# LiquidPlayer/LiquidCore

Node.js virtual machine for Android and iOS

Repository: https://github.com/LiquidPlayer/LiquidCore
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/liquidcore
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: android, node-virtual-machine, ios, javascript-framework, nodejs, node, node-js, javascriptcore, liquidcore, android-library, ios-library, v8
Last push: 2023-01-05T04:53:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3649, "days_push": 1336, "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 1035, forks 135 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:19.036477+00:00)

## What it is
LiquidCore embeds a full Node.js virtual machine inside Android and iOS apps, complete with a virtual file system. It also lets Android developers execute raw JavaScript, similar to how iOS uses JavaScriptCore natively.

## Use cases
- run node.js inside an android app
- embed a javascript runtime in an ios app
- execute javascript code from native mobile code
- run node.js services on mobile devices
- share javascript business logic between android and ios

## When to choose
- you need full node.js APIs and npm modules inside a mobile app
- you want to run the same JavaScript service code on Android and iOS
- you need a scriptable plugin runtime embedded in a native mobile app

## When to avoid
- you only need lightweight JavaScript evaluation on iOS (use JavaScriptCore natively)
- you are building a pure JavaScript app with React Native or similar
- you need an actively developed project with recent releases

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: interpreter, sdk, developer-tools
- domain: mobile-development, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: nodejs-virtual-machine, javascript-engine, v8, javascriptcore, mobile-runtime, virtual-file-system, android, ios, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- LiquidPlayer/LiquidCore (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:19.036477+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 2026-08-30T07:04:44.922403+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/LiquidPlayer/LiquidCore (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:19.036477+00:00, sha 6641aaec9af6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.