# OhMyGuus/BetterCrewLink

Free, open, Among Us Proximity Chat

Repository: https://github.com/OhMyGuus/BetterCrewLink
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bettercrewlink
Language: TypeScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-31T21:07:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 13, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2095, "days_push": 2, "days_rel": 368, "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 1092, forks 183 (observed 2026-09-01T02:13:55.936835+00:00)

## What it is
BetterCrewLink is a free, open-source proximity voice chat application for Among Us, forked from CrewLink with extra features and better platform support. It is a desktop app built in TypeScript that lets players hear each other based on in-game proximity.

## Use cases
- proximity voice chat for Among Us lobbies
- hear teammates only when close in-game
- self-hosted voice server for Among Us
- CrewLink alternative with extra features
- spatial voice chat for multiplayer games
- cross-platform Among Us voice chat including mobile support

## When to choose
- you play Among Us and want free open-source proximity chat
- CrewLink no longer works for your setup or platform
- you want extra features like mobile support or self-hosted servers

## When to avoid
- you need proximity chat for games other than Among Us
- you want a general-purpose voice chat like Discord
- you need a fully polished, well-documented tool (README is outdated)

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: audio-processing, gui, networking
- domain: gaming-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: among-us, proximity-chat, voice-chat, crewlink-fork, electron, webrtc, voip, real-time, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- OhMyGuus/BetterCrewLink (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-01T02:13:55.936835+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 2026-08-30T06:49:20.841166+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/OhMyGuus/BetterCrewLink (fetched 2026-09-01T02:13:55.936835+00:00, sha eec74f154510)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.