# pmq20/node-packer

Packing your Node.js application into a single executable.

Repository: https://github.com/pmq20/node-packer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/node-packer
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: nodejs, squashfs, linux, macos, windows, libsquash, enclose-io
Last push: 2023-01-07T21:04:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3614, "days_push": 1334, "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 3066, forks 198 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:41.374282+00:00)

## What it is
A command-line tool that packs a Node.js application, including its dependencies and native modules, into a single self-contained executable. It works without code changes and supports dynamic require and native C++ addons on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

## Use cases
- package a node.js app into a single executable
- distribute a nodejs cli tool as one binary
- bundle node app with native c++ addons into executable
- create standalone binary distribution of my node project
- ship nodejs application without requiring node installed
- compile node app to exe

## When to choose
- You need a single-file executable of a Node.js app with no code changes
- Your app uses dynamic require or native C++ addons
- You target Windows, macOS, and Linux

## When to avoid
- You need actively maintained tooling or modern Node version support
- You want Electron-style GUI packaging
- You need cross-compilation between OSes

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: build-tool, developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: single-executable, nodejs-packaging, squashfs, binary-distribution, application-bundling, command-line, nodejs, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- pmq20/node-packer (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:41.374282+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 2026-08-30T07:28:12.197222+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pmq20/node-packer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:41.374282+00:00, sha 51b69d9f7002)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.