letoram/arcan
The owls are not what they seem. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
75/100
- Activity 94
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4681
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 36
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1819 stars · 93 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Arcan is a development framework and multimedia engine for building everything from embedded UIs to full standalone desktop environments, scriptable via a well-documented Lua interface. It includes an IPC system (SHMIF) and bridges for protocols like Wayland, X11, VNC, and its own networking protocol A12.
Use cases
- build a custom desktop environment
- create UIs for embedded applications
- stream and process multimedia
- build a VR desktop
- make a custom interface for a home automation project
- run industrial computer vision systems for robotic automation
- build a boot splash screen
When to choose
- you need fine-grained control over display, audio, and input beyond what X11 or Wayland compositors offer
- you want a scriptable multimedia engine for specialized or embedded UIs
- you are building experimental desktop, VR, or networked-overlay OS research projects
When to avoid
- you just need a conventional Linux desktop that works out of the box
- your team only knows mainstream web or mobile stacks and cannot invest in a niche C/Lua framework
- you need broad third-party ecosystem support or commercial vendor backing
Facets
framework · maturity active
graphics video-processing audio-processing gui game-engine desktop-framework middleware graphics desktop-applications developer-tools media embedded-systems simulation bsd cross-platform cpp lua display-server wayland multimedia-engine lua-scripting shmif desktop-environment windowing-system vr linux
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/letoram/arcan · fetched 2026-08-28 · e2363244d531
- homepage: http://arcan-fe.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · d319a81f7c0a
- site_page: https://arcan-fe.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0f1351047d94
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| letoram/arcan | main | 75 |
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