HeyPuter/puter
🌐 The Internet Computer! Free, Open-Source, and Self-Hostable. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
92/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 99
- Longevity 65
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 8.5
- age_days: 914
- days_rel: 10
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 17
Adoption not part of the score
43267 stars · 4039 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Puter is an open-source, self-hostable web-based desktop environment ('internet computer') that bundles files, apps, and games in a browser-accessible cloud OS. It also offers a developer platform with APIs for AI, cloud storage, key-value databases, and serverless workers, plus an app store for publishing web apps.
Use cases
- self-host a personal cloud desktop in the browser
- replace Dropbox with self-hosted cloud storage
- run a web-based OS with apps and games in one place
- build and publish web apps with built-in storage and AI APIs
- set up a browser-based remote desktop environment
- host a personal NAS-like file manager accessible anywhere
When to choose
- you want a self-hosted, privacy-friendly cloud desktop or storage solution
- you need a platform to build, host, and distribute web apps with storage, database, and AI built in
- you want an extensible web OS with an app ecosystem
When to avoid
- you need a traditional native desktop OS or full Linux desktop environment
- you only need simple file sync without a full desktop interface
- you require lightweight resource usage on low-powered hardware
Facets
application · maturity active
gui file-system object-storage self-hosted web-framework sdk self-hosted cloud-computing web-development developer-tools files self-hosted cross-platform browser web-desktop cloud-os web-os desktop-environment cloud-storage nas dropbox-alternative app-platform serverless-workers web-server docker nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/HeyPuter/puter · fetched 2026-08-28 · 132bf0d33d24
- homepage: https://puter.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · ff041c3c8e65
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| HeyPuter/puter | main | 92 |
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