NodeGui v0.13.0

There has been significant progress in NodeGui since the v0.2.0 announcement in September 2019. This post highlights the major improvements.

Lots of Core Qt Widgets and Features

The release includes many native widgets and core functionality enhancements to expand NodeGui's capabilities.

Prebuilt Binaries Included

Previously, users needed to compile the C++ native addon during installation, requiring cmake and compilation tools. Starting with v0.13.0, the core library ships with prebuilt binaries. This eliminates compilation steps for most users.

Try the nodegui-starter or react-nodegui-starter projects to experience this immediately.

Native Windows Plugin Support

While v0.2.0 added plugin support for Unix platforms, this release extends that capability across all platforms. This architecture allows third-party developers to create native plugins without waiting for core library updates - inspired by React Native's approach.

Plugin development documentation will be released soon. Examples are available at the nodegui-example-plugin repository.

Quick Master Release Installation

Users can now install the latest development build using:

npm i http://master-release.nodegui.org

This auto-release is generated via GitHub Actions following PR merges.

Updated Documentation Website

The documentation site now uses Docusaurus v2, featuring improved design and automatic documentation generation through TypeScript and Typedoc.

New site: https://docs.nodegui.org/

Thank you to all contributors and backers of NodeGui. The project is open source and community contributions are always welcome.