TiddlyWiki5/editions/dev/tiddlers/from tw5.com/TiddlyWiki on node-webkit.tid

created: 20140101174035140
modified: 20140101175304016
title: TiddlyWiki on node-webkit
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki

[[node-webkit]] allows TiddlyWiki to be set up as a native application for Windows, Mac OS X or Linux.

! Setting up

# Create a folder with the following contents:
## The appropriate copy of [[node-webkit]] for your platform, downloaded from https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit
## Your TiddlyWiki HTML file as `index.html`
## A file called `package.json` with the following content:
##> {{package.json for node-webkit}}
# Run the [[node-webkit]] application
#* If it doesn't work, you may need to unblock the application before your operating system will run it
#** OS X: see http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14369
# Try saving changes in the usual way

! Limitations

MP3 audio and H264 video are not supported without special steps [[described on the node-webkit wiki|https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit/wiki/Support-mp3-and-h264-in-video-and-audio-tag]].