# kusti8/proton-native

A React environment for cross platform desktop apps

Repository: https://github.com/kusti8/proton-native
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/proton-native
Homepage: https://proton-native.js.org
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: react, js, desktop, cross-platform, native
Last push: 2023-01-07T02:21:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3207, "days_push": 1335, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 10885, forks 349 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:44.589310+00:00)

## What it is
Proton Native is a React-based framework for building cross-platform native desktop applications using React Native syntax and components. It renders native UI widgets instead of bundling a browser like Electron, and works with existing React libraries such as Redux.

## Use cases
- build cross-platform desktop apps with react
- create native desktop applications without electron
- use react native syntax for desktop uis
- build a desktop calculator app in javascript
- reuse react libraries like redux in a desktop app
- hot reload desktop app development

## When to choose
- you know React Native and want native desktop widgets without Electron's memory overhead
- you want a lightweight cross-platform desktop app in JavaScript
- you want to reuse existing React ecosystem libraries on the desktop

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained framework - the original repo is abandoned and development moved to a community fork
- you need web-like rendering, rich CSS, or a large component ecosystem - Electron or Tauri are safer choices
- you need long-term support or guaranteed bug fixes for production apps

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: abandoned
- function: desktop-framework, frontend-framework, ui-components, state-management
- domain: desktop-applications, cross-platform, web-development, frontend
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: react-native, react, native-desktop, no-electron, hot-reloading, typescript, desktop, nodejs, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- kusti8/proton-native (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:44.589310+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 2026-08-29T17:17:26.640125+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kusti8/proton-native (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:44.589310+00:00, sha 61fd836879c0)
  - homepage: https://proton-native.js.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:16:37.534534+00:00, sha 8ed07f2f2ef7)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/proton-native (fetched 2026-08-29T08:16:37.543660+00:00, sha 8f33e6e4ab47)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.