NW.js , previously known as node-webkit, is among the community’s favorite Electron alternatives for native application development. Like its competitor, NW.js also enables the easy setup of cross-platform desktop applications simply by using the core trio of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. You code as if you’re creating any ordinary web application with your favorite tools (React, Angular, Less, webpack, etc.), and in the end, NW.js takes care of translating everything from the web techs to native ones. Many apps have adopted NW.js already as their hybrid development framework. And all this is possible due to Chromium, the same open source browser owned by Google that powers not only the company’s web browser, but also dozens of other dependent projects out there. Apart from that, NW.js offers a range of great integrations, including native OS-based hardware and file system access, integration with the shell, and many more. In this article, I’m going to walk you through the first step...