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Developer ditches Electron apps for native macOS alternatives to cut RAM and battery drain

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A developer discovered that four commonly used Electron-based apps — Slack, Discord, Notion, and Spotify — were collectively consuming nearly 2GB of RAM before any coding work had begun. Electron is a framework that bundles a full Chromium browser engine inside each desktop app, allowing developers to build cross-platform software using web technologies without platform-specific coding. While this speeds up development, the trade-off for users includes high memory usage, increased battery drain, and slower performance compared to native applications. The backlash against 1Password 8's shift to an Electron-based UI in 2021 highlighted how acutely Mac users notice the difference between apps built natively for their platform and those that merely run on it. Native macOS alternatives typically use a fraction of the memory — with some full-featured apps running under 80MB — prompting the developer to systematically replace Electron apps with lighter, platform-optimized equivalents.

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