# saltyshiomix/nextron

⚡ Next.js + Electron ⚡

Repository: https://github.com/saltyshiomix/nextron
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nextron
Homepage: https://npm.im/nextron
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: electron, nextjs, nextron, reactjs, react, typescript
Last push: 2026-08-21T06:44:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3049, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 12, "gap_med": 5.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4428, forks 253 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:48.939709+00:00)

## What it is
Nextron is a framework and CLI scaffolding tool that combines Next.js with Electron to build desktop applications using only web development knowledge. It provides templates, dev-mode hot reload, and production bundling for cross-platform desktop apps.

## Use cases
- build a desktop app with react and next.js
- create an electron app using web technologies
- scaffold a next.js electron project with tailwind
- package a web app as a cross-platform desktop application
- develop desktop software without learning native toolkits
- hot reload electron app during development

## When to choose
- you know react/next.js and want a desktop app
- you want ready-made templates and simple CLI commands
- you need cross-platform desktop packaging from a single codebase

## When to avoid
- you need a purely web-deployed application
- you require deep native OS integration beyond what electron offers
- you prefer tauri for smaller bundle sizes

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: desktop-framework, web-framework, build-tool, boilerplate
- domain: web-development, desktop-applications, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: electron, nextjs, react, desktop-app-builder, scaffolding, desktop, nodejs, typescript

## Member repositories
- saltyshiomix/nextron (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:48.939709+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 2026-08-29T18:20:55.533340+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/saltyshiomix/nextron (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:48.939709+00:00, sha 109f01324198)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.