# os-js/OS.js

OS.js - JavaScript Web Desktop Platform

Repository: https://github.com/os-js/OS.js
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/osjs
Homepage: https://www.os-js.org/
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: javascript, cloud-platform, web-desktop, desktop, osjs
Last push: 2022-12-12T13:14:32+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": 4672, "days_push": 1360, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7083, forks 865 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:55.750872+00:00)

## What it is
OS.js is an open-source JavaScript web desktop platform that provides a window manager, application APIs, GUI toolkit, and filesystem abstractions in the browser. It serves as a base repository for building custom web desktop distributions and can be run via Docker or Node.js.

## Use cases
- run a desktop environment in the browser
- build a web-based cloud desktop
- create browser-based desktop applications with a window manager
- self-host a remote desktop-like workspace
- develop custom web OS distributions
- provide a GUI toolkit for web apps

## When to choose
- you want a full web desktop environment with window management and app APIs
- you need a self-hosted cloud desktop platform
- you want to build browser-based applications with a desktop-like UI

## When to avoid
- you need a simple website or standard web app without desktop metaphors
- you require a production OS-level remote desktop (like VNC/RDP)
- you need actively cutting-edge Node.js compatibility without workarounds

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, web-framework, ui-components, file-system
- domain: web-development, frontend, desktop-applications, self-hosted
- platform: cross-platform, browser
- tags: web-desktop, desktop-environment, window-manager, gui-toolkit, cloud-desktop, web-server, nodejs, docker

## Member repositories
- os-js/OS.js (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:55.750872+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 2026-08-29T17:40:11.720970+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/os-js/OS.js (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:55.750872+00:00, sha c496960fe660)
  - homepage: https://www.os-js.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:36:15.429059+00:00, sha 5704359291fd)
  - site_page: https://manual.os-js.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:36:15.438679+00:00, sha ac782d179bee)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.