# floating/frame

System-wide Web3 for macOS, Windows and Linux

Repository: https://github.com/floating/frame
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/floating-frame
Homepage: https://frame.sh
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: ethereum, dapp, web3, provider, ledger, trezor
Last push: 2025-03-17T19:19:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 39/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 11, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3099, "days_push": 534, "days_rel": 576, "gap_med": 10, "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 1202, forks 176 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:58.317561+00:00)

## What it is
Frame is a system-wide Web3 wallet platform for macOS, Windows, and Linux that exposes local JSON-RPC endpoints so any browser, CLI, or native app can access Ethereum chains and accounts. It supports hardware signers (Ledger, Trezor, GridPlus), software signers, per-dapp permissions, transaction decoding, and omnichain routing across EVM networks.

## Use cases
- use a ledger or trezor hardware wallet with any dapp without a browser extension
- connect command-line tools and native apps to ethereum via a local json-rpc endpoint
- sign transactions across multiple evm chains without switching networks
- decode transaction calldata before signing to verify what a dapp is doing
- manage dapp permissions and control which apps can access my accounts
- replace metamask with a privacy-focused desktop wallet using my own rpc endpoints

## When to choose
- you want system-wide web3 access from browsers, CLIs, and native apps rather than a browser-extension-only wallet
- you rely on hardware wallets and want reliable OS-level device integration
- you use multiple EVM chains and want omnichain routing without network switching
- privacy matters and you want to point the wallet at your own Ethereum and IPFS connections

## When to avoid
- you only need a simple mobile wallet for casual transactions
- you need non-EVM chains like Bitcoin or Solana
- you want a fully browser-based extension experience without a desktop app running

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: cryptography, security, http-server, websocket, middleware, developer-tools
- domain: blockchain, privacy, security, desktop-applications, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: ethereum, web3, wallet, dapp, hardware-wallet, ledger, trezor, json-rpc, multichain, evm, signer, ipfs, cryptocurrency, macos, linux, desktop, javascript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- floating/frame (main) score 39

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:58.317561+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 2026-08-30T06:20:35.753828+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/floating/frame (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:58.317561+00:00, sha fa998c1035e1)
  - homepage: https://frame.sh (fetched 2026-08-29T12:27:51.639079+00:00, sha 19088a92e18c)
  - site_page: https://docs.frame.sh (fetched 2026-08-29T12:27:51.642290+00:00, sha 62c4c5eab5de)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.