Electrobun and WGPU: Tiny, cross-platform games and ML with Bun

9 hours ago

Electrobun now supports first-class WGPU, enabling direct GPU rendering or use of Three.js/Babylon adapters in Bun without webviews.
New <electrobun-wgpu> HTML element allows integration of GPU surfaces into webview UIs, similar to <electrobun-webview> OOPIFs.
Electrobun's state-of-the-art zstd self-extractor and differential updates (as small as 4KB) reduce distribution costs significantly.
Electrobun v1 launched recently, gaining traction after demo videos went viral, with many migrating from Electron or Tauri quickly.
Electrobun offers flexibility with a bundleCEF flag for Chromium use and now supports WGPU for non-webview rendering, unlocking GPU workloads like AI inference.
Pre-built dynamic libraries of Dawn (Chrome's WGPU) are provided, with easy integration via electrobun.config.ts and support for various programming languages.
Four new WGPU templates are available for instant project starts, including raw WGPU shader apps, Three.js/Babylon.js demos, and a digit classifier.
Video demos showcase capabilities like shaders in GpuWindow, interactive animations, and DOOM running via WGPU.
Several open-source projects are already using Electrobun, including a DOOM port, CDP automation CLI, and voice cloning tools.
Future plans include Steam-sdk integration for Bun TypeScript and a tinygrad-like Engine for easier heavy inference workloads.

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