Show HN: Whisker – Build native iOS, Android, web and desktop apps in Rust

Category: web-framework

Tags: rust, cross-platform, reactive-ui, hot-reload, native-apps

Score: 7.0/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 8, Documentation: 7, Utility: 6)

Whisker is a Rust framework for building cross-platform native apps (iOS, Android, desktop, web) using a fine-grained reactive runtime, Taffy layout, and native host renderers without a virtual DOM. It offers hot reload with state preservation and a single codebase, making Rust a viable option for full-stack app development.

Target audience: Rust developers, mobile app developers, cross-platform developers

Repository: https://github.com/whiskerrs/whisker · Rust · Apache-2.0 · 142 stars

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