https://github.com/pandrr/WebDemoExe
javascript demos as small .exe without electron
https://github.com/pandrr/WebDemoExe
demoscene web windows
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javascript demos as small .exe without electron
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/pandrr/WebDemoExe
- Owner: pandrr
- Created: 2023-03-29T10:33:18.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-03-26T17:04:45.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-06T04:02:01.830Z (7 months ago)
- Topics: demoscene, web, windows
- Language: C#
- Homepage: https://github.com/pandrr/WebDemoExe
- Size: 131 KB
- Stars: 33
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 2
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- Readme: readme.md
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README
## webDemoExe
wrap your web demo into a windows exe format, just like a native demo.
[download](https://github.com/pandrr/WebDemoExe/releases)
### about
- it does not use electron, size is ~0.5mb
- it will use edge to display your demo. edge is a chromium based browser, which is basically chrome
- shows a little start dialog (only fullscreen option right now, more in the future hopefully)
### how
- download the zip file from the releases section
- put your static html/js files into the demo subfolder
- edit webdemoexe.xml and change the title
- rename webdemoexe.exe to your demo name
- add `` into the config to not show the dialog at all and start directly, don't do this if you want to play audio without having another user interaction!
- if the url contains "webdemoexe_exit" it will exit, e.g. use window.location.hash="webdemoexe_exit"
### technical
- exe is not signed, still have to click "run anyway", like with most demos
- webdemoexe uses [webview2](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/) and creates a virtual host from the demo subfolder to run your demo
- escape to close is handled by webdemoexe
- no gesture is needed to auto play audio, if you normally display a play button, make sure it only shows when audiocontext stats is not "running"...
### ideas
- currently has no resolution selection, not sure how this is possible with wpf etc.
- in the future the dialog could show link to website/online version and maybe a little teaser image...
- there should be way to exit the app from js / in electron we always used `window.close()` not possible with webview2 afaik
### misc
thanks to kb for helping with initial setup!
any help is appreciated. i am not a windows developer, i hope everything here is not too wrong.