# apache/pouchdb

:kangaroo: - PouchDB is a pocket-sized database.

Repository: https://github.com/apache/pouchdb
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pouchdb
Homepage: https://pouchdb.com/
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: javascript, database, pouchdb, couchdb, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-25T14:09:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5928, "days_push": 8, "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 17599, forks 1507 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:20.056054+00:00)

## What it is
Apache PouchDB is an open-source JavaScript document database inspired by Apache CouchDB that runs in the browser (via IndexedDB) and in Node.js. It enables offline-first applications by syncing data with CouchDB-compatible servers.

## Use cases
- build offline-first web apps that sync when back online
- store documents locally in the browser
- sync browser data with a CouchDB server
- embed a small NoSQL database in a Node.js app
- replicate a database between client and server

## When to choose
- you need offline-capable apps with automatic sync to CouchDB
- you want a lightweight document store in the browser
- you need client-server replication with the CouchDB protocol

## When to avoid
- you need a heavy relational database with SQL joins
- you need a server-side primary datastore for large-scale workloads
- you don't need sync or offline storage

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: database, serialization, http-client
- domain: databases, web-development, frontend
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: offline-first, nosql, document-database, sync, couchdb-protocol, indexeddb, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- apache/pouchdb (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:20.056054+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 2026-08-29T17:02:36.160904+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/apache/pouchdb (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:20.056054+00:00, sha 0bd1406d617f)
  - homepage: https://pouchdb.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:01:09.396306+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.