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Deno Desktop: Build self-contained desktop apps from Deno projects
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Deno launched its official Desktop framework allowing developers to build self-contained desktop applications from existing Deno projects with framework auto-detection, hot reload, native windowing, auto-update, and cross-platform distribution. The framework uses a Rust core for the runtime layer. Documentation was published on docs.deno.com on June 22, 2026.
Technical significance
Deno Desktop competes with Electron and Tauri by offering a lighter-weight alternative built on the Deno runtime. The framework auto-detection and cross-platform distribution could lower the barrier for JavaScript/TypeScript developers building desktop applications, though ecosystem maturity remains a question.