# djyde/WebShell

Bundle web apps to native OS X app

Repository: https://github.com/djyde/WebShell
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/djyde-webshell
Language: Swift
License Family: other
Topics: swift, osx, macos, native-javascript
Last push: 2018-09-30T03:25:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3910, "days_push": 2894, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- 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 1496, forks 93 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:53.640127+00:00)

## What it is
WebShell is an Xcode-based Swift template that wraps any web app into a native macOS (OS X) application using a WebView, with no coding required. It supports standard web Notification and Battery Status APIs inside the bundled app.

## Use cases
- bundle a web app into a native mac app
- wrap a website as a desktop application
- create a macos app from a web url without coding
- turn a web-based editor into a native osx app
- build a webview shell for my webapp

## When to choose
- you want a quick, no-code way to package a web app for macOS
- you need native Notification or Battery Status API support in the wrapper
- you are comfortable opening and building an Xcode project

## When to avoid
- you need cross-platform output (Windows/Linux)
- you want an actively maintained project - the last release was 2018
- you need Electron-like features such as auto-update or deep native integration
- you prefer a CLI-based bundler rather than editing Xcode settings

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: abandoned
- function: gui, web-framework
- domain: operating-systems, web-development, desktop-applications
- platform: -
- tags: webview-shell, native-app-wrapper, xcode-template, no-code, macos, swift, desktop

## Member repositories
- djyde/WebShell (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:53.640127+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 2026-08-30T04:33:12.386858+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/djyde/WebShell (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:53.640127+00:00, sha 3edee4793364)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.