<![CDATA["Why is the #Nextcloud desktop client so big?!]]>"Why is the desktop client so big?! 😡" Let me explain in my blog post! 😉

https://i2h3.de/nextcloud-desktop-client-size/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/45fe0423-f20e-4997-8e4f-49faf155b01d/why-is-the-nextcloud-desktop-client-so-bigRSS for NodeThu, 20 Aug 2026 20:33:57 GMTWed, 11 Feb 2026 11:29:13 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to "Why is the #Nextcloud desktop client so big?! on Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:16:22 GMT]]>@i2h3 Thank you so much, the qt web engine dependency was driving me crazy!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/seine_eloquenz/statuses/117003215317536918https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/seine_eloquenz/statuses/117003215317536918Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:16:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Why is the #Nextcloud desktop client so big?! on Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:14:53 GMT]]>@i2h3 thats a great evolution. I just hope it was done by humans, but apart from that code size reduction is always good.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/f4grx/statuses/117003209507125684https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/f4grx/statuses/117003209507125684Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:14:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Why is the #Nextcloud desktop client so big?! on Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:09:23 GMT]]>@i2h3 For me as an engineer from a completely different field it’s just the right amount to be interesting to read, I don’t know if it’s enough information for an expert.

Although I would think those would probably check the github repository and discuss it with their peers there anyway.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://berlin.social/users/skittles/statuses/117003187890701865https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://berlin.social/users/skittles/statuses/117003187890701865Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:09:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Why is the #Nextcloud desktop client so big?! on Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:56:26 GMT]]>@skittles You are welcome! I was a bit insecure about it being detailed enough, actually.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.community/users/i2h3/statuses/117003136936030121https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.community/users/i2h3/statuses/117003136936030121Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:56:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Why is the #Nextcloud desktop client so big?! on Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:55:53 GMT]]>@yves Thank you 🥰

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.community/users/i2h3/statuses/117003134771201334https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.community/users/i2h3/statuses/117003134771201334Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:55:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Why is the #Nextcloud desktop client so big?! on Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:22:20 GMT]]>@i2h3 Thx not only for the „fix“ but also for the detailed explanation, surprisingly interesting read (for me as a non-coding person) 👍

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://berlin.social/users/skittles/statuses/117003002876086978https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://berlin.social/users/skittles/statuses/117003002876086978Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:22:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Why is the #Nextcloud desktop client so big?! on Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:11:12 GMT]]>cc @timo 😉

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/schb/statuses/117002959109366527https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/schb/statuses/117002959109366527Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:11:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Why is the #Nextcloud desktop client so big?! on Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:31:45 GMT]]>@i2h3 Nextcloud not only got smaller but also much nicer! Thank you for your great work, and also, wow, your blog looks so cool.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://luther.social/users/yves/statuses/117002803940870929https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://luther.social/users/yves/statuses/117002803940870929Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:31:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Why is the #Nextcloud desktop client so big?! on Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:06:46 GMT]]>@i2h3 Nice!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/kaffeeringe/statuses/117002469798117072https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/kaffeeringe/statuses/117002469798117072Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:06:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Why is the #Nextcloud desktop client so big?! on Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:59:10 GMT]]>Today, I am happy to share an update on why the desktop client is so big. Or better said: now significantly smaller! 😌

https://i2h3.de/nextcloud-desktop-client-shrinking/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.community/users/i2h3/statuses/117002439905078740https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.community/users/i2h3/statuses/117002439905078740Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:59:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Why is the #Nextcloud desktop client so big?! on Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:44:15 GMT]]>@goetz Well… Qt does which is the foundation of this project since its inception.

In a native macOS app which uses WKWebView (shipped with macOS) it basically adds no notable overhead. Been there, done that. Integrating that into a Qt app on the other hand is overly complicated and fragile. I did a bit of research into that direction. Actually, QtWebView does that at expense of API features (which we need) due to the platform portability requirement.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.community/users/i2h3/statuses/116125666893968946https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.community/users/i2h3/statuses/116125666893968946Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:44:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Why is the #Nextcloud desktop client so big?! on Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:32:38 GMT]]>@i2h3 okay, so now it‘s broken down to ”to authenticate, we need half a gigabyte“ 😉 <scnr>

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://freiburg.social/users/goetz/statuses/116125621173459298https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://freiburg.social/users/goetz/statuses/116125621173459298Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:32:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Why is the #Nextcloud desktop client so big?! on Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:43:56 GMT]]>@i2h3 Can you elaborate on this: It’s a technical necessity for a very specific reason: signing in with Nextcloud’s global scale feature.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/helge/statuses/116121654837396199https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/helge/statuses/116121654837396199Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:43:56 GMT