# nw.js
**Repository Path**: xmountain/nw.js
## Basic Information
- **Project Name**: nw.js
- **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**: nw18
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No
## Statistics
- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2021-12-17
- **Last Updated**: 2024-07-07
## Categories & Tags
**Categories**: Uncategorized
**Tags**: None
## README
## node-webkit is renamed NW.js
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Official site: http://nwjs.io
Official documentation: http://docs.nwjs.io/
[Announcement](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nwjs-general/V1FhvfaFIzQ/720xKVd0jNkJ)
## Introduction
NW.js is an app runtime based on `Chromium` and `node.js`. You can
write native apps in HTML and JavaScript with NW.js. 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 was created in the Intel Open Source Technology Center.
[Creating Desktop Applications With node-webkit](https://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](https://nodejs.org/api/) and all its [third party modules](https://www.npmjs.com/).
* Good performance: Node and WebKit run 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
* **v0.18.4:** (Oct 31, 2016, based off of Node.js v7.0.0, Chromium 54.0.2840.71): [release notes](https://nwjs.io/blog/v0.18.4/)
**NOTE** You might want the **SDK build**. Please read the release notes.
* Linux: [32bit](https://dl.nwjs.io/v0.18.4/nwjs-v0.18.4-linux-ia32.tar.gz) / [64bit](https://dl.nwjs.io/v0.18.4/nwjs-v0.18.4-linux-x64.tar.gz)
* Windows: [32bit](https://dl.nwjs.io/v0.18.4/nwjs-v0.18.4-win-ia32.zip) / [64bit](https://dl.nwjs.io/v0.18.4/nwjs-v0.18.4-win-x64.zip)
* Mac 10.9+: [64bit](https://dl.nwjs.io/v0.18.4/nwjs-v0.18.4-osx-x64.zip)
* Use [LTS build](http://nwjs.io/downloads/) for Win XP and early OSX.
* **latest live build**: git tip version; build triggered from every git commit: https://dl.nwjs.io/live-build/
* [Previous versions](https://dl.nwjs.io)
###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 nw.js](https://github.com/nwjs/nw.js/wiki/List-of-apps-and-companies-using-nw.js).
## Quick Start
Create `index.html`:
```html
Hello World!
Hello World!
We are using node.js .
```
Create `package.json`:
```json
{
"name": "nw-demo",
"version": "0.0.1",
"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:
`/path/to/nwjs.app/Contents/MacOS/nwjs .` *(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/nwjs/nw.js/wiki/How-to-run-apps)
* [How to package and distribute your apps](https://github.com/nwjs/nw.js/wiki/How-to-package-and-distribute-your-apps)
* [How to use Node.js modules in node-webkit](https://github.com/nwjs/nw.js/wiki/Using-Node-modules)
And our [Wiki](https://github.com/nwjs/nw.js/wiki) for much more.
## Community
We use the [google group](https://groups.google.com/d/forum/nwjs-general) as
our mailing list (use English only). Subscribe via [nwjs-general+subscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:nwjs-general+subscribe@googlegroups.com).
*NOTE*: Links to the old google group (e.g. `https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/node-webkit/doRWZ07LgWQ/4fheV8FF8zsJ`) that are no longer working can be fixed by replacing `node-webkit` with `nwjs-general` (e.g `https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/nwjs-general/doRWZ07LgWQ/4fheV8FF8zsJ`).
Issues are being tracked here on GitHub.
## 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/nwjs/nw.js/wiki/How-to-package-and-distribute-your-apps)
## Sponsors
The work is being sponsored by:
* [Intel](http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/homepage.html)
* [Gnor Tech](http://gnor.net)