Mobile & Desktop

The official Android developer documentation, tools and guides. Unlike community tutorials, it is the primary source for API behaviour and the Jetpack libraries.

A weekly newsletter of Android and Kotlin development news: articles, libraries, jobs. Against following blogs it is curated — one email a week instead of chasing scattered feeds.

The official developer documentation and resources for iOS and Apple platforms, including the Human Interface Guidelines. Unlike third-party tutorials, it is the last word on APIs and App Store rules.

A Swift framework that sends an iOS app’s HTTP/HTTPS and WebSocket traffic to Proxyman without a proxy setup. Unlike configuring a proxy and installing a certificate it only needs a framework added to the app.

A list of libraries, tools and learning resources for Android development. Unlike general search it is split into categories from architecture to UI.

A knowledge base for rooting Android with 600+ apps, Magisk/KernelSU/APatch/LSPosed modules and device-specific guides. Unlike scattered forum threads it is organised: it gathers step-by-step guides for devices like Pixel, Samsung and Xiaomi in one place.

A resource list for Capacitor, wrapping web apps in a native mobile shell. Unlike Cordova, it keeps the native Xcode and Android Studio projects as source code rather than generated files; the list gathers plugins.

A resource list for Cordova, building hybrid mobile apps with JavaScript. Unlike Capacitor it is older with a broad plugin ecosystem; new projects mostly go to Capacitor.

A resource list for Electron, building desktop apps with web technologies. Unlike alternatives such as Tauri, it bundles Chromium and Node.js with every app: large downloads, but identical behaviour on every platform.

A list of packages, samples and tutorials for building cross-platform apps with Flutter. Unlike the official catalog it brings together community packages and real app examples.

A list of libraries, tools and learning resources for iOS development. Unlike general Apple lists it focuses on the iOS app layer and the Swift/Obj-C ecosystem.

A list of components and tools for mobile development with React Native. Unlike web React lists it focuses on native mobile components and bridges.

A resource list for Scriptable, the iOS app for automation in JavaScript. Unlike Apple Shortcuts you write automation in JavaScript instead of blocks; the list gathers scripts and home-screen widgets.

A resource list for building apps across different TV platforms.

A list of libraries and tools for Apple’s Swift language. Unlike general iOS lists it focuses directly on the language and its packages.

A list for Uno Platform, building cross-platform .NET UIs from one codebase. Unlike .NET MAUI, it also targets the browser via WebAssembly, and Linux.

A resource list for Apple Watch (watchOS) app development. Unlike iOS lists, it collects samples specific to the watch’s constraints; part of the list dates from the old WatchKit era.

A native runtime that wraps a web app in a native shell with access to device APIs. Unlike Cordova it keeps native projects as source rather than generated files; unlike React Native, the UI is drawn inside a WebView.

A dependency manager long standard for iOS and Apple projects. Compared with Swift Package Manager it is the older route: new projects move to SPM, and the central CocoaPods trunk is read-only from December 2026.

Open-source project that runs a hardware-accelerated Linux desktop environment on unrooted Android devices; focuses on a full graphical desktop experience rather than a terminal-only Termux setup.

Documents how each Android manufacturer kills background apps, brand by brand, with the workaround for each device. Unlike general Android documentation it is per-vendor — which is where the answer to "why did my alarm not ring" lives.

Bundles Chromium and Node.js to ship desktop apps built with web technology; VS Code and Slack were built this way. Unlike Tauri it carries a whole browser with every app — which is why its memory footprint is criticised.

Reference for the main/renderer process split and the IPC between them. Unlike general tutorials it spells out the security settings: contextIsolation and nodeIntegration are critical — leave the defaults alone.

Reports the trackers and permissions inside Android apps. Unlike Play Store privacy labels it reads the APK rather than the declaration — what the developer shipped, not what they said.

Makes React Native developable without installing Xcode or Android Studio, with EAS building in the cloud. Adding native modules is no longer the obstacle it once was.

