What’s the Real State of Kotlin Desktop / Compose for Desktop?

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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)

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Do you know about this site? https://www.jetpackcompose.net/ I’ve looked at it a bit, and I would consider it to be general Compose documentation, independent of Android/iOS, Desktop, whatever. If you want desktop-specific documentation, I have no idea.