Discussion: when is Shiny a good choice vs when is it not the right tool for the job?

Nope, that is still how you would do it, but it produces an installation file that you can share with everyone. This is the main advantage of using RInno. Users do not need to know how to use R to use your Shiny app. They can easily install it themselves, and after the installation, there will be an icon on their desktop which will open the Shiny app in their browser. If your users don't have R installed, add this to your create_app call include_R = TRUE. I'm working on adding Chrome as well because it has a nice feature called "app mode" which makes it look like a true, stand-alone desktop application.