# gamelab/kiwi.js

Kiwi.js is a blazingly fast mobile & desktop browser based HTML5 game framework. It uses CocoonJS for publishing to the AppStore.

Repository: https://github.com/gamelab/kiwi.js
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kiwijs
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-12-31T07:47:52+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": 4797, "days_push": 1341, "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 1470, forks 191 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:49.199549+00:00)

## What it is
Kiwi.js is an open-source HTML5 game framework for building 2D games that run in mobile and desktop browsers, with hardware-accelerated WebGL rendering. It supports publishing games as native mobile apps via the CocoonJS framework.

## Use cases
- build a 2d html5 game for browsers
- make a mobile browser game with webgl rendering
- package an html5 game as a native ios or android app
- create serious games for education or training
- prototype a cross-platform 2d game in javascript

## When to avoid
- you need 3d rendering capabilities
- you want a framework with a large active community and frequent updates
- you need deep integration with modern tooling like TypeScript or npm-first workflows

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: game-engine, graphics, animation, ui-components
- domain: web-development, cross-platform
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: html5, webgl, 2d-games, cocoonjs, javascript, mobile-games, game-development, web-server, mobile

## Member repositories
- gamelab/kiwi.js (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:49.199549+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 2026-08-30T04:34:49.178657+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gamelab/kiwi.js (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:49.199549+00:00, sha baf061566320)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.