An open-source tool that automates mobile builds, screenshots and store releases. Instead of running Xcode and Gradle steps by hand, it ties signing, version bumps and store upload into one command.

Draws every pixel itself through Skia/Impeller rather than using platform widgets, so iOS and Android look identical. A strength if that is what you want, a problem if it is not.

A browsable showcase of the free-software Android apps in the F-Droid repository. Against the F-Droid client it offers discovery by popularity on the web — you can see which apps are actually used.

Paul Hudson’s site teaching Swift and SwiftUI through projects, known for its free “100 Days” courses. Unlike Apple’s docs, it shows every concept inside a small, finished app.

An open-source framework for building cross-platform mobile UIs with web technologies. Unlike React Native the UI is drawn with web components inside a WebView, so a web team can ship mobile from the same code.

An additional F-Droid repository carrying apps that are open source but not in the official repo, each run through a privacy audit. Against the official repository it updates faster and publishes a tracker report.

A Python framework for multi-touch interfaces with one codebase for desktop and mobile. Unlike Tkinter it targets touch and mobile.

In-depth mobile-development tutorials for iOS, Android and Flutter (formerly raywenderlich). Compared with free blog posts the content is editor-reviewed and consistent; most of it sits behind a subscription.

Google’s open design system and UI guidelines — the basis of the Android interface. Unlike Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines, it defines theming such as dynamic colour through an open token model.

A complete game development environment in the browser: code editor, sprite drawing, map editor and sound generation together. Unlike Godot or Unity it installs nothing, so it works on a Chromebook — which makes it good for teaching.

Builds truly native mobile apps from JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue or Angular. Unlike Capacitor or Ionic, it uses native UI components instead of a WebView and calls native APIs straight from JavaScript.

Books (Advanced Swift, Thinking in SwiftUI) and the Swift Talk video series on advanced Swift and iOS. Unlike beginner courses, it goes into the language’s internals and app architecture.

An Android app that installs and updates apps straight from their release pages (GitHub, GitLab, F-Droid and others). Unlike store updates it follows the developer’s own releases.

Amazon’s Lumberyard, handed to the Linux Foundation as an Apache 2.0 modular 3D engine. Heavier than Godot, but with a rendering pipeline closer to AAA scale — the open-source option for teams that want corporate backing.

A daily-updated, categorised list of open-source apps and games for Android. Unlike repositories such as F-Droid it is a directory, not a store: it points apps straight to their own source repositories, with no package distribution of its own.

A community publication of advanced Android-engineering articles. Unlike the official docs it carries field experience — architecture choices, performance problems and how they were solved.

The official package registry for Dart and Flutter. Unlike registries such as npm, each package gets an analysis-based quality score (pub points) and supported-platform labels (Android, iOS, web).

The official docs of the cross-platform framework for building native mobile apps with React. Unlike Flutter, it reuses JavaScript and React skills directly and renders the platform’s own UI components.

Embeds vector animation into an app. Unlike Lottie the animation carries a state machine and reacts to user interaction, and the file size is markedly smaller.

John Sundell’s in-depth articles and podcast on Swift. Compared with Hacking with Swift it is concept- rather than project-driven and more advanced: language features and architecture.

An indie developer’s devlog alongside an OpenGL tutorial series. Unlike engine tutorials he writes the engine from scratch, which shows what sits underneath the abstraction.

The engine behind AAA productions, offering real-time high-density geometry and global illumination through Nanite and Lumen. Against Unity it wins on visual ceiling and Blueprint visual scripting, and pays for it with heavier projects and a steeper climb.

One of the largest community forums for Android device modding, ROMs and root. Unlike general forums it is split device by device into deep technical threads.

Cross-platform CLI toolkit for building, signing, and deploying SwiftPM-based iOS apps from Linux, Windows, or macOS without Xcode; removes the strict macOS IDE requirement for iOS development.