# netless-io/flat

Project flat is the Web, Windows and macOS client of Agora Flat open source classroom.

Repository: https://github.com/netless-io/flat
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/flat
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: whiteboard, flat, agora, electron, online-classroom, agora-flat, cloud-recording, e-class, e-learning, virtual-classroom
Last push: 2026-08-26T07:34:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 16, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2199, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 590, "gap_med": 122, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6415, forks 868 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:43.293576+00:00)

## What it is
Flat is the open-source Web, Windows, and macOS client of Agora Flat, an online classroom platform. It provides real-time interactive whiteboards, video/audio chat, messaging, classroom scheduling, cloud recording and replay, and courseware storage.

## Use cases
- run an online classroom with an interactive whiteboard
- teach live classes with real-time video and audio
- record and replay lessons including whiteboard and chat
- schedule and manage periodic virtual classrooms
- share screens and upload courseware during class
- self-host a virtual classroom client

## When to choose
- you need a full-featured open-source virtual classroom client
- you want whiteboard plus RTC/RTM real-time interaction
- you need cross-platform clients (web, Windows, macOS)
- you want lesson recording and replay built in

## When to avoid
- you need a backend/server component only - this is the client
- you want to avoid Agora services and their pricing
- you need a mobile (iOS/Android) client
- you need a lightweight video conferencing tool without classroom features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, websocket, chat-interface, video-processing, audio-processing, file-upload, self-hosted
- domain: education, web-development, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: online-classroom, whiteboard, e-learning, virtual-classroom, agora, rtc, rtm, cloud-recording, screen-sharing, real-time, web, macos, electron

## Member repositories
- netless-io/flat (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:43.293576+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 2026-08-29T17:44:55.024136+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/netless-io/flat (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:43.293576+00:00, sha 1c6e12760280)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.