Hi everyone,
Lately, I’ve been exploring Kotlin Multiplatform and Compose for Desktop. I’m particularly excited about the idea of writing desktop apps in Kotlin.
But the deeper I dive, the more it feels like I’ve landed in a bit of a strange spot:
- What’s the actual state of Compose for Desktop right now?
- Is JetBrains (or the community) actively working on desktop-first components?
- Where can I find production-ready UI patterns for real-world use cases?
- Is Jewel (JetBrains’ UI toolkit) something we should take seriously at this point?
- Am I missing a centralized place for Compose for Desktop documentation (separate from Android/iOS)?
I am happy to share what I’ve found so far, and I’d love to hear how others are approaching this.
Thanks!
(I’m not interested in Swing or JavaFX)