# googlecolab/colabtools

Python libraries for Google Colaboratory

Repository: https://github.com/googlecolab/colabtools
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/colabtools
Language: Jupyter Notebook
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-26T19:52:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3214, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2580, forks 863 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:02.396334+00:00)

## What it is
The official Python libraries shipped inside Google Colaboratory, Google's free hosted Jupyter notebook environment for machine learning education and research. The repository also serves as the community hub for feedback and issue tracking on the Colab product.

## Use cases
- run jupyter notebooks in the cloud with no setup
- train machine learning models on free gpus
- use colab-specific python libraries and magics
- report bugs or request features for google colab
- teach machine learning with hosted notebooks

## When to choose
- you are building tools or notebooks that run inside Google Colab
- you need to understand or debug Colab's bundled Python libraries
- you want to file issues or feedback about the Colab product

## When to avoid
- you want a general-purpose notebook library to reuse in your own projects - the code is explicitly not intended for private reuse
- you want to contribute code - external PRs are not accepted
- you need a self-hosted notebook environment - use Jupyter directly instead

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: machine-learning, data-science, developer-tools
- domain: machine-learning, data-science, education, developer-tools
- platform: python, cloud
- tags: google-colaboratory, jupyter-notebook, notebook-environment, google, web-server

## Member repositories
- googlecolab/colabtools (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:02.396334+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 2026-08-30T02:22:38.430761+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/googlecolab/colabtools (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:02.396334+00:00, sha c12b78969e6b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.