javascriptjquerydesktop-applicationnode-webkit

How to open a browser window from a node-webkit app?

I have a desktop application, packaged using node-webkit. I need to open the default browser of the user on click of a link. I am using 

window.open("www.google.com")

but this opens a new node-webkit window rather than opening a browser window. How do I open a browser window instead??

Solution

  • To open a link in the user's default browser, you could use gui.Shell.openExternal("http://website.com"). Checkout the documentation for gui.Shell.