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    tw93/Pake

    Turn any website into a lightweight desktop app with one command, on macOS, Windows and Linux.

    62.8K stars
    12.9K forks
    272 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 6, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 1 day ago, with 91 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #73 in the weekly ranking the week of Sep 14, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Turn any webpage into a lightweight desktop application using Rust and Tauri with a simple command-line tool.
    • Offers a significantly smaller and faster alternative to Electron-based apps, with around 20 times smaller package size and better performance.
    • Use for quickly packaging web apps into native desktop apps across Mac, Windows, and Linux without heavy dependencies.
    • Ideal for developers wanting to customize desktop app behavior and appearance with Rust and advanced configuration options.
    • Use for creating distraction-free, immersive web app experiences with built-in shortcut support and minimalist UI customization.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    GPL 3.0

    Copyleft: distributing software that includes it generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

    Watch-outs

    • GPL-style copyleft: including it in distributed software generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

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    From the README

    Turn any webpage into a desktop app with Rust with ease.

    Pake supports Mac, Windows, and Linux. Check out README for Popular Packages, Command-Line Packaging, and Customized Development information. Feel free to share your suggestions in Discussions.

    Excerpt from the tw93/Pake README on GitHub (GPL-3.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Aug 14: +54Aug 15: +10Sep 22: +14Sep 23: +88Sep 24: +13

    +2,184 stars over 85 days across 12 snapshot days; best day +88 on Sep 23.

    Forks

    12.9K+523

    Open issues

    0-5

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