# The desktop application on Ruby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-desktop-application-on-ruby/184621>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 5, 2010, 10:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-desktop-application-on-ruby/184621 "2010-03-05T10:16:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![refermaker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@refermaker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/refermaker)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 10:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-desktop-application-on-ruby/184621/1 "2010-03-05T10:16:56Z")

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Greetings! At me a question - whether it is possible to create the  
desktop application (I can be wrong it I name) in language Ruby. In my  
understanding the desktop appendix is, for example, the antivirus or  
other program which can be downloaded and established to itself on the  
computer to download updatings.  
Whether i.e. we will apply language Ruby not only for web-developing,  
but also to creation of such programs?  
Sorry bad English…

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**Author:** ![refermaker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@refermaker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/refermaker)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-desktop-application-on-ruby/184621/2 "2010-03-05T14:14:35Z")

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Vlad G. wrote:

> Greetings! At me a question - whether it is possible to create the  
> desktop application (I can be wrong it I name) in language Ruby. In my  
> understanding the desktop appendix is, for example, the antivirus or  
> other program which can be downloaded and established to itself on the  
> computer to download updatings.  
> Whether i.e. we will apply language Ruby not only for web-developing,  
> but also to creation of such programs?  
> Sorry bad English…

Yes, it is possible to create “normal” software in Ruby, using graphical  
toolkits like GTK, TCL, or wxWidgets, for instance.