# tractordev/apptron

Local-first development platform

Repository: https://github.com/tractordev/apptron
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/apptron
Homepage: https://apptron.dev
Language: TypeScript
License Family: other
Topics: html5, development-environment, local-first, vscode, webassembly
Last push: 2026-07-15T18:49:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 92, release rhythm 72, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1724, "days_push": 49, "days_rel": 184, "gap_med": 28, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1209, forks 38 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:59.814499+00:00)

## What it is
Apptron is a local-first development platform that runs a full Alpine Linux environment with a VSCode-based editor entirely in the browser via the v86 x86 emulator and Wanix. It provides persistent project directories, a virtual network with public HTTPS endpoints, and is extensible and self-hostable as a foundation for custom development platforms.

## Use cases
- run a linux dev environment in the browser
- browser-based vscode alternative that works offline
- sandbox for experimenting with AI and code
- publish static sites from the browser
- embeddable software playground for tutorials
- run and share linux software on the web
- self-host my own cloud IDE

## When to choose
- you want a cloud-IDE-like environment without cloud dependency
- you need a sandboxed Linux environment accessible from any browser
- you want to embed a runnable playground in docs or tutorials
- you want to build a custom development platform on an extensible base

## When to avoid
- you need high-performance native compilation or 64-bit-only toolchains
- you require guaranteed persistence of the whole filesystem across sessions
- you need a mature, licensed product for enterprise use (no license specified)
- you need deep IDE features like full debugger support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, editor, cli, wasm, self-hosted, file-system, networking
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, self-hosted, cross-platform
- platform: browser, wasm, cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: local-first, vscode, v86, linux-in-browser, cloud-ide-alternative, playground, wanix, go, web-server

## Member repositories
- tractordev/apptron (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:59.814499+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 2026-08-30T06:18:37.108270+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tractordev/apptron (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:59.814499+00:00, sha a38f6faf6da0)
  - homepage: https://apptron.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T12:26:38.681701+00:00, sha dc0f5acd5ea4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.