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

[Introduction to node-webkit (slides)](https://speakerdeck.com/u/zcbenz/p/node-webkit-app-runtime-based-on-chromium-and-node-dot-js).

* Apps written in modern HTML5, CSS3, JS and WebGL.

* Complete support for [Node.js APIs](http://nodejs.org/api/) and all its [third party modules](https://npmjs.org).

* Good performance: Node and WebKit runs in the same thread: Function calls are made straightforward; objects are in the same heap and can just reference each other;

* Easy to package and distribute apps.

* Available on Linux, Mac OSX and Windows

[v0.4.0 release note](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/node-webkit/bTqRSmcfJ_E/9njVffk-k4cJ)

[Looking for older versions?](https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit/wiki/Downloads-of-old-versions)

You may also be interested in [our demos repository](https://github.com/zcbenz/nw-sample-apps) and the [List of apps and companies using node-webkit](https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit/wiki/List-of-apps-and-companies-using-node-webkit).

Create `index.html`:

Note: on Windows, you can drag the `app.nw` to `nw.exe` to open it.

For more information on how to write/package/run apps, see:

And our [Wiki](https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit/wiki) for much more.

We use [node-webkit group](http://groups.google.com/group/node-webkit) as

our mailing list, subscribe via [node-webkit+subscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:node-webkit+subscribe@googlegroups.com).

`node-webkit`'s code uses the MIT license, see our `LICENSE` file.