# marcelotduarte/cx_Freeze

Creates standalone executables from Python scripts with the same performance as the original script. It is cross-platform and should work on any platform that Python runs on.

Repository: https://github.com/marcelotduarte/cx_Freeze
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cx_freeze
Homepage: https://marcelotduarte.github.io/cx_Freeze/
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: freeze, cx-freeze, python, freezing-python-scripts
Last push: 2026-08-24T02:23:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3510, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 11, "gap_med": 20, "n_releases_24m": 26}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1560, forks 240 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:03.754361+00:00)

## What it is
cx_Freeze is a set of scripts and modules for freezing Python scripts into standalone executables, cross-platform on any platform Python runs on. It bundles the Python interpreter and dependencies so applications can be distributed without requiring a Python installation.

## Use cases
- package a python script into a standalone executable
- distribute a python app to users without python installed
- create windows exe from python code
- freeze a python gui application for distribution
- build cross-platform executables from python
- convert python project into a deployable binary

## When to choose
- you need cross-platform freezing from a single tool
- you want an actively maintained alternative to PyInstaller
- you need fine-grained control over included modules and packages
- your target platforms include Windows, macOS, and Linux

## When to avoid
- you need a single-file executable with minimal configuration (PyInstaller may be simpler)
- you target only Windows and want native MSIX/installer tooling
- you need to compile to true machine code rather than bundling a bytecode interpreter

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: build-tool, developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: python, cross-platform, windows, cli
- tags: freezing, standalone-executables, packaging, pyinstaller-alternative, distribution, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- marcelotduarte/cx_Freeze (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:03.754361+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 2026-08-30T04:29:47.401616+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/marcelotduarte/cx_Freeze (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:03.754361+00:00, sha bb2631e25af3)
  - homepage: https://marcelotduarte.github.io/cx_Freeze/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:29:31.570505+00:00, sha eae71e53f08c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.