Iva HornFeb 11

"Why is the #Nextcloud desktop client so big?! 😡" Let me explain in my blog post! 😉

https://i2h3.de/nextcloud-desktop-client-size/

Nextcloud Desktop Client Size Analysis – Iva Horn

A question I encounter regularly from users is why the Nextcloud Desktop Client is so large. After all, it’s “just” a file synchronization app, right? Let me explain what’s actually inside that 945 MB application bundle by inspecting the 4.0.6 release with file provider extension for macOS.

Show threadGötz Hoffart
@i2h3 okay, so now it‘s broken down to ”to authenticate, we need half a gigabyte“ ;-) <scnr>
Feb 24 at 12:32pmWeb
Show threadIva HornFeb 24

@goetz Well
 Qt does which is the foundation of this project since its inception.

In a native macOS app which uses WKWebView (shipped with macOS) it basically adds no notable overhead. Been there, done that. Integrating that into a Qt app on the other hand is overly complicated and fragile. I did a bit of research into that direction. Actually, QtWebView does that at expense of API features (which we need) due to the platform portability requirement.