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Asked: 2026-05-16T07:22:59+00:00

I need to make a web app that I would be able to install

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I need to make a web app that I would be able to install as a desktop application on a client PC (database, jetty+war, firefox/chrome/sth portable).

The application is a quite big search app (I MUST use Lucene). There are only few screens, some dependencies in search queue, etc.

Now I need help in choosing correct components. Application must be:

  1. Light – minimalistic and user friendly frameworks (Java + JavaScript)
  2. Efficient – working on old PCs and working fast
  3. Developer Friendly – I would love to write it with pleasure 😉

So my questions are:

  • Do you have any suggestions about choosing components?
  • What frameworks, what obfuscator?
  • Do you have any comments about making a web application a desktop application?
  • What are the main risks?
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  1. Editorial Team

    Maybe you could take a look at Google’s GWT. You can write Java code and it will then “compile” it to JavaScript. Using it feels like using a desktop app. Gmail, Google Wave,… have been created using this technology.

    I think you don’t even need a webserver, but the compiled result is pure JavaScript + static HML pages. If you then create a Chrome application shortcut it’ll really look like a desktop app 😉

    The only thing is that the learning curve will be a bit steep initially but if you’re eager to learn, then it’s really cool stuff and you can manage it easily.

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