Show HN: Buildby – A CLI to find out what desktop apps are built with

Category: devtools

Tags: cli-tool, desktop-apps, tech-stack-detection

Score: 5.8/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 5, Documentation: 7, Utility: 6)

Buildby is a CLI tool that detects the underlying technology stack (Electron, Flutter, Tauri, etc.) of desktop applications on macOS and Windows via filesystem inspection, plus signature and notarization metadata. Its interesting approach of combining app detection with security metadata in a fast, no-admin CLI makes it a unique utility for developers and security researchers.

Target audience: backend devs, devops, security engineers

Repository: https://github.com/wavever/buildby · JavaScript · MIT · 7 stars

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