# nexe/nexe

🎉 create a single executable out of your node.js apps

Repository: https://github.com/nexe/nexe
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nexe
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: nexe, javascript, bundle, nodejs, binary, executable, binaries, cli, bundler
Last push: 2026-03-05T04:50:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 54/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 70, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5394, "days_push": 181, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 13574, forks 557 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:03.565686+00:00)

## What it is
Nexe is a command-line utility that compiles Node.js applications into a single self-contained executable file. It supports bundling resources, cross-platform builds, and custom Node.js runtime compilation.

## Use cases
- distribute a node.js app as a single binary
- compile node app into standalone executable
- ship cli tool without requiring node installed
- bundle static assets into a node executable
- run multiple apps with different node versions
- cross-compile node app for windows linux mac

## When to choose
- you want to distribute a Node.js app to users without Node.js or npm installed
- you need self-contained binaries with embedded resources
- you want faster startup and deployment of Node apps
- you need to lock or pin specific Node.js runtime versions per app

## When to avoid
- you only need simple bundling without a single-file binary (use esbuild or rollup)
- your app heavily relies on native addons that complicate embedding
- you need small binary sizes - embedded Node runtimes are large
- you target platforms where prebuilt binaries are unavailable and building Node from source is impractical

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: build-tool, compiler, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: nodejs-bundler, single-executable, binary-distribution, self-contained-apps, command-line, javascript, nodejs, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- nexe/nexe (main) score 54

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.565686+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:13:12.297506+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nexe/nexe (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.565686+00:00, sha 4f056a029706)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/nexe (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:11.447987+00:00, sha 2991a87b717a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.