# facebookarchive/origami

A Quartz Composer framework that enables interactive design prototyping without programming.

Repository: https://github.com/facebookarchive/origami
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/origami
Homepage: https://origami.design/
Language: Objective-C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2016-11-15T18:01:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4643, "days_push": 3578, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3231, forks 421 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:50.158532+00:00)

## What it is
Origami is a free Quartz Composer plugin framework from Facebook that lets designers build interactive interface prototypes visually without programming. The Quartz Composer version is deprecated; Facebook now maintains Origami Studio, a standalone native Mac app for design prototyping.

## Use cases
- prototype interactive app designs without coding
- animate and test UI interactions before development
- import designs from Sketch or Figma and make them interactive
- build interactive design mockups for mobile apps
- demo app ideas to stakeholders with clickable prototypes
- explore animations and gestures visually

## When to choose
- you are a designer wanting code-free interactive prototyping on macOS
- you want to turn Sketch or Figma designs into working interactive prototypes
- you need to test animations, gestures, and device interactions visually

## When to avoid
- you need a supported, actively maintained tool - this Quartz Composer version is deprecated
- you are not on macOS or lack access to Quartz Composer
- you need production code generation rather than prototypes
- you prefer modern alternatives like Origami Studio, Framer, or Principle

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: gui, animation, graphics, developer-tools
- domain: web-design, frontend, graphics
- platform: -
- tags: quartz-composer, design-prototyping, interaction-design, deprecated, facebook, no-code, ui-prototyping, prototyping, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- facebookarchive/origami (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:50.158532+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 2026-08-30T07:24:38.830192+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/facebookarchive/origami (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:50.158532+00:00, sha c8731aebce17)
  - homepage: https://origami.design/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:37:41.651782+00:00, sha aa94e55ab69c)
  - site_page: https://origami.design/documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T09:37:41.660860+00:00, sha e781b3efbec3)
  - site_page: https://origami.design/tutorials/getting-started/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T09:37:41.662931+00:00, sha 2d42ae89ed84)
  - site_page: https://origami.design/documentation/canvas/layout (fetched 2026-08-29T09:37:41.664808+00:00, sha 55c2cd0432f6)
  - site_page: https://origami.design/documentation/workflow/components (fetched 2026-08-29T09:37:41.666749+00:00, sha 235f4215ecbc)
  - site_page: https://origami.design/releases (fetched 2026-08-29T09:37:41.668555+00:00, sha 24726ae7be7c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.