If you are targeting Mac only and don't depend on Node an alternative would be MacGap: http://macgapproject.github.io/ http://macgapproject.github.io/ The pac

If you are targeting Mac only and don't depend on Node an alternative would be MacGap: http://macgapproject.github.io/ http://macgapproject.github.io/ The packaged app is tiny compared to a chromium+Node shell app.