# kofigumbs/multi

Create custom, lightweight macOS apps from websites

Repository: https://github.com/kofigumbs/multi
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/multi
Language: Swift
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: macos, swift, webkit, webview, cli
Last push: 2026-02-06T21:22:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 66, release rhythm 37, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2297, "days_push": 208, "days_rel": 208, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1404, forks 44 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:38.001384+00:00)

## What it is
Multi is a macOS tool that turns groups of websites into custom, lightweight native apps using WebKit webviews, with support for notifications, file uploads, and custom CSS/JavaScript. It includes a CLI (create-mac-app) and JSON-based configuration for building and updating these apps.

## Use cases
- turn a website into a lightweight macos app
- create a slack clone app from a website
- wrap web apps in native macos windows
- reduce memory usage compared to electron apps
- customize web app behavior with css and javascript
- build site-specific browsers from the command line

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight native macOS wrapper for web apps instead of Electron
- you need native notifications, file uploads, and dialogs in a web app
- you want CLI-driven, scriptable creation of custom web apps
- you need per-app customization via JSON, CSS, and JavaScript

## When to avoid
- you need cross-platform apps for Windows or Linux
- you need deep native macOS integration beyond what WebKit exposes
- you want a fully offline desktop application
- you need a GUI-only tool with no command-line usage

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, web-framework, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems, web-development
- platform: cli
- tags: webkit, webview, site-specific-browser, macos-apps, json-configuration, macos, swift

## Member repositories
- kofigumbs/multi (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:38.001384+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 2026-08-30T04:38:51.133850+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kofigumbs/multi (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:38.001384+00:00, sha 9b5e28adddde)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.