QT apps are a negligible overhead on an HDD. Though it can depend on what is the programming language.
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Qt supports various C++ compilers, including the GCC and Clang C++ compilers and the Visual Studio suite. It supports other languages with bindings or extensions, such as Python via Python bindings[15] and PHP via an extension for PHP5,[16] and has extensive internationalization support. Qt also provides Qt Quick, that includes a declarative scripting language called QML that allows using JavaScript to provide the logic. With Qt Quick, rapid application development for mobile devices became possible, while logic can still be written with native code as well to achieve the best possible performance.
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When I was using QT, about the time that Nokia bought Trolltec, it was C++ only and ran faster than Java on PC or ARM Linux Tablet.
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Aside, and if wanting to be mean, one could argue the Citadel UI (Svelte) is web based, requiring a browser, an even more complex beast  |
A browser engine only makes sense either for Internet content, or an ebook viewer. It never makes sense for a stanalone local application.
If someone wants to do an alternative to Calibre they shouldn't be using Calibre database. Also if they want true multiuser it could then use a browser and a server/service process (and Apache etc with PHP is a lazy route) with MariaDB, MSDE, MSSQL or MySQl etc, that can run locally or remotely. Though a combo client with the browser engine only used for a viewer is far better. Years ago I ran MySQL, PHP and Apache on Windows 2000.