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Note: Nativefier is unmaintained, please see https://github.com/nativefier/nativefier/issues/1577.
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# Nativefier
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You want to make a native-looking wrapper for WhatsApp Web (or any web page).
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```bash
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nativefier 'web.whatsapp.com'
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```
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You're done.
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## Introduction
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Nativefier is a command-line tool to easily create a “desktop app” for any web site
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with minimal fuss. Apps are wrapped by [Electron](https://www.electronjs.org/)
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(which uses Chromium under the hood) in an OS executable (`.app`, `.exe`, etc)
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usable on Windows, macOS and Linux.
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I built this because I grew tired of having to Alt-Tab to my browser and then search
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through numerous open tabs when using Messenger or
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Whatsapp Web ([HN thread](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10930718)). Nativefier features:
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- Automatically retrieval of app icon / name
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- Injection of custom JS & CSS
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- Many more, see the [API docs](API.md) or `nativefier --help`
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## Installation
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Install Nativefier globally with `npm install -g nativefier` . Requirements:
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- macOS 10.13+ / Windows / Linux
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- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) ≥ 16.9 and npm ≥ 7.10
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Optional dependencies:
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- [ImageMagick](http://www.imagemagick.org/) or [GraphicsMagick](http://www.graphicsmagick.org/) to convert icons.
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Be sure `convert` + `identify` or `gm` are in your `$PATH`.
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- [Wine](https://www.winehq.org/) to build Windows apps from non-Windows platforms.
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Be sure `wine` is in your `$PATH`.
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<details>
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<summary>Or install with Docker (click to expand)</summary>
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- Pull the image from [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/nativefier/nativefier): `docker pull nativefier/nativefier`
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- ... or build it yourself: `docker build -t local/nativefier .`
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(in this case, replace `nativefier/` in the below examples with `local/`)
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By default, `nativefier --help` will be executed.
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To build e.g. a Gmail app into `~/nativefier-apps`,
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```bash
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docker run --rm -v ~/nativefier-apps:/target/ nativefier/nativefier https://mail.google.com/ /target/
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```
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You can pass Nativefier flags, and mount volumes to pass local files. E.g. to use an icon,
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```bash
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docker run --rm -v ~/my-icons-folder/:/src -v $TARGET-PATH:/target nativefier/nativefier --icon /src/icon.png --name whatsApp -p linux -a x64 https://web.whatsapp.com/ /target/
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```
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</details>
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<details>
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<summary>Or install with Snap & AUR (click to expand)</summary>
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These repos are *not* managed by Nativefier maintainers; use at your own risk.
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If using them, for your security, please inspect the build script.
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- [Snap](https://snapcraft.io/nativefier)
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- [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/nodejs-nativefier)
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</details>
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## Usage
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To create an app for medium.com, simply `nativefier 'medium.com'`
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Nativefier will try to determine the app name, and well as other options that you
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can override. For example, to override the name, `nativefier --name 'My Medium App' 'medium.com'`
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**Read the [API docs](API.md) or run `nativefier --help`**
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to learn about command-line flags and configure your app.
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## Troubleshooting
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**See [CATALOG.md](CATALOG.md) for site-specific ideas & workarounds contributed by the community**.
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If this doesn’t help, go look at our [issue tracker](https://github.com/nativefier/nativefier/issues).
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## Development
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Help welcome on [bugs](https://github.com/nativefier/nativefier/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Abug) and
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[feature requests](https://github.com/nativefier/nativefier/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Afeature-request)!
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Docs: [Developer / build / hacking](HACKING.md), [API / flags](API.md),
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[Changelog](CHANGELOG.md).
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License: [MIT](LICENSE.md).
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