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Hello everyone, Good day you guys,
I’m researching about Kotlin / Native to build desktop and iOS apps
So I want to ask about your experiences before presentation for my boss.

1. I want to build an desktop app for windows/macos, Can I use TornadoFX?  or only Kotlin/Native is enough for build the app?.
2. How to create an Installer for Windows / MacOS ? ( like dmg or setup.exe)
3. Is it possible to use the Swift library (3rd) to integrate with Kotlin/Native?

Thanks.

2. For MacOS you can use this example: <https://github.com/KosalaHerath/macos-installer-builder> All software in MacOS
For Windows just use Inno Setup. GitHub actions contains it

1. TornadoFx is for JVM apps, so you'll not be able to access Swift libraries, but you can make it run on Linux, Windows and macOS with a JRE/JVM.
3. Only if that Swift library exposes its API to Obj-C (`@objcexport` IIRC). You can use it with the cocoapods plugin for Kotlin/Native.

Thanks <@U3ZLHBTLG>.
Can you explain more about build desktop app for Linux, Windows and macOS with Kotlin/Native? What kind of file to export to install on these OS?

I can't tell much as I didn't do it yet. I only tried library development for desktop targets of Kotlin/Native

&gt;  Can you explain more about build desktop app for Linux, Windows and macOS with Kotlin/Native? What kind of file to export to install on these OS?
1. MacOS - `gradle build` will made an application file. You can create `pkg` (may be signed) file. You have to create a correct `Info.plist` . Someone can download and install this (with problems - <https://it.nmu.edu/docs/allowing-third-party-applications-install-macbook> )
2. Windows -  `gradle build` will made an application `exe` file. InnoSetup create `exe` installator. Someone can download and install this after warning.