# arturadib/node-qt

C++ Qt bindings for Node.js

Repository: https://github.com/arturadib/node-qt
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/node-qt
Homepage: http://documentup.com/arturadib/node-qt
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2014-06-15T15:35:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5307, "days_push": 4462, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1616, forks 166 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:11.897911+00:00)

## What it is
Node-Qt provides native C++ Qt bindings as a Node.js addon, focusing on graphics and audio APIs so developers can build native desktop apps from JavaScript. It mirrors Qt's API closely, translating virtual event methods into callback setters.

## Use cases
- create native desktop windows from node.js
- draw graphics with qpainter in javascript
- build cross-platform gui apps with node
- access qt graphics and audio apis from node
- prototype native apps without learning c++

## When to choose
- you want to build native desktop apps using node.js and qt 4
- you need low-level qt graphics or audio bindings from javascript
- you're maintaining a legacy node-qt project

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained library or modern qt 5/6 support
- you're starting a new desktop project (consider electron or tauri)
- you need full qt functionality beyond graphics and audio

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: gui, graphics, audio-processing, sdk
- domain: desktop-applications, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: qt-bindings, native-apps, node-addon, qwidgets, desktop-gui, macos, linux, nodejs

## Member repositories
- arturadib/node-qt (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:11.897911+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 2026-08-30T03:50:03.139873+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/arturadib/node-qt (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:11.897911+00:00, sha 5bf3abdf7594)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.