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facebook/flipper

A desktop debugging platform for mobile developers. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/facebook/flipper · homepage · TypeScript · MIT (permissive) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 44
  • Release rhythm 40
  • Longevity 100

Flags: archived

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 7
  • age_days: 3065
  • days_rel: 650
  • days_push: 341
  • n_releases_24m: 10

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

13457 stars · 989 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Flipper is a desktop debugging platform for mobile developers, providing a visual interface to inspect, visualize, and control iOS, Android, and JavaScript apps. It is extensible via a plugin API and supports SDKs for Android, iOS, React Native, and JS.

Use cases

  • inspect network traffic from an iOS app during development
  • debug layout of an Android app from a desktop UI
  • debug a React Native app with Hermes and React DevTools plugins
  • inspect and edit SharedPreferences or UserDefaults on a device
  • view logs and crash reports from a mobile app in one place
  • build custom debugging plugins for my mobile app

When to choose

  • you need a visual, plugin-based debugger for native iOS or Android apps
  • you are maintaining an older React Native project and can use v0.239.0
  • you want to build custom in-app debugging tooling on an extensible platform

When to avoid

  • you are starting a new React Native project - React Native support ended at v0.239.0 and Meta is building dedicated tooling
  • you need actively maintained software - the repository was archived in September 2025 and is read-only
  • you want a lightweight CLI-only debugger rather than a GUI platform

Facets

application · maturity abandoned

developer-tools gui plugin-system logging monitoring mobile-development developer-tools cross-platform windows browser mobile-debugging react-native inspector electron archived plugin-architecture network-inspector layout-inspector debugging macos linux android ios nodejs

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
facebook/flippermain10

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