# noodlewerk/NWPusher

OS X and iOS application and framework to play with the Apple Push Notification service (APNs)

Repository: https://github.com/noodlewerk/NWPusher
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nwpusher
Language: Objective-C
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2021-03-30T07:00:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5106, "days_push": 1982, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6302, forks 662 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:41.558483+00:00)

## What it is
NWPusher is a macOS and iOS application plus framework for sending push notifications directly to the Apple Push Notification service (APNs). It lets developers test push notifications without setting up a server, using just an SSL certificate and device token.

## Use cases
- test push notifications for an iOS app without setting up a server
- send APNs pushes directly from a Mac using keychain certificates
- debug why push notifications are not being delivered
- send push notifications programmatically from an iOS or macOS app
- read the APNs feedback service for invalid device tokens
- verify push certificate and payload setup with detailed error reporting

## When to choose
- you need a quick, no-server way to test Apple push notifications
- you want detailed APNs error messages to debug push delivery
- you want to embed APNs sending in your own macOS/iOS app via a lightweight framework

## When to avoid
- you need a production push backend for many users or scheduled campaigns
- you target platforms other than Apple's APNs (e.g. FCM)
- you need a maintained solution - the project has not seen releases since 2021

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-client, developer-tools, testing
- domain: mobile-development, developer-tools, apple-ecosystem
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: apns, push-notifications, objective-c, mac-app, ios-framework, macos, ios

## Member repositories
- noodlewerk/NWPusher (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:41.558483+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 2026-08-29T17:46:15.297404+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/noodlewerk/NWPusher (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:41.558483+00:00, sha 070c45ab7bfc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.