# polkadot-js/apps

Basic Polkadot/Substrate UI for interacting with a Polkadot and Substrate node. This is the main user-facing application, allowing access to all features available on Substrate chains.

Repository: https://github.com/polkadot-js/apps
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/apps
Homepage: https://dotapps.io
Language: TypeScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: polkadot, substrate, polkadot-js, ui, blockchain, wallet
Last push: 2026-08-07T20:40:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 77, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3068, "days_push": 26, "days_rel": 154, "gap_med": 13.0, "n_releases_24m": 29}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1820, forks 1634 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:40.850210+00:00)

## What it is
The main Polkadot/Substrate browser UI (portal) for interacting with nodes across Polkadot and Substrate-based chains. It is a TypeScript monorepo application, hostable via web, Docker, or IPFS, providing wallet, staking, governance, and chain-exploration features.

## Use cases
- interact with a polkadot or substrate node from a browser
- manage polkadot wallet accounts and transfer tokens
- explore blocks and extrinsics on a substrate chain
- run a self-hosted blockchain UI via docker or ipfs
- add custom chain support to a substrate UI
- perform staking and governance actions on polkadot

## When to choose
- you need a full-featured UI for Polkadot/Substrate chains
- you want a hosted or self-hosted wallet and chain explorer
- you are a chain developer adding custom types and metadata to a UI

## When to avoid
- you need a programmatic library rather than a UI (use polkadot-js/api)
- you work with non-Substrate blockchains
- you need a lightweight mobile wallet app

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, websocket, http-server
- domain: blockchain, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: browser
- tags: polkadot, substrate, wallet, blockchain-explorer, ipfs, monorepo, yarn-workspaces, cryptocurrency, web-server, docker, nodejs, typescript

## Member repositories
- polkadot-js/apps (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:40.850210+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 2026-08-30T03:19:59.712384+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/polkadot-js/apps (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:40.850210+00:00, sha c3f5a11cea09)
  - homepage: https://dotapps.io (fetched 2026-08-29T10:59:05.027155+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.