# Nativefier Topics: [[Desktop Web Applications]] Nativefier uses Electron to wrap a website into a desktop application. First, create the application: ```shell nativefier --name Mastodon \ --icon ~/Dropbox/Library/Icons/Websites/mastodon.png \ 'https://mastodon.social/web/' ``` Install it: ```shell find Mastodon-linux-x64 | \ sudo xargs -i install -D -o root -g root {} /opt/{} ``` Finally, create a desktop file in `~/.local/share/applications/`: ``` [Desktop Entry] Name=Mastodon Comment=Social network Exec=/opt/Mastodon-linux-x64/Mastodon Icon=/home/geewiz/Dropbox/Library/Icons/Websites/mastodon.png Terminal=false Type=Application Categories=Social; ``` --- ## Related -