# MacGapProject/MacGap2

MacGap 2

Repository: https://github.com/MacGapProject/MacGap2
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/macgap2
Language: Objective-C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-08-23T02:15:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4487, "days_push": 1472, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1187, forks 84 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:55.234318+00:00)

## What it is
MacGap 2 is an open-source framework that lets developers deploy HTML, CSS, and JavaScript web apps as native macOS applications using WebKit. It provides a lightweight native container with JavaScript APIs for accessing Mac-specific features like notifications, menus, and the dock.

## Use cases
- wrap an existing web app as a native macOS desktop app
- build a lightweight Mac app using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- access native macOS features like notifications from JavaScript
- create a smaller alternative to Electron for Mac-only apps
- package a single-page application for distribution on macOS
- add a dock icon and native menus to a web-based tool

## When to choose
- you want to ship a web app as a native macOS application with a small footprint
- your target platform is macOS only and you prefer WebKit over Chromium
- you need lightweight JavaScript bridges to native Mac APIs like notifications and menus
- you want a simpler, lighter alternative to Electron for Mac desktop apps

## When to avoid
- you need cross-platform desktop apps on Windows and Linux, not just macOS
- you require a large plugin ecosystem, auto-updates, and active long-term maintenance
- your app depends on Chromium-specific APIs or Node.js integration
- you need guaranteed ongoing support, since the project sees only sporadic maintenance activity

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: desktop-framework, web-framework
- domain: web-development, desktop-applications, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: webkit-wrapper, hybrid-apps, native-container, objective-c, electron-alternative, macgap, javascript, mac-apps, macos, html, css

## Member repositories
- MacGapProject/MacGap2 (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:55.234318+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 2026-08-30T06:23:40.671613+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MacGapProject/MacGap2 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:55.234318+00:00, sha 601953dcccda)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.