# pojala/electrino

Desktop runtime for apps built on web technologies, using the system's own web browser engine

Repository: https://github.com/pojala/electrino
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/electrino
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: javascript, electronjs, electron, macos, desktop, webkit
Last push: 2022-12-07T18:00:46+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": 3410, "days_push": 1365, "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 4397, forks 97 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:48.229442+00:00)

## What it is
Electrino is an experimental desktop runtime for web-technology apps that uses the operating system's built-in web browser engine instead of bundling Chromium. It implements a small subset of the Electron API, producing dramatically smaller app bundles (167 kB vs 115 MB for a Hello World).

## Use cases
- build a tiny menu bar app with web technologies
- shrink an Electron utility app's bundle size
- create a lightweight desktop wrapper for a web app
- package a small desktop tool without shipping Chromium
- port a simple Electron app to a featherweight runtime

## When to choose
- you need a very small desktop app bundle
- your app only uses a few Electron APIs like BrowserWindow, Tray, or ipcMain
- you target macOS or Windows 10 only
- you build small utilities or menu bar apps users keep open

## When to avoid
- you need Electron's comprehensive API surface or Node.js backend
- you require full cross-platform support including Linux
- you build large productivity-style apps
- you need a mature, actively maintained runtime

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: experimental
- function: desktop-framework, web-framework, gui
- domain: desktop-applications, web-development, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: electron-alternative, webkit, lightweight, webview, hybrid-apps, macos

## Member repositories
- pojala/electrino (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:48.229442+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 2026-08-29T18:21:09.772159+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pojala/electrino (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:48.229442+00:00, sha abe6405269b8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.