tdryer/hangups
the first third-party instant messaging client for Google Hangouts observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4507
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1543
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1745 stars · 183 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
hangups is the first third-party instant messaging client for Google Hangouts, implemented by reverse-engineering Hangouts' proprietary protocol. It provides both a Python library and a reference text-based chat client.
Use cases
- chat on Google Hangouts from the terminal
- build a Python bot for Google Hangouts
- integrate Hangouts messaging into other tools or gateways
- archive Hangouts conversations programmatically
- build an alternative Hangouts client on top of a Python library
When to choose
- you need programmatic access to Google Hangouts via Python
- you want a lightweight terminal-based Hangouts client
- you are building a Hangouts bot or gateway
When to avoid
- you need a supported messaging client today - Google Hangouts has been discontinued and the project is unmaintained
- you need a documented, stable API - the API is undocumented and subject to change
- you need a modern chat platform like Google Chat support
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
chatbot http-client cli messaging-platforms developer-tools reverse-engineering python windows cross-platform cli google-hangouts instant-messaging asyncio reverse-engineered-protocol chat-client text-ui linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/tdryer/hangups · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4972d0100ad2
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/hangups/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · f235def3bc3e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| tdryer/hangups | main | 32 |
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