electron-packager/usage.txt

Usage: electron-packager <sourcedir> <appname> [options...]

Required options

sourcedir          the base directory of the application source

  Examples:        electron-packager ./
                   electron-packager ./ --all

Optional options

appname            the name of the app, if it needs to be different from the "productName" or "name"
                   in the nearest package.json

* All platforms *

all                equivalent to --platform=all --arch=all
app-copyright      human-readable copyright line for the app
app-version        release version to set for the app
arch               all, or one or more of: ia32, x64, armv7l, arm64, mips64el (comma-delimited if
                   multiple). Defaults to the host arch
asar               whether to package the source code within your app into an archive. You can either
                   pass --asar by itself to use the default configuration, OR use dot notation to
                   configure a list of sub-properties, e.g. --asar.unpackDir=sub_dir - do not use
                   --asar and its sub-properties simultaneously.

                   Properties supported:
                   - ordering: path to an ordering file for file packing
                   - unpack: unpacks the files to the app.asar.unpacked directory whose filenames
                     regex .match this string
                   - unpackDir: unpacks the dir to the app.asar.unpacked directory whose names glob
                     pattern or exactly match this string. It's relative to the <sourcedir>.
build-version      build version to set for the app
download           a list of sub-options to pass to electron-download. They are specified via dot
                   notation, e.g., --download.cache=/tmp/cache
                   Properties supported:
                   - cache: directory of cached Electron downloads. Defaults to `$HOME/.electron`
                   - mirror: alternate URL to download Electron zips
                   - strictSSL: whether SSL certs are required to be valid when downloading
                     Electron. Defaults to true, use --no-download.strictSSL to disable checks.
electron-version   the version of Electron that is being packaged, see
                   https://github.com/electron/electron/releases
executable-name    the name of the executable file, sans file extension. Defaults to appname
extra-resource     a file to copy into the app's resources directory
icon               the local path to an icon file to use as the icon for the app.
                   Note: Format depends on platform.
ignore             do not copy files into app whose filenames RegExp.match this string. See also:
                   https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-packager/blob/master/docs/api.md#ignore
                   and --no-prune. Can be specified multiple times
no-deref-symlinks  make sure symlinks are not dereferenced within the app source
no-prune           do not prune devDependencies from the packaged app
out                the dir to put the app into at the end. Defaults to current working dir
overwrite          if output directory for a platform already exists, replaces it rather than
                   skipping it
platform           all, or one or more of: darwin, linux, mas, win32 (comma-delimited if multiple).
                   Defaults to the host platform
quiet              Do not print informational or warning messages
tmpdir             temp directory. Defaults to system temp directory, use --no-tmpdir to disable
                   use of a temporary directory.

* darwin/mas target platforms only *

app-bundle-id      bundle identifier to use in the app plist
app-category-type  the application category type
                   For example, `app-category-type=public.app-category.developer-tools` will set the
                   application category to 'Developer Tools'.
extend-info        a plist file to merge into the app plist
helper-bundle-id   bundle identifier to use in the app helper plist
osx-sign           (OSX host platform only) Whether to sign the OSX app packages. You can either
                   pass --osx-sign by itself to use the default configuration, or use dot notation
                   to configure a list of sub-properties, e.g. --osx-sign.identity="My Name"
                   Properties supported:
                   - identity: should contain the identity to be used when running `codesign`
                   - entitlements: the path to entitlements used in signing
                   - entitlements-inherit: the path to the 'child' entitlements
protocol           URL protocol scheme to register the app as an opener of.
                   For example, `--protocol=myapp` would register the app to open
                   URLs such as `myapp://path`. This argument requires a `--protocol-name`
                   argument to also be specified.
protocol-name      Descriptive name of URL protocol scheme specified via `--protocol`

* win32 target platform only *

win32metadata      a list of sub-properties used to set the application metadata embedded into
                   the executable. They are specified via dot notation,
                   e.g. --win32metadata.CompanyName="Company Inc."
                   or --win32metadata.ProductName="Product"
                   Properties supported:
                   - CompanyName (default: author name from nearest package.json)
                   - FileDescription (default: appname)
                   - OriginalFilename (default: renamed exe)
                   - ProductName (default: appname)
                   - InternalName (default: appname)
                   - requested-execution-level (user, asInvoker, or requireAdministrator)
                   - application-manifest