# sindresorhus/caprine

Elegant Facebook Messenger desktop app

Repository: https://github.com/sindresorhus/caprine
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/caprine
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: electron, electron-app, macos, macos-app, facebook, messenger, facebook-messenger, chat, app, nodejs, caprine
Last push: 2026-01-02T00:12:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 58/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 60, release rhythm 31, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4004, "days_push": 244, "days_rel": 244, "gap_med": 198.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7387, forks 617 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:59.597161+00:00)

## What it is
Caprine is an unofficial, privacy-focused Facebook Messenger desktop client built with Electron. It offers themes, keyboard shortcuts, menu bar mode, and silent auto-updates across macOS, Linux, and Windows.

## Use cases
- use facebook messenger without a browser
- desktop messenger app with dark mode
- privacy-focused facebook messenger client
- messenger app with keyboard shortcuts
- menu bar chat app on macos
- facebook messenger on linux

## When to choose
- you want a native-feeling Messenger client outside the browser
- you need dark mode, vibrancy, or custom styles for Messenger
- you want silent auto-updates and cross-platform support

## When to avoid
- you need official Messenger support or official API features
- you need voice/video calling beyond what the web app provides
- you require a mobile client

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: chat-interface, gui, theme, privacy
- domain: messaging-platforms, social-media, cross-platform, privacy, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: facebook-messenger, chat-client, electron-app, dark-mode, unofficial-client, macos, linux, electron, desktop

## Member repositories
- sindresorhus/caprine (main) score 58

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:59.597161+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 2026-08-29T17:38:06.019185+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sindresorhus/caprine (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:59.597161+00:00, sha 460ad1322da7)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/caprine (fetched 2026-08-29T08:33:44.593916+00:00, sha cc9852568831)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.