Hacker News with Generative AI: Cross-Platform

Ask HN: Alternatives to Vector DB? (ycombinator.com)
A while back I was looking for a vector database that would work across Windows / Mac / Linux platforms. Some of the options required specific processors like Intel. I am curious if there are any alternatives to a Vector DB that can run cross platform and are easy to setup?
Show HN: Cross platform binary to launch native binary using Cosmopolitan Libc (github.com/Munawwar)
Cross-platform binary launcher with Cosmopolitan libc
Show HN: IEMidi –  Cross-platform MIDI map editor for arbitrary controllers (github.com/Interactive-Echoes)
IEMidi is a cross-platform MIDI editor built with ImGui and RtMidi. The editor is designed to map any MIDI message to various actions such as volume control, mute, console commands or opening files.
A cross-platform multi-target dotfiles manager written in Rust (github.com/Shemnei)
⚡ A cross-platform multi-target dotfiles manager
PanGui – A cross-platform UI library with a razor sharp focus on performance (pangui.io)
Most modern applications - composed of barely more than a few images, buttons and lines of text - sit uneasily upon towering tech-stacks comprising millions of lines of code. The industry is plagued by overcomplicated, slow and buggy software that is painful both to use and develop.
OpenJKDF2 – A cross-platform reimplementation of JKDF2 in C (github.com/shinyquagsire23)
OpenJKDF2 is a function-by-function reimplementation of DF2 in C, with 64-bit ports to Windows 7+, macOS 10.15+, and Linux.
Wine 10.2 – Run Windows Applications on Linux, BSD, Solaris and macOS (winehq.org)
Xonsh – A Python-powered shell (xon.sh)
Xonsh is a modern, full-featured and cross-platform python shell. The language is a superset of Python 3.6+ with additional shell primitives that you are used to from Bash and IPython. It works on all major systems including Linux, OSX, and Windows. Xonsh is meant for the daily use of experts and novices.
Modern CSV: Multi-Platform CSV File Editor and Viewer (moderncsv.com)
Modern CSV is a powerful CSV file editor/viewer application for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Professionals at all levels of technical proficiency use it to analyze data, check files for uploading to databases, modify configuration files, maintain customer lists, and more. We designed it to compensate for the deficiencies of spreadsheet programs in handling CSV/TSV/DSV/etc. files. We strive to create a user experience our customers describe as “blissful”. 
DeaDBeeF: The Ultimate Music Player (sourceforge.io)
DeaDBeeF (as in 0xDEADBEEF) is a modular cross-platform audio player which runs on GNU/Linux distributions, macOS, Windows, *BSD, OpenSolaris, and other UNIX-like systems.
The Deck: An open-source cross-platform multiplayer card game engine in Flutter (github.com/xajik)
🕹️ Mobile multiplayer offline card games aggregator 🚀 👨‍💻 Written 💯 in Dart and Flutter 🔨
Mailspring: Cross-platform, fast, open source mail client (github.com/Foundry376)
Keymapper: A cross-platform context-aware key remapper (github.com/houmain)
A cross-platform context-aware key remapper. It allows to:
Signal: A Synchronized Start for Linked Devices (signal.org)
With Signal on Desktop and iPad, you can link your primary Android or iOS account with another device, letting you check and respond to messages in both places or conduct video meetings and calls from the comfort of a bigger screen.
Show HN: NotepadJs – A cross-platform love letter to Notepad (github.com/itamarom)
This is a simple app that imitates Windows Notepad. Installable as a PWA.
Chatbox: Cross-platform desktop client for ChatGPT, Claude and other LLMs (github.com/Bin-Huang)
Your Ultimate AI Copilot on the Desktop. Chatbox is a desktop client for ChatGPT, Claude and other LLMs, available on Windows, Mac, Linux
Wine 10.0 release (layer to run Windows on *nix) (winehq.org)
Wine 10.0 RC5 – Run Windows Applications on Linux, BSD, Solaris and macOS (winehq.org)
Wine 10.0 RC4 – Run Windows Applications on Linux, BSD, Solaris and macOS (winehq.org)
Show HN: Kando – A cross-platform pie menu for your desktop (kando.menu)
With Kando, you can select your favorite tools and actions within milliseconds.
Show HN: Brisk – Cross-Platform C++ GUI Framework: Declarative, Reactive, Fast (github.com/brisklib)
Brisk is a modern, cross-platform C++ GUI framework designed to build responsive, high-performance applications with flexibility and ease.
Making Apple Watch functional with Android (github.com/abishekmuthian)
This project aims to make Apple Watch usable with an Android Phone.
Dioxus 0.6 – Crossplatform apps with Rust (dioxuslabs.com)
Today we're releasing Dioxus 0.6!
Bananas: Cross-Platform screen sharing made simple (github.com/mistweaverco)
Bananas🍌, Cross-Platform screen 🖥️ sharing 📡 made simple ⚡.
RGFW: Single-header C99 window abstraction library (github.com/ColleagueRiley)
RGFW is a free multi-platform single-header very simple-to-use window abstraction framework for creating graphics Libraries or simple graphical programs.
Truly portable C applications (lwn.net)
Programming language polyglots are files that are valid programs in multiple languages, and do different things in each. While polyglots are normally nothing more than a curiosity, the Cosmopolitan Libc project has been trying to put them to a novel use: producing native, multi-platform binaries that run directly on several operating systems and architectures. There are still some rough edges with the project's approach, but it is generally possible to build C programs into a polyglot format with with minimal tweaking.
Visual Basic 6 recreated as a cross-platform IDE in modern .NET – just 'for fun' (devclass.com)
Software engineer Bartosz Korczynski has created what he calls “a recreation of the classic Visual Basic 6 (VB 6) IDE and language in C# with Avalonia,” running cross-platform, though he notes that the implementation of the VB6 language is limited and states that it is “purely a toy and for fun project.”
Truly portable C applications (lwn.net)
Programming language polyglots are files that are valid programs in multiple languages, and do different things in each. While polyglots are normally nothing more than a curiosity, the Cosmopolitan Libc project has been trying to put them to a novel use: producing native, multi-platform binaries that run directly on several operating systems and architectures.
NeoHtop: A Cross-Platform Activity Monitor Written in Svelte, Rust and Tauri (github.com/Abdenasser)
A modern, cross-platform system monitor built on top of Svelte, Rust, and Tauri.
Monado: Open-source XR runtime for VR and AR on mobile, PC/desktop (freedesktop.org)
Monado is an open source XR runtime delivering immersive experiences such as VR and AR on mobile, PC/desktop, and other devices. Monado aims to be a complete and conformant implementation of the OpenXR API made by Khronos. The project is currently being developed for GNU/Linux and aims to support other operating systems such as Windows in the near future.