# terkelg/ramme

Unofficial Instagram Desktop App.

Repository: https://github.com/terkelg/ramme
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ramme
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: macos, social-network, electron, windows, linux, instagram, ramme
Archived: true
Last push: 2019-11-03T01:35:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3664, "days_push": 2496, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3304, forks 386 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:55.799205+00:00)

## What it is
Ramme is an unofficial Instagram desktop client built with Electron, supporting photo upload, dark theme, keyboard shortcuts, and background behavior on macOS, Windows, and Linux. The project is no longer maintained, with the last release in November 2019.

## Use cases
- use instagram from my desktop without a browser
- upload photos to instagram from my computer
- instagram app for mac windows and linux
- dark mode instagram desktop client
- browse instagram with keyboard shortcuts

## When to choose
- you want a native-feeling Instagram experience on desktop and accept unmaintained software
- you need photo upload from a desktop client on macOS, Windows, or Linux

## When to avoid
- you need a working, up-to-date Instagram client - the app is abandoned and may break with Instagram changes
- you require security updates or official support
- you are uncomfortable using an unofficial app that risks account issues

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: social-media, desktop-applications, cross-platform
- platform: windows
- tags: instagram, electron-app, unofficial-client, dark-theme, photo-upload, keyboard-shortcuts, discontinued, macos, linux, electron, desktop

## Member repositories
- terkelg/ramme (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:55.799205+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 2026-08-29T18:42:55.749316+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/terkelg/ramme (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:55.799205+00:00, sha 329328c6a28d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.