Show HN: macOS Apps on Linux: SwiftUI for Linux (and AppKit, NSFoundation, etc.)

Category: library

Tags: swift, linux, compatibility-layer, appkit, swiftui, qt, gtk

Score: 7.3/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 8, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

QuillUI is an open-source compatibility layer that allows Apple Swift apps built with SwiftUI, AppKit, and other Apple frameworks to run on Linux by reimplementing these frameworks using Qt and GTK backends. It is interesting because it tackles the challenging problem of source-level porting of macOS/iOS apps to Linux, with a focus on preserving interaction models and achieving functional parity with Apple's APIs.

Target audience: backend devs, devops, data engineers

Repository: https://github.com/Lore-Hex/QuillUI · Swift · NOASSERTION · 2 stars

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