How to launch a desktop application from Node.js?

Asked Jan 12 '16 at 07:29

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I would like to know if it is technical possible and how to:

Open a GUI desktop application from a Node app.
Wrap a GUI desktop application within a Node app.

Could http://electron.atom.io/ be used to work out this use-cases?

Platform Window 8.1 / 10.

edited Jan 12 '16 at 07:35

asked Jan 12 '16 at 07:29

GibboK

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Sure it's possible, although which platform(s) are you referring to specifically? – l'L'l Jan 12 '16 at 07:32
Thanks for comment, I am interested primary on WIN platform. – GibboK Jan 12 '16 at 07:36
I was about to say `child_process`. This is a dupplicate. – Frederik.L Jan 12 '16 at 07:46
This is both duplicate and too broad. – Tomáš Zato - Reinstate Monica Jan 12 '16 at 08:01

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For your first point, here is nodes documentation using the node module child_process on how to do it: https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html#child_process_child_process

answered Jan 12 '16 at 07:48

GuyLorenzo

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