# Icalingua-plus-plus/Icalingua-plus-plus

A client for QQ and more. :electron:

Repository: https://github.com/Icalingua-plus-plus/Icalingua-plus-plus
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/icalingua-plus-plus
Language: TypeScript
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:40:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1652, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 28, "gap_med": 11, "n_releases_24m": 14}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3372, forks 183 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:58.429861+00:00)

## What it is
Icalingua++ is an Electron-based chat client for QQ (and other platforms via adapters), a community-maintained fork of the discontinued Icalingua. It supports multiple backend adapters including a built-in oicq protocol implementation, a read-only local history mode, and a Socket.IO bridge for self-hosted deployments.

## Use cases
- use QQ on Linux with a native desktop client
- browse QQ chat history offline in read-only mode
- self-host a QQ chat bridge and connect via Socket.IO
- replace the official QQ client with a lightweight third-party app
- run one chat client across Linux, Windows, and macOS

## When to choose
- you want a third-party QQ client on Linux or other desktop platforms
- you need offline access to existing local chat history
- you want to deploy a self-hosted bridge backend for chat

## When to avoid
- you need guaranteed compliance with QQ's official terms of service
- you require official support or guaranteed protocol stability, since unofficial protocols can break
- you only need web-based chat without a desktop app

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: chat-interface, gui, websocket
- domain: messaging-platforms, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: qq-client, chat-client, electron-app, icalingua-fork, oicq, messaging, linux, macos, electron

## Member repositories
- Icalingua-plus-plus/Icalingua-plus-plus (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:58.429861+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 2026-08-29T18:39:56.470695+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Icalingua-plus-plus/Icalingua-plus-plus (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:58.429861+00:00, sha 313ee2cbff14)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.