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Alexey Stoletny edited this page Jul 20, 2015 · 119 revisions

Here is the Wiki, the encyclopedia of nw.js. I know most of you just don't read documentation, but please at least skim the content, you could find answers to most of your questions here.

For Users

Overview:

**Packaging and distribution

Library Reference:

Manifest format — the format of package.json
Native UI API Manual — nw.js API for native UI controls
Changes related to Node — Things added/changed to Node API after bring in DOM
Changes to DOM — Things changed to DOM to support native app better
io.js Manual & Documentation

Advanced:

[Use app protocol to migrate code from your web site](wiki/App protocol)
Build native modules with nw-gyp
Command line arguments of 'nw' executable
mini browser in iframe
Frameless window and drag region
The Kiosk mode
File dialogs
Using MP3 & MP4 (H.264) using the video & audio tags.
Third party browser plugins
WebGL support on Windows
About node.js server side script in nw.js — wonder how to use express stuff in nw.js?
Get version of nw.js in app
What if Node's require() conflicts with the same name in your code (e.g. RequireJS) ?
Protect JavaScript source code with v8 snapshot
The solution of lacking libudev.so.0
Icons
Shell — a collection of APIs that do desktop related jobs
Devtools jail feature -- useful for IDE developers
Application auto building scripts for Linux Windows and OSX
Handling files and arguments
Livereload nw.js on changes
Window-menu
Making your app start at user login (OS X)

Testing

HTML5 Features:

Debugging:

Traps:

For Developers