# ethereum/mist

[DEPRECATED] Mist. Browse and use Ðapps on the Ethereum network.

Repository: https://github.com/ethereum/mist
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mist
Homepage: http://ethereum.org
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: ethereum, browser, meteor, web3, geth, electron, blockchain
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-07-20T13:59:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4102, "days_push": 2235, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7423, forks 1868 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:59.789422+00:00)

## What it is
Mist was the official Ethereum Foundation desktop browser for discovering and using decentralized applications (Ðapps) on the Ethereum network, built with Electron and Meteor. It has been officially deprecated and is no longer maintained, with its last release in July 2020.

## Use cases
- browse and use ethereum dapps from a desktop app
- run the ethereum wallet gui
- interact with web3 dapps without a browser extension
- manage ethereum accounts locally
- study a deprecated electron-based dapp browser codebase

## When to choose
- you need a historical reference of the original Ethereum dapp browser
- you are maintaining or forking legacy Mist-based tooling

## When to avoid
- you want an actively maintained Ethereum wallet or dapp browser
- you are setting up a new Ethereum development or user environment
- you need current security support for handling crypto assets

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: browser-extension, gui, developer-tools
- domain: blockchain, web-development, desktop-applications
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: ethereum, dapp-browser, web3, deprecated, meteor, geth, wallet, cryptocurrency, electron, desktop, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- ethereum/mist (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:59.789422+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 2026-08-29T17:37:45.392640+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ethereum/mist (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:59.789422+00:00, sha 907542b20789)
  - homepage: http://ethereum.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:33:33.444838+00:00, sha dbb6dae80672)
  - site_page: https://ethereum.org/developers/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:33:33.454018+00:00, sha 5df275b884da)
  - site_page: https://ethereum.org/developers/docs/intro-to-ethereum (fetched 2026-08-29T08:33:33.456034+00:00, sha ff0f9f5f3087)
  - site_page: https://ethereum.org/developers/docs/ethereum-stack (fetched 2026-08-29T08:33:33.458150+00:00, sha 00f180054fef)
  - site_page: https://ethereum.org/developers/docs/design-and-ux (fetched 2026-08-29T08:33:33.460071+00:00, sha 82b1e316f096)
  - site_page: https://ethereum.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:33:33.461966+00:00, sha 31b7a7ba5283)
  - site_page: https://ethereum.org/developers (fetched 2026-08-29T08:33:33.463723+00:00, sha cbb7db63157d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.