# MacGapProject/MacGap1

Desktop WebKit wrapper for HTML/CSS/JS applications.

Repository: https://github.com/MacGapProject/MacGap1
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/macgap1
Language: Objective-C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-03-26T14:47:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5350, "days_push": 2351, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3536, forks 206 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:09.080261+00:00)

## What it is
MacGap is an Objective-C Xcode project that wraps HTML/CSS/JS applications in a native macOS WebView, exposing a JavaScript API for OS X integration like notifications and Dock icon control. It produces very lightweight Mac App Store-compatible apps.

## Use cases
- package an HTML/JS app as a native macOS app
- build Mac App Store apps from web technologies
- display native OS X notifications from JavaScript
- create tiny desktop apps with web UIs
- access macOS-specific features from a web app

## When to choose
- you want minimal app size and simple WebView wrapping for macOS
- you need Mac App Store compatibility for a web-based app
- your target is older macOS versions (10.6+)

## When to avoid
- you need cross-platform desktop apps (consider Electron or Tauri)
- you need modern WebKit features or active maintenance
- you target Windows or Linux

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: desktop-framework, web-framework, sdk
- domain: desktop-applications, web-development, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: webkit-wrapper, hybrid-apps, objective-c, mac-app-store, html-apps, native-notifications, macos, webkit, javascript

## Member repositories
- MacGapProject/MacGap1 (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:09.080261+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 2026-08-29T18:35:02.265789+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MacGapProject/MacGap1 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:09.080261+00:00, sha 38113a63d639)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.