# microsoft/AdaptiveCards

A new way for developers to exchange card content in a common and consistent way.

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/AdaptiveCards
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/adaptivecards
Homepage: https://adaptivecards.io
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cards, bot-framework, adaptive-cards, adaptivecards, adaptive, xaml, wpf, xamarin, ios, android, uwp, windows, windows-uwp, timeline, bots
Last push: 2026-08-25T11:54:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 46, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3555, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 148, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1961, forks 597 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:59.485708+00:00)

## What it is
Adaptive Cards is a set of SDKs and a JSON schema for exchanging platform-agnostic UI card content that renders as native UI across apps and services. It includes renderers for JavaScript, .NET, WPF, UWP, Android, iOS, and ReactNative, and integrates with Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and Bot Framework.

## Use cases
- render interactive cards in a microsoft teams bot
- send actionable messages in outlook email
- exchange ui snippets between services via
- render cards natively in my ios or android app
- build conversational bot workflows with rich cards
- design card layouts with a  schema
- embed adaptive card rendering in a wpf or uwp app

## When to choose
- you need consistent card UI across Microsoft ecosystems like Teams, Outlook, and Bot Framework
- you want JSON-authored UI that renders natively on multiple platforms
- you are building bots or actionable email with interactive content

## When to avoid
- you need fully custom, non-card UI layouts
- you are targeting platforms without an Adaptive Cards renderer
- you want a general-purpose frontend framework rather than card snippets

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, serialization, sdk, templating
- domain: web-development, frontend, cross-platform, chatbots, developer-tools
- platform: python, dotnet, windows, cross-platform
- tags: adaptive-cards, -ui, bot-framework, microsoft-teams, outlook, card-rendering, platform-agnostic-ui, javascript, nodejs, android, ios, web-server

## Member repositories
- microsoft/AdaptiveCards (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:59.485708+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:05:38.775341+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/AdaptiveCards (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:59.485708+00:00, sha ac0fe48b1753)
  - homepage: https://adaptivecards.io (fetched 2026-08-29T10:45:35.244197+00:00, sha 6fbd15a60ecb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.