# JabbR/JabbR

Collaborative chat done right

Repository: https://github.com/JabbR/JabbR
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jabbr
Homepage: http://about.jabbr.net
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2018-09-21T16:18:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5483, "days_push": 2903, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1494, forks 572 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:52.912048+00:00)

## What it is
JabbR is a collaborative real-time chat application built with ASP.NET and SignalR, supporting public and private chat rooms, notifications, and rich inline content previews. It is self-hostable and was historically used as a developer community chat platform.

## Use cases
- host a self-hosted team chat server
- run public and private chat rooms for a developer community
- real-time chat with desktop notifications
- share inline content like YouTube videos and GitHub issues in chat
- replace IRC with a web-based chat app

## When to choose
- you want a self-hosted web chat built on SignalR with room-based chat
- you need a simple chat with rich content embeds and command-based UX

## When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained chat platform with modern security updates
- you want a Slack/Discord-style experience with mobile apps
- you are not on the .NET/Windows stack

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: chat-interface, websocket, http-server
- domain: messaging-platforms, web-development
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: chat, signalr, aspnet, real-time-chat, irc-alternative, real-time, web-server

## Member repositories
- JabbR/JabbR (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:52.912048+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 2026-08-30T04:33:19.899629+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/JabbR/JabbR (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:52.912048+00:00, sha c27d35928d45)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.