# zhongyi-tong/electronic-wechat

:speech_balloon: A better WeChat on macOS and Linux. Built with Electron by Zhongyi Tong.

Repository: https://github.com/zhongyi-tong/electronic-wechat
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/electronic-wechat
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: wechat, web-wechat, electron, linux, macos
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-09-30T02:05:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3849, "days_push": 2164, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 13837, forks 2657 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:04.923292+00:00)

## What it is
An unofficial WeChat desktop client for macOS and Linux built with Electron, wrapping the web WeChat interface with native-like features. The project is explicitly no longer maintained and archived for reference.

## Use cases
- use wechat on linux desktop
- better wechat client for macos
- unofficial wechat desktop app
- electron wechat wrapper
- wechat client when official app unavailable

## When to choose
- you need WeChat on Linux or older macOS and accept the risks of an unmaintained third-party client
- you want to study an Electron app wrapping a web messenger

## When to avoid
- you need a working WeChat client today - Tencent blocks third-party clients and this is archived
- you require security updates or bug fixes

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: gui, chat-interface
- domain: messaging-platforms, cross-platform, desktop-applications
- platform: -
- tags: wechat-client, electron-app, unofficial-client, discontinued, macos, linux, electron, desktop

## Member repositories
- zhongyi-tong/electronic-wechat (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:04.923292+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 2026-08-29T17:13:00.544386+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zhongyi-tong/electronic-wechat (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:04.923292+00:00, sha 6fe854824b59)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.