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Don Rhummy
Don Rhummy

Reputation: 25830

Can I compile/package a Node-Webkit (NW.js) app into an exe for windows and a version for Linux?

I've looked on the Node-Webkit site and it appears to say that I can make an application with HTML5 and compile it for Windows, Linux of Mac so it will run without the need for the user to install Node.js separately. However, when I try their sample apps (e.g. https://github.com/leanote/desktop-app found on the official NW.js page: https://github.com/nwjs/nw.js/wiki/List-of-apps-and-companies-using-nw.js ), the ".exe" file does not run the app (on either Win 7 or XP). It just opens a simple browser window with the address "nw:blank" and a gray page says "NW.JS" and does nothing.

Can these apps be packaged and run without requiring the user to install node.js?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 7528

Answers (2)

Michael Blankenship
Michael Blankenship

Reputation: 1669

You might try... node-webkit-builder ... which is supposed to build a huge .EXE file which is self-contained for you. Otherwise, the instructions for distributing... how to package and distribute, see Step 2b.

Upvotes: 2

iauree
iauree

Reputation: 46

https://github.com/leanote/desktop-app 's nw folder is not the distribute leanote app, it's just the NW. You must build the desktop-app. The README has written How to build it, How to develop it

You can download the distributed version via: https://github.com/leanote/desktop-app/releases

Upvotes: 3

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