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I would like to use javascript to develop general-purpose GUI applications. Initially these are to run on Windows, but I would like them to ultimately be cross-platform.
Is there a way to do this without having to make the application run in a browser?
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You can run JavaScript console in terminal or any command-line interface using Node. js, an open-source, platform-agnostic runtime that executes JavaScript outside a web browser.
Electron framework This library lets you create desktop GUI applications with web technologies like JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
JavaScript isn't only used to create websites. It can also be used to build browser-based games and, with the help of certain frameworks, mobile apps for different operating systems.
Standalone JavaScript shellsThe following JavaScript shells are stand-alone environments, like Perl or Python. Node. js - Node. js is a platform for easily building fast, scalable network applications.
Check out Adobe AIR.
From Wikipedia:
Adobe AIR is a cross-platform runtime environment for building rich Internet applications using Adobe Flash, Adobe Flex, HTML, or Ajax, that can be deployed as a desktop application.
Also check out Mozilla Prism (in beta).
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Today I came across this: http://code.google.com/p/jslibs/
(from DZone)
JS Libs seems to meet my requirement. I'll have a look, and if I find that it's interesting, I'll post back here.
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