# appjs/appjs

(Deprecated!) SDK on top of nodejs to build desktop apps using HTML5/CSS/JS

Repository: https://github.com/appjs/appjs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/appjs
Homepage: http://appjs.com
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2016-05-01T09:27:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5271, "days_push": 3776, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3418, forks 349 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:03.768337+00:00)

## What it is
AppJS is a deprecated SDK built on Node.js and Chromium for creating cross-platform desktop applications with HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. It bundles Chromium's rendering with Node's OS and network APIs, but development stopped years ago and users are directed to NW.js or Electron.

## Use cases
- build desktop apps with html css and javascript
- package a nodejs app as a native desktop application
- create cross-platform gui apps without learning native toolkits
- use webgl and html5 apis in a desktop window
- legacy appjs project maintenance or migration

## When to choose
- maintaining or studying a legacy codebase that already depends on AppJS
- historical research into early Electron-style desktop frameworks

## When to avoid
- starting any new desktop application project
- needing maintained builds, security fixes, or modern Chromium
- targeting 64-bit macOS with Node.js
- needing long-term community support

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: abandoned
- function: desktop-framework, web-framework, gui
- domain: desktop-applications, web-development, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: deprecated, html5, chromium, nodejs-sdk, electron-alternative, nodejs, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- appjs/appjs (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:03.768337+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 2026-08-29T18:38:10.493359+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/appjs/appjs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:03.768337+00:00, sha a98f25bcbdea)
  - homepage: http://appjs.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:32:12.366713+00:00, sha bdd80e167851)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.