neutralinojs/neutralinojs
Portable and lightweight cross-platform desktop application development framework observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
93/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 82
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 61
- age_days: 2993
- days_rel: 40
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 12
Adoption not part of the score
8615 stars · 533 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Neutralinojs is a lightweight, portable framework for building cross-platform desktop applications with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Unlike Electron, it does not bundle Chromium, instead using the OS's native webview and communicating with a C++ core over a secured WebSocket with an embedded static web server.
Use cases
- build a lightweight cross-platform desktop app with html css and javascript
- electron alternative that doesn't bundle chromium
- make a web app that can access the operating system filesystem and run commands
- use react or vue frontend framework inside a native desktop app
- run a lightweight local server or message broker in cloud mode
- extend a desktop app backend with any programming language via IPC
When to choose
- you want small binaries and low memory usage compared to Electron or NW.js
- you already know web technologies and want native OS access (files, commands, dialogs)
- you want fast builds with no compilation step for app code
- you need apps that also run in browser or Chrome modes
When to avoid
- you need pixel-perfect identical rendering across platforms (no bundled Chromium)
- you need deep native integration like system trays, menus, or heavy native modules out of the box
- your app depends on Node.js ecosystem libraries directly in the main process
Facets
framework · maturity active
desktop-framework web-framework http-server websocket sdk cli desktop-applications web-development cross-platform developer-tools windows cross-platform browser electron-alternative lightweight webview no-chromium-bundling native-api ipc frontend-frameworks neu-cli one-time-token-auth linux macos nodejs web-server
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/neutralinojs/neutralinojs · fetched 2026-08-28 · 8f9528501644
- homepage: https://neutralino.js.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 99f2468303ed
- site_page: https://neutralino.js.org/docs/release-notes/framework · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9f47d265d67e
- site_page: https://neutralino.js.org/docs/contributing/security · fetched 2026-08-29 · aa33d15e709f
- site_page: https://neutralino.js.org/docs/getting-started/using-frontend-libraries · fetched 2026-08-29 · 95cb5f40a7a4
- site_page: https://neutralino.js.org/docs/how-to/extensions-overview · fetched 2026-08-29 · d269361e7a80
- site_page: https://neutralino.js.org/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5a01682352e6
- site_page: https://neutralino.js.org/docs/api/overview · fetched 2026-08-29 · dc0f0b3af080
- site_page: https://neutralino.js.org/docs/cli/neu-cli · fetched 2026-08-29 · d455cff99148
- site_page: https://neutralino.js.org/docs/configuration/modes · fetched 2026-08-29 · 982cea7cc7d8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| neutralinojs/neutralinojs | main | 93 |
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