# FlashpointProject/launcher

Launcher for Flashpoint Archive

Repository: https://github.com/FlashpointProject/launcher
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/flashpointproject-launcher
Homepage: https://flashpointarchive.org
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: launcher, desktop-app, desktop-application, electron, windows, linux
Last push: 2026-06-18T22:13:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 88, release rhythm 42, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2891, "days_push": 76, "days_rel": 308, "gap_med": 70, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- 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 1258, forks 71 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:09.631476+00:00)

## What it is
Flashpoint Launcher (FPL) is an Electron-based desktop application for browsing, storing, and launching the games, animations, and web apps preserved in Flashpoint Archive, a non-profit web preservation project. It provides library management, search, tagging, playlists, theming, and an extension API, and ships bundled with the Flashpoint Archive distribution.

## Use cases
- play old flash games that were removed from browsers
- browse and launch a library of preserved web games
- organize games with tags, playlists, and search filters
- run shockwave and other plugin-based web content locally
- build extensions or themes for a game launcher
- preserve and access abandoned browser games and animations

## When to choose
- you want a ready-made frontend for the Flashpoint Archive game collection
- you need a desktop launcher to browse, search, and launch archived web games on Windows or Linux
- you want to extend a launcher with plugins or custom themes via its extension API

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose game launcher for modern native games like Steam or GOG
- you just want a standalone Flash player without archive integration
- you need a macOS-first launcher, since official support focuses on Windows and Linux

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, search-engine, plugin-system, developer-tools
- domain: gaming-tools, desktop-applications, self-hosted
- platform: windows
- tags: game-preservation, flash-games, game-launcher, electron-app, web-archive, retro-gaming, frontend-for-archive, preservation, linux, macos, electron, desktop, typescript

## Member repositories
- FlashpointProject/launcher (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:09.631476+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 2026-08-30T05:05:33.443843+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/FlashpointProject/launcher (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:09.631476+00:00, sha ccd191c8e1ae)
  - homepage: https://flashpointarchive.org (fetched 2026-08-29T12:17:19.804624+00:00, sha 228b27ed6449)
  - site_page: https://flashpointarchive.org/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T12:17:19.813521+00:00, sha a3e5eac7682c)
  - site_page: https://flashpointarchive.org/news/2023011300 (fetched 2026-08-29T12:17:19.816199+00:00, sha a45471afd5e8)
  - site_page: https://flashpointarchive.org/news/2022082000 (fetched 2026-08-29T12:17:19.824486+00:00, sha 2fa43adbde38)
  - site_page: https://flashpointarchive.org/news/2021100200 (fetched 2026-08-29T12:17:19.831180+00:00, sha d22da3cef57f)
  - site_page: https://flashpointarchive.org/news/2021051000 (fetched 2026-08-29T12:17:19.838160+00:00, sha 5695af259fa0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.