# M2Team/NanaBox

The third-party lightweight XAML-based out-of-box-experience oriented Hyper-V virtualization software based on Host Compute System API, Remote Desktop ActiveX control and XAML Islands

Repository: https://github.com/M2Team/NanaBox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nanabox
Homepage: https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9NJXJSCB2JK0
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: hcs, hyper-v, rdp, windows, xaml-islands
Last push: 2026-08-24T15:07:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 71, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1615, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 117, "gap_med": 34, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: no_license, no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1021, forks 59 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:15.822138+00:00)

## What it is
NanaBox is a lightweight, XAML-based Hyper-V virtualization client for Windows built on the Host Compute System API and Remote Desktop ActiveX control. It provides an out-of-box-experience oriented graphical interface for creating and managing virtual machines without the full Hyper-V Manager.

## Use cases
- manage hyper-v virtual machines with a lightweight gui
- create and run windows vms on windows 10/11
- quickly spin up test vms without hyper-v manager
- connect to vm consoles via rdp
- run linux vms on a windows host

## When to choose
- you want a simple, modern UI for Hyper-V VMs on Windows
- you find Hyper-V Manager too heavy or complex
- you need an out-of-box-experience oriented VM client

## When to avoid
- you need full Hyper-V management features like clustering or live migration
- you are not on a Windows host with Hyper-V support
- you need cross-platform virtualization like VirtualBox or QEMU

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: windows, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows
- tags: hyper-v, host-compute-system, rdp, xaml-islands, virtual-machines, vm-manager, virtualization

## Member repositories
- M2Team/NanaBox (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:15.822138+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 2026-08-30T07:08:48.088603+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - homepage: https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9NJXJSCB2JK0 (fetched 2026-08-29T13:09:01.096141+00:00, sha c8cf972f9966)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.