node-webkit is an app runtime based on Chromium and node.js. You can
write native apps in HTML and JavaScript with node-webkit. It also lets you
call Node.js modules directly from the DOM and enables a new way of writing
native applications with all Web technologies.
It's created and developed in the Intel Open Source Technology Center.
Introduction to node-webkit (slides)
Creating Desktop Applications With node-webkit
WebApp to DesktopApp with node-webkit (slides)
Essay on the history and internals of the project
- Apps written in modern HTML5, CSS3, JS and WebGL.
- Complete support for Node.js APIs and all its third party modules.
- Good performance: Node and WebKit runs in the same thread: Function calls are made straightforward; objects are in the same heap and can just reference each other;
- Easy to package and distribute apps.
- Available on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows
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v0.11.2: (Nov 26, 2014, based off of Node v0.11.13, Chromium 38.0.2125.104): release notes
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0.8.6: (Apr 18, 2014, based off of Node v0.10.22, Chrome 30.0.1599.66) If your native Node module works only with Node v0.10, then you should use node-webkit v0.8.x, which is also a maintained branch. More info
release notes -
Windows: win32
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Mac: 32bit, 10.7+
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latest live build: git tip version; build triggered from every git commit: http://dl.node-webkit.org/live-build/
###Demos and real apps You may also be interested in our demos repository and the List of apps and companies using node-webkit.
Create index.html:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Hello World!</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Hello World!</h1>
We are using node.js <script>document.write(process.version)</script>.
</body>
</html>Create package.json:
{
"name": "nw-demo",
"main": "index.html"
}Run:
$ /path/to/nw . (suppose the current directory contains 'package.json')Note: on Windows, you can drag the folder containing package.json to nw.exe to open it.
Note: on OSX, the executable binary is in a hidden directory within the .app file. To run node-webkit on OSX, type:
$ /path/to/node-webkit.app/Contents/MacOS/node-webkit . (suppose the current directory contains 'package.json')For more information on how to write/package/run apps, see:
And our Wiki for much more.
We use the node-webkit group as our mailing list (use English only). Subscribe via node-webkit+subscribe@googlegroups.com. Issues are being tracked here on GitHub.
You can chat with us on IRC in the ##node-webkit channel on irc.freenode.net
node-webkit's code in this repo uses the MIT license, see our LICENSE file. To redistribute the binary, see How to package and distribute your apps
The work is being sponsored by: