nwjs/nw.js

Call all Node.js modules directly from DOM/WebWorker and enable a new way of writing applications with all Web technologies. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/nwjs/nw.js · homepage · JavaScript · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

76/100

Activity 98
Release rhythm 35
Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

gap_med: n/a
age_days: 5355
days_rel: n/a
days_push: 14
n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

41161 stars · 3852 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

NW.js (formerly node-webkit) is an application runtime based on Chromium and Node.js that lets you build native desktop apps with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and WebGL. It allows calling Node.js modules directly from the DOM and Web Workers, with easy packaging and distribution across Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Use cases

build a desktop app with html and javascript
package a web app as a native desktop application
call node.js modules from the browser dom
create a cross-platform gui app with webgl
convert a webapp into a desktop app
write a desktop kiosk application with web technologies

When to choose

you want deep Node.js integration directly in the DOM and Web Workers
you need a Chromium-based runtime with full Node.js API access
you want to distribute HTML5 apps to Linux, macOS, and Windows

When to avoid

you prefer Electron's larger ecosystem and tooling
you need a tiny binary footprint
you are building a mobile or web-only application

Facets

framework · maturity active

desktop-framework web-framework gui desktop-applications web-development cross-platform windows cross-platform nwjs node-webkit chromium html5-apps app-runtime javascript linux macos nodejs

3 sources

readme: https://github.com/nwjs/nw.js · fetched 2026-08-28 · 172c7c392a35
homepage: https://nwjs.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · e72eb7e8e8c2
site_page: http://docs.nwjs.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · d58979f8d733

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
nwjs/nw.js	main	76

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