| If your EXE is... | Recommended method | |-------------------|--------------------| | A simple internal tool (no sensitive data) | RemoteApp or Apache Guacamole | | A GUI-heavy legacy app (accounting, POS) | RDS with HTML5 client | | A command-line utility (e.g., data processor) | Rewrite as a web API + frontend | | A game or 3D software | WASM emulation (CheerpX) or full VDI | | A small .NET/C# app | Recompile with Blazor WASM | | A one-time test for a few users | Ngrok + RDP |
| Feature | Method 1: Streaming (Cameyo) | Method 2: Wrapper (Electron/WASM) | Method 3: Rewrite | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Speed to Deploy | ⚡ Fastest | 🏃 Medium | 🐢 Slowest | | Cost | 💵 Subscription | 💰 Developer Time | 💰💰 High Dev Cost | | Performance | Dependent on Internet | Native Speed | Native Speed | | Mobile Support | ✅ Yes | ❌ Usually Desktop only | ✅ Yes | | Ideal Use Case | Legacy Enterprise Software | Internal Tools | Customer-Facing Apps | convert exe to web application link
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