Electron Beaker
Electron is a native application framework based on chromium and node. Native access improves the UI and allows tighter integration with your operating system.
Pure web application run inside a sandbox in your web browser. For security reasons they cannot access files, windows, or the keyboard. Native applications are installed with a regular icon, and get full access to your computer. The native UI can still communicate with a remote backend for server-based or cloud computing, combining the best of native and web applications.
There is an Electron version of Beaker now available. This is our second release with Electron, and they are now good enough for daily use. If all goes well, the next release will make them the default. Please let us know how it works for you.