# probonopd/go-appimage

Go implementation of AppImage tools

Repository: https://github.com/probonopd/go-appimage
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/go-appimage
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: appimage, go, golang, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-06-07T15:01:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 78/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 86, release rhythm 55, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2513, "days_push": 87, "days_rel": 87, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: prerelease_only
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1167, forks 92 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:50.173491+00:00)

## What it is
A Go implementation of AppImage packaging tools, including appimagetool for building AppImages from AppDirs and appimaged, a daemon that integrates AppImages into the Linux desktop. It supports automatic delta updates via zsync when built on GitHub Actions.

## Use cases
- convert an AppDir into an AppImage
- bundle Qt or GTK dependencies into a portable Linux app
- integrate AppImages into the system menu with icons
- enable delta updates for AppImages on GitHub Releases
- build portable Linux binaries without shared library issues

## When to choose
- you distribute Linux desktop applications as AppImages
- you want static, dependency-free packaging tools
- you need automatic zsync delta updates via GitHub Actions

## When to avoid
- you target Windows or macOS packaging
- you need Flatpak or Snap instead of AppImage
- you require the full original C-based AppImage toolset

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, deployment, cli, package-manager
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems, self-hosted
- platform: cli, go
- tags: appimage, packaging, linux-desktop, delta-updates, appdir, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- probonopd/go-appimage (main) score 78

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:50.173491+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 2026-08-30T06:28:52.941328+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/probonopd/go-appimage (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:50.173491+00:00, sha 0a337b02cf85)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.