# HeyPuter/puter

🌐 The Internet Computer! Free, Open-Source, and Self-Hostable.

Repository: https://github.com/HeyPuter/puter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/puter
Homepage: https://puter.com
Language: TypeScript
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: desktop, desktop-environment, osjs, web-desktop, webtop, cloud-os, web-os, javascript, cloud, os, remote-desktop, operating-system, gui, cloud-storage, dropbox, nas, storage, open-source, puter, good-first-issue
Last push: 2026-08-26T23:02:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 65
- inputs: {"age_days": 914, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 10, "gap_med": 8.5, "n_releases_24m": 17}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 43267, forks 4039 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:08.982667+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, file-system, object-storage, self-hosted, web-framework, sdk
- domain: self-hosted, cloud-computing, web-development, developer-tools, files
- platform: self-hosted, cross-platform, browser
- tags: web-desktop, cloud-os, web-os, desktop-environment, cloud-storage, nas, dropbox-alternative, app-platform, serverless-workers, web-server, docker, nodejs

## Member repositories
- HeyPuter/puter (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:08.982667+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 2026-08-29T16:22:34.562714+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/HeyPuter/puter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:08.982667+00:00, sha 132bf0d33d24)
  - homepage: https://puter.com (fetched 2026-08-29T07:46:02.556178+00:00, sha ff041c3c8e65)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.