Turn Your Web App into a Desktop App with Deno

Deno is no longer “just” a modern JavaScript and TypeScript runtime for servers, scripts, and CLIs.

With Deno Desktop, you can package a Deno app as a real desktop application for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Think of it as a lightweight way to ship a web-based UI inside a native desktop window, without having to rewrite your app in another language or move your backend logic somewhere else.

In this post, we will build a small Hello World desktop app using Deno.

Note: At the time of writing, deno desktop is part of the upcoming Deno 2.9 release and is available through the canary build.