# capttaco/Briefs

Framework for iPhone wireframes

Repository: https://github.com/capttaco/Briefs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/briefs
Homepage: http://giveabrief.com
Language: Objective-C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2012-05-22T09:54:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6260, "days_push": 5216, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1215, forks 85 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:01.063516+00:00)

## What it is
Briefs is an Objective-C toolkit and companion iPhone app for building interactive, tappable wireframes and app prototypes that run directly on the device. Prototypes are defined as text files (.brieflist) referencing static images, organized into scenes and actors, and can be distributed via RSS-based 'briefcasts'.

## Use cases
- prototype an iPhone app before writing code
- create interactive wireframes that run on a real device
- test interaction design with users cheaply
- share design prototypes with testers without Xcode
- iterate on app screen flows and transitions
- design around gestures, rotation, and interruptions

## When to choose
- you are prototyping for older iOS devices and want on-device interactive mockups
- you prefer text-file-based prototype definitions over heavyweight design tools
- you want to distribute prototypes to testers via a feed without rebuilding apps

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained tool with modern iOS support
- you target platforms other than iPhone
- you want high-fidelity design tools rather than image-based wireframes
- you need current tooling - the project has not been updated since 2012

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: abandoned
- function: mobile-framework, ui-components, animation
- domain: mobile-development, web-design, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: wireframing, prototyping, iphone, objective-c, interaction-design, user-experience, ios, mobile, macos

## Member repositories
- capttaco/Briefs (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:01.063516+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 2026-08-30T06:17:14.989351+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/capttaco/Briefs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:01.063516+00:00, sha 96b83bc26bbf)
  - homepage: http://giveabrief.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:25:08.051628+00:00, sha 841e0baacb93)
  - site_page: http://martiancraft.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:25:08.055340+00:00, sha 0108a80183be)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.