What are the disadvantages of using Ionic for desktop apps? I am thinking of developing an app which can run on both mobile devices and desktop. I know that Ionic provides Electron build. So I presume that I can develop an Ionic app and then run Electron build to create the desktop version.
But since Ionic is built and tested for mobile devices only, is this approach reliable? What about performance of Ionic apps on desktop?
Does Ionic app built for Electron run on Chrome or WebView?
Ionic apps built for electron run on electron, as far as I know electron embeds Chromium.
There are no problems on using Ionic for desktop apps, but Ionic UI is more focused on mobile OS components and their look and feel. But there are a lot of people using Ionic for PWAs.
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What about Ionic for non-PWA for desktop? Is the Electron build for Ionic create a PWA? Please share your insights on creating non-PWA for desktop using Ionic.
Electron creates an electron apps.
A PWA is just a regular website that you access through your browser of choice can be added as a standalone app (if both the OS and the browser support that feature)
Since electron uses Chromium internally any website or PWA code should work there the same way they work in other browsers, but it creates executables that you can distribute and publish in App Stores or just download and install.
PWA can not access system resources like file system, right?
That’s why I am thinking of an Electron app.
In your first response you said " But there are a lot of people using Ionic for PWAs."
Is using Ionic app for Electron desktop executable(not PWA) prevalent? If yes, what are the pros and cons?
Can somebody answer my last question please?