Pake tutorial: package any website as a desktop app

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:05:45 +0800

tw93/Pake is a tool for packaging websites as desktop applications. It is useful for wrapping GitHub, internal systems, personal blogs, weekly report pages, and web tools into independent windows, reducing browser tab clutter.

Project repository:

https://github.com/tw93/Pake

Install Pake CLI

The README gives this command:

`1`	`pnpm install -g pake-cli`

If you do not have pnpm, install it first:

`1`	`npm install -g pnpm`

The Simplest Package

Package GitHub as a desktop app:

`1`	`pake https://github.com --name GitHub`

Pake will automatically try to fetch the site’s icon. This is a good first test to verify that your environment works.

Custom Icon and Window

The README includes a fuller example:

`1`	`pake https://weekly.tw93.fun --name Weekly --icon https://cdn.tw93.fun/pake/weekly.icns --width 1200 --height 800 --hide-title-bar`

Common parameters can be understood like this:

--name: application name.
--icon: application icon.
--width / --height: window size.
--hide-title-bar: hide the title bar to make the app feel more native.

Local Development

If you want to modify Pake itself:

pnpm i

Local development:

`1`	`pnpm run dev`

Build the app:

`1`	`pnpm run build`

What to Package

Pake is suitable for these websites:

Internal company admin panels.
Frequently used documentation sites.
Chat, monitoring, and dashboard web pages.
Personal fixed-use web tools.