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NW.js (formerly 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.

NW.js (formerly Node-Webkit) is an app runtime based on and . 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 is developed by Intel at the Intel Open Source Technology Center.

was renamed in January, 2015 because Chromium's switch from Webkit to Blink combined with a switch from Node.js to IO.js meant that the runtime was no longer based on either "Node" or "Webkit".

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node-webkit equivalent for sinatra?

I've been thinking about learning how to make simple Mac OS X applications based on web-technology and I came across node-webkit which seems compelling. However, I've recently invested in learning the basics of Sinatra/Ruby and I wanted to stay on…
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Node-webkit execute external command?

How to execute system command in node-webkit (or node.js) external process parallel of current script. I'm trying to use child_process. After interruption of my script subprocess is exit. However i need a simple way execute bash command without…
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Using require() in a remotely-hosted node-webkit application

I have a package.json file that looks like: { "name": "title", "description": "description", "version": "0.1", "main": "https://path-to-application/", "window": { "show": true, "toolbar": false, "frame":…
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target node-webkit browser using jquery

I have a node-webkit app and am wondering if there is a way to target just node-webkit specifically? I need to run some functions only if the client browser is node-webkit. Thanks
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Is there a way to expose "find" functionality in a node-webkit application?

Do I need to write my own find functionality to allow users to find text content on a page, or is there a way that node-webkit can expose pre-existing webkit find functionality?
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Convert Node js project to Executable file

I have created Node js project, but my client requirement is to get its exe file so that he can run it without installing node. Kindly help me to create node.js project into its executable file i.e exe file.
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load local files outside NWJS app

When I work locally I want to share code among two or more (nwjs and other kinds of) projects. Folder structure: -project 1 -project 2 -shared code When releasing the apps I build the external files into a file inside each project app. But I cannot…
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node-webkit not minimizing to tray if window.location.href is set

Windows 7 x64, nwjs 0.19.4 Minimize to tray works fine without setting window.location.href, but when set nwjs will not minimize to tray. Revised Code Per Request: index.html