# node-webkit
**Repository Path**: LinRaise/node-webkit
## Basic Information
- **Project Name**: node-webkit
- **Description**: Call all Node.js modules directly from DOM and enable a new way of writing applications with all Web technologies.
- **Primary Language**: C++
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No
## Statistics
- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2021-08-22
- **Last Updated**: 2024-06-17
## Categories & Tags
**Categories**: Uncategorized
**Tags**: None
## README
## Introduction
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)](https://speakerdeck.com/u/zcbenz/p/node-webkit-app-runtime-based-on-chromium-and-node-dot-js)
[Creating Desktop Applications With node-webkit](http://strongloop.com/strongblog/creating-desktop-applications-with-node-webkit/)
[WebApp to DesktopApp with node-webkit (slides)](http://oldgeeksguide.github.io/presentations/html5devconf2013/wtod.html)
[Essay on the history and internals of the project](http://yedingding.com/2014/08/01/node-webkit-intro-en.html)
## Features
* Apps written in modern HTML5, CSS3, JS and WebGL.
* Complete support for [Node.js APIs](http://nodejs.org/api/) and all its [third party modules](https://npmjs.org).
* 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
## Downloads
* **v0.11.0:** (Nov 11, 2014, based off of Node v0.11.13, Chromium 38.0.2125.104): [release notes](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/node-webkit/nDN1VclGRAA/_AKK5VIrH6gJ)
* Linux: [32bit](http://dl.node-webkit.org/v0.11.0/node-webkit-v0.11.0-linux-ia32.tar.gz) / [64bit](http://dl.node-webkit.org/v0.11.0/node-webkit-v0.11.0-linux-x64.tar.gz)
* Windows: [32bit](http://dl.node-webkit.org/v0.11.0/node-webkit-v0.11.0-win-ia32.zip) / [64bit](http://dl.node-webkit.org/v0.11.0/node-webkit-v0.11.0-win-x64.zip)
* Mac 10.7+: [32bit](http://dl.node-webkit.org/v0.11.0/node-webkit-v0.11.0-osx-ia32.zip) / [64bit](http://dl.node-webkit.org/v0.11.0/node-webkit-v0.11.0-osx-x64.zip)
* **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](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/node-webkit/2OJ1cEMPLlA/09BvpTagSA0J)**
[release notes](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/node-webkit/CLPkgfV-i7s/hwkkQuJ1kngJ)
* Linux: [32bit](http://dl.node-webkit.org/v0.8.6/node-webkit-v0.8.6-linux-ia32.tar.gz) / [64bit](http://dl.node-webkit.org/v0.8.6/node-webkit-v0.8.6-linux-x64.tar.gz)
* Windows: [win32](http://dl.node-webkit.org/v0.8.6/node-webkit-v0.8.6-win-ia32.zip)
* Mac: [32bit, 10.7+](http://dl.node-webkit.org/v0.8.6/node-webkit-v0.8.6-osx-ia32.zip)
* **latest live build**: git tip version; build triggered from every git commit: http://dl.node-webkit.org/live-build/
* [Previous versions](https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit/wiki/Downloads-of-old-versions)
###Demos and real apps
You may also be interested in [our demos repository](https://github.com/zcbenz/nw-sample-apps) and the [List of apps and companies using node-webkit](https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit/wiki/List-of-apps-and-companies-using-node-webkit).
## Quick Start
Create `index.html`:
```html
Hello World!
Hello World!
We are using node.js .
```
Create `package.json`:
```json
{
"name": "nw-demo",
"main": "index.html"
}
```
Run:
```bash
$ /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:
```bash
$ /path/to/node-webkit.app/Contents/MacOS/node-webkit . (suppose the current directory contains 'package.json')
```
## Documents
For more information on how to write/package/run apps, see:
* [How to run apps](https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit/wiki/How-to-run-apps)
* [How to package and distribute your apps](https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit/wiki/How-to-package-and-distribute-your-apps)
* [How to use Node.js modules in node-webkit](https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit/wiki/Using-Node-modules)
And our [Wiki](https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit/wiki) for much more.
## Community
We use the [node-webkit group](http://groups.google.com/group/node-webkit) as
our mailing list (use English only). Subscribe via [node-webkit+subscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto: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
## License
`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](https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit/wiki/How-to-package-and-distribute-your-apps)
## Sponsors
The work is being sponsored by:
* [Intel](http://www.intel.com)
* [Gnor Tech](http://gnor.net)
* [eFounders](http://efounders.co)