PakePlus (PacBao)

PacBao (also known as PakePlus) is a tool that allows you to convert any webpage into a desktop or mobile application in approximately 9 minutes. It is built on Rust and Tauri, making it significantly lighter (under 5MB) and faster than Electron-based alternatives.

Key Features:

• Cross-Platform: Supports Mac, Windows, and Linux. Android and iOS support are planned.
• Cloud Packaging: Uses GitHub Actions for automated packaging via a GitHub Token, eliminating the need for complex local dependency installations.
• Customization: Supports injecting custom JavaScript, handling static files (like Vue/React dist folders), and calling system-level APIs (file downloads, command execution, etc.) via JS.
• Lightweight: Approximately 20x smaller than Electron and 10x faster.
• Web Version: A web-based version is available at https://pakeplus.pages.dev.

PakePlus is a lightweight packaging tool built on Tauri2 and GitHub Actions that converts websites, Vue/React projects, or static HTML files into cross-platform desktop and mobile applications.

Key Capabilities:

• Lightweight Packaging: Produces desktop packages smaller than 5MB (up to 20x smaller than Electron) and mobile apps using native frameworks.
• Cloud-Based Builds: Uses GitHub Actions to package applications in the cloud, eliminating the need for a complex local development environment or heavy dependencies.
• Static File Support: Directly packages the dist folder of Vue/React projects or a single index.html file into a standalone app.
• Customization: Supports custom JS injection to add features, automate tasks, or block ads, and offers immersive window modes and shortcuts.
• Security: Projects are stored in your own Git repositories, and tokens are stored locally to ensure data privacy.
• Cross-Platform: Supports desktop (via Tauri) and mobile (Android and iOS) builds.

PakePlus is a tool designed to package HTML, Web, Vue, or React projects into desktop and mobile applications quickly.

Key Capabilities:

• Cross-Platform Support: Package apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.
• Small Footprint: Produces packages significantly smaller than Electron (often less than 5MB).
• Mobile Support: Uses native frameworks for Android and iOS to ensure speed and small size.
• Customization: Allows users to customize application icons, application names, and inject custom JavaScript code.
• Static File Support: Supports packaging static HTML files or compiled dist folders from Vue/React projects.
• System API Access: Supports calling system APIs (e.g., downloading files) via JavaScript scripts.
• Local Packaging: Supports local builds that do not require a token or complex development environments.
• Legacy Windows Support: Supports packaging for Windows 7 and XP, including green (no-install) versions.
• Electron Option: Provides an Electron-based packaging option for users requiring specific uniformity and stability.

In a standard JavaScript environment within PakePlus, all Tauri 2 and PakePlus custom APIs are exposed via the window.__TAURI__ object. The object is organized into several namespaces:

• window.__TAURI__.core: Core functions like invoke, listen, emit, and permission management.
• window.__TAURI__.app: Application lifecycle and metadata (e.g., getName, getVersion, show, hide).
• window.__TAURI__.event: Event handling (emit, listen, once).
• window.__TAURI__.dpi: Display and scaling utilities (LogicalSize, PhysicalPosition, etc.).
• window.__TAURI__.image: Image processing (Image, transformImage).
• window.__TAURI__.menu: Native menu construction (Menu, MenuItem, Submenu).
• window.__TAURI__.path: Filesystem path resolution (join, homeDir, downloadDir, etc.).
• window.__TAURI__.webviewWindow: Window management (WebviewWindow).
• window.__TAURI__.fs: Filesystem operations (e.g., writeTextFile).

// Example of accessing core and app namespaces
const { invoke } = window.__TAURI__.core;
const { getName } = window.__TAURI__.app;

const appName = await getName();
console.log(`Running ${appName}`);