Bonsplit
Shares rank 31 of 45 GUI frameworks by recommenders
Liked as a native macOS library for tabs and splits, with praise for its polish; some want an explanation of why it was needed.
Liked as a native macOS library for tabs and splits, with praise for its polish; some want an explanation of why it was needed.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Beautiful website and library UI
“This is excessively beautiful, both the website and the library's UI.”
Comment from 25 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Bonsplit – tabs and splits for native macOS apps” “I love how beautiful and creative the website header is”
Comment from 25 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Bonsplit – tabs and splits for native macOS apps”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Needs explanation of why it's needed
“I do feel that this library would benefit from an explanation on why this was needed.”
Comment from 25 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Bonsplit – tabs and splits for native macOS apps”
Other GUI frameworks people recommend
The four most recommended other GUI frameworks, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qt | 191 | 133 | 59% | 12 | 15 yrs7 owners | — |
| GTK | 85 | 118 | 42% | 12 | — | — |
| Windows Forms | 76 | 33 | 70% | 12 | 15 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| SwiftUI | 75 | 121 | 38% | 11 | 4 yrs8 owners | — |
| BonsplitThis page | 9 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Fantastic! Managing views in eclipse like this is one of the things that keeps me using eclipse.”
“This looks like a great library, and I'm happy to see focus on proper native Mac apps over Electron.”
“I love how beautiful and creative the website header is”
“Love the attention to detail here.”
“This is excessively beautiful, both the website and the library's UI.”
“I do feel that this library would benefit from an explanation on why this was needed.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.