Hello everyone, Good day you guys, I’m researching about Kotlin / Native to build desktop and iOS ap...

# multiplatform

[Sam]

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.

[aleksey.tomin]

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

[Sam]

Thanks @aleksey.tomin.

[louiscad]

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.

[Sam]

Thanks @louiscad.
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?

[louiscad]

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

[aleksey.tomin]

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.