| FLOSS | Yes | No |
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+| Multithreading | Yes | No |
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+| Bytecode Delivery | Yes | No |
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+| GPU Support | Yes | No |
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+| Geolocation | Yes | No |
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+| WebAPI | Yes | No |
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+| Multiple Windows | Yes | Yes |
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+| Can Render PDF | Yes | No |
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+| Updater | Yes | Yes |
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+| Inter Process Communication (IPC) | Yes | Yes |
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+| Cross Platform | Yes | Yes |
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+| Custom App Icon | Yes | Yes |
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+
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+## Relation to Upstream Origins
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+We have made the decision to fork, enhance and maintain several upstream
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+projects here in this repository, in order to guarantee the security of the
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+code and our ability to enhance it with features that may not be needed for
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+other consumers.
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+
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+We hope that this code is useful, but make no claims to suitability or
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+guarantees that it will work outside of the Quasar ecosystem.
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+
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+This has been done with our best attempt at due diligence and in
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+respect of the original authors. Thankyou - this project would never have
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+been possible without your amazing contribution to open-source and we are
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+honoured to carry the torch further. Of special note:
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+- [zserge](https://github.com/zserge) for the original webview approach
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+- [Boscop](https://github.com/Boscop) for the Rust Bindings
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+
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+## Licenses
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+Code: (c) 2019 - Daniel Thompson-Yvetot, Razvan Stoenescu, Lucas Nogueira.
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+MIT and where applicable Apache
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+Logo: CC-BY-NC-ND
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+Original Proton Logo Design by [Daniel Thompson-Yvetot](https://github.com/nothingismagick)
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+Based on the prior work by [Emanuele Bertoldi](https://github.com/zuck)
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+
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+Note: This license notice will not be complete until we have performed an
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+upstream audit. If you feel that your name should be listed here, please
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+create a PR to this file and provide references so we can fact-check. Thanks!
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Razvan Stoenescu