# elixir-desktop/desktop

Building Local-First apps for Windows, MacOS, Linux, iOS and Android using Phoenix LiveView & Elixir!

Repository: https://github.com/elixir-desktop/desktop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/elixir-desktop-desktop
Homepage: https://hexdocs.pm/desktop/
Language: Elixir
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: android, macos, linux, windows, erlang, elixir, liveview
Last push: 2026-08-26T13:17:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2011, "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 1801, forks 63 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:38.044199+00:00)

## What it is
An Elixir framework for building local-first desktop and mobile apps using Phoenix LiveView, with native windows via wxWidgets and a JSON/TCP bridge for iOS and Android. It provides window, webview, menu, and notification abstractions across multiple platform backends.

## Use cases
- build a cross-platform desktop app in Elixir
- create a local-first app with Phoenix LiveView
- run an Elixir UI on Android and iOS
- develop a native-like GUI without JavaScript
- prototype desktop apps quickly with LiveView

## When to choose
- you want to build desktop or mobile apps in Elixir with LiveView
- you need one codebase targeting Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android
- you prefer local-first architecture over web-hosted apps

## When to avoid
- you need pixel-perfect native UI controls
- your team does not know Elixir or Phoenix
- you need a large ecosystem of native widgets or app-store tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: desktop-framework, web-framework, ui-components, gui
- domain: cross-platform, desktop-applications, mobile-development, web-development
- platform: windows, elixir, cross-platform
- tags: phoenix-liveview, wxwidgets, local-first, webview, mobile-bridge, macos, linux, android, ios

## Member repositories
- elixir-desktop/desktop (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:38.044199+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 2026-08-30T03:22:12.462048+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/elixir-desktop/desktop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:38.044199+00:00, sha aed79a944088)
  - homepage: https://hexdocs.pm/desktop/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:00:54.038853+00:00, sha 7c08b97f4caa)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.