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Stuff like this, https://www.biotek.com/
I have done WPF and Windows Forms for companies using such kind of hardware.
Qt is the major alternative for these customers.
Also note that iPads and Android tablets with plugged monitors are a kind of desktops.
I work on a desktop budgeting application. I love that it's desktop-only (and so do the users)! It doesn't earn a living (yet), but it makes more than enough to cover expenses. [0] https://www.budgetwithbuckets.com
Why would I want to sit at my computer to manage my budget instead of being able to access it anywhere? I always have a “computer in my pocket”.
I have worked professionally for a company that made desktop apps for film production (VFX), and also internally for studios in their R&D departments and those were also almost entirely desktop based. Outside of professional work, I’ve jumped right back in to Ham radio over the Corona times, there are lots of desktop applications in use there (DSP mainly) but usability and support for hardware (both devices, and plat…
Related question. How to start to develop desktop applications? In contrast to web applications there are not many resources out there and most seem outdated.
Download Visual Studio Community Edition and go to New Project -> WPF project and start learning C#. That's probably the path forward with the best chance of overall success.
The guy from Inkdrop [0] makes a living with his note-taking app. He also has a YouTube channel [1] which I found very relaxing. [0] https://www.inkdrop.app [1] https://www.youtube.com/c/devaslife
There are a surprising number of "controls engineering only" shops, it's not clear to me how that kind of business works out logistically when so much of the software requires certain kinds performance from the hardware and vice versa.
We sell a desktop app with an involvement in dev and support of about 0.25-0.50 FTE, with revenues in the range of $50K/month although it was launched 9 years ago and the first year was only about $2K/month. The server side is just one Windows 4GB server for user signups, billing and license validation. One good thing of desktop apps is that the server side is so cheap, you are basically selling IP. It has this featu…
* B2B niche - agreed, this is essential
* Viral component - I wish I could make label printing viral... but I feel like I'm dealing in the "colonoscopy of software" with my app
* Only subscription - I agree this maximizes revenue, but I find subscriptions user-hostile, so I also sell a one-time license
* Subscription expiration - obviously essential
* Generous trial - agreed, essential
Yes and no. I'm an employee so it doesn't really matter, but my side-project desktop apps pay well enough that I could live off them if I go for a student lifestyle (no pricey events, no restaurants, cooking yourself, cleaning yourself). It was a long way. I started in the Pro Audio niche and initially supported Windows, Linux, Mac. Over time, I learned the hard way that supporting Apple's constantly changing OS is v…
cleaning yourself I did not realize this was a mark of the student life. Who knew I was still a student at age 49?