# TooTallNate/NodObjC

The Node.js ⇆ Objective-C bridge

Repository: https://github.com/TooTallNate/NodObjC
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nodobjc
Homepage: http://tootallnate.github.io/NodObjC
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2020-08-08T20:07:00+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": 5532, "days_push": 2216, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1422, forks 122 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:41.126107+00:00)

## What it is
NodObjC is a Node.js bridge to the Objective-C runtime, exposing Apple frameworks like Foundation and Cocoa to JavaScript via BridgeSupport files and node-ffi. It lets developers write native macOS/iOS Cocoa applications entirely in JavaScript, interpreted at runtime.

## Use cases
- write native macOS Cocoa apps in JavaScript
- script Objective-C frameworks from Node.js
- rapidly prototype Mac GUI applications without recompiling
- call Apple APIs like NSString and NSArray from Node
- automate macOS tasks using Cocoa classes
- build command-line tools that use native Apple frameworks

## When to choose
- you want to use Objective-C/Cocoa APIs from JavaScript on macOS
- you need rapid prototyping of Mac apps without a compile step
- you're building Node.js tooling that must interact with native Apple frameworks

## When to avoid
- you need maximum performance or App Store distribution
- you target platforms other than macOS
- you need actively maintained software with recent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: sdk, interpreter
- domain: operating-systems, apple-ecosystem, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: cli
- tags: objective-c, cocoa, bridge, ffi, macos-development, runtime-bridge, macos, nodejs

## Member repositories
- TooTallNate/NodObjC (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:41.126107+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 2026-08-30T04:37:40.925151+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/TooTallNate/NodObjC (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:41.126107+00:00, sha f664614e09b5)
  - homepage: http://tootallnate.github.io/NodObjC (fetched 2026-08-29T11:50:04.401504+00:00, sha 80ff843b8ccb)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/nodobjc (fetched 2026-08-29T11:50:04.404779+00:00, sha 977d95f5490b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.