# plainhub/plain-app

🔥 PlainApp is an open-source app that lets you securely manage your phone from a web browser. Access files, media, contacts, SMS, calls, and more through a simple, easy-to-use interface on your desktop.

Repository: https://github.com/plainhub/plain-app
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/plain-app
Homepage: https://plainapp.app
Language: Kotlin
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: android, filemanager, graphql, ktor, learning, privacy-protection, productivity, rss, web, android-app, f-droid, fdroid, note-taking, rss-reader, compose-ui, compose, jetpack-compose, screen-mirroring, music-player, material-you
Last push: 2026-08-25T17:09:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1781, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 14, "gap_med": 1.0, "n_releases_24m": 55}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6578, forks 393 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:45.400090+00:00)

## What it is
PlainApp is an open-source Android app that runs a local web server on your phone, letting you manage files, media, contacts, SMS, notes, and screen mirroring from any browser on the same Wi-Fi network. It is fully local with no cloud or accounts, secured with TLS and XChaCha20-Poly1305 encryption.

## Use cases
- manage my android phone from a web browser
- transfer files between phone and pc over wifi
- send sms from my computer
- mirror my phone screen to a browser
- read phone notifications on desktop
- self-hosted phone management without cloud
- browse phone photos and videos on pc

## When to choose
- you want fully local, private phone management with no cloud relay or accounts
- you need file transfer, SMS, contacts, and screen mirroring in one free ad-free app
- you prefer open-source software you can audit and self-build

## When to avoid
- you need to manage your phone remotely over the internet, not just the same LAN
- you need an iOS device - this is Android-only
- you require polished enterprise MDM features or official support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, web-framework, graphql, file-upload, chat-interface, security, cryptography
- domain: android-tools, self-hosted, privacy, developer-tools, files, web-development
- platform: browser, jvm, self-hosted
- tags: phone-management, screen-mirroring, sms-from-desktop, file-transfer, local-network, jetpack-compose, rss-reader, markdown-notes, p2p-chat, webrtc, android, web-server

## Member repositories
- plainhub/plain-app (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:45.400090+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 2026-08-29T17:43:37.039052+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/plainhub/plain-app (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:45.400090+00:00, sha 33c5aea232d6)
  - homepage: https://plainapp.app (fetched 2026-08-29T08:40:07.443353+00:00, sha 2c2373e6a807)
  - site_page: https://plainapp.app/features (fetched 2026-08-29T08:40:07.452504+00:00, sha 2d0cd9cbdb96)
  - site_page: https://plainapp.app/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:40:07.454495+00:00, sha d4534049ab8c)
  - site_page: https://plainapp.app/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:40:07.456060+00:00, sha 8e9660ea8e52)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.