System tray icon in node.js application

Question

This is what I need in my node.js application:

• System tray icon
• changing this icon during application work
• menu after clicking on icon
• creation of windows with fields for login / password and confirmation buttons

This is what I found:

• https://github.com/appjs/appjs - It looks good, but there is still no system tray support (it looks it will be done in some time)
• https://github.com/zcbenz/node-gui - It looks there is support for all I need, but I can't install it (I think this project is dead...)

Do you have any recommendations? I need something reliable, easy to install and as cross-system as possible.

//edit

Since 6th November Appjs has basic tray icon support.

Answer 1

For anyone else that lands up here, check out https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit - a great package that allows you to create desktop applications using your favourite tools like JavaScript, with support for native shell access, tray icons and a lot more.

Update: The app has moved to NWjs.io but it's the same brilliant concept.