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		rjzzleep 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: A Raycast-compatible launcher for Linux They use react-native, no? One of the main issues is that all react-native implementations are half baked and dead.

jamil7 3 months ago [–]

The launcher UI is AppKit while the extension APIs allow third-party developers to write them in TS and a React subset. They have a custom renderer for React that turns that into AppKit primatives. So similar in concept but custom and specific to their usecase.

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