Vercel Labs Open-Sources Zero-Native: A Zig-Based Cross-Platform Native Application Framework

Vercel open-sourced Zero-Native, a cross-platform native app framework built in Zig. It uses native OS WebViews instead of Electron, reducing memory use and binary size. Developers can pair web frontends like Next.js with Zig backends for fast incremental compilation. Apps avoid browser runtime overhead, with optional Chromium bundling via CEF.