# ptmt/react-native-macos

[deprecated in favor of https://microsoft.github.io/react-native-windows/] React Native for macOS is an experimental fork for writing desktop apps using Cocoa

Repository: https://github.com/ptmt/react-native-macos
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/react-native-macos
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-02-13T08:45:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3986, "days_push": 932, "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 11194, forks 413 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:46.372623+00:00)

## What it is
A fork of React Native that lets developers build native macOS desktop applications using JavaScript and React components rendered via Cocoa. The project is deprecated and no longer maintained, with users directed to React Native for Windows/macOS by Microsoft.

## Use cases
- build macos desktop apps with react native
- reuse react native code for a mac app
- write desktop applications in javascript
- add a macos target to an existing react native project
- render native cocoa ui from react components

## When to choose
- you are maintaining a legacy project already built on this fork
- you need a historical reference for react native desktop experiments

## When to avoid
- starting any new macOS desktop project
- you want long-term support or updates
- you need Windows support too - use microsoft react-native-windows instead

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: abandoned
- function: mobile-framework, ui-components, frontend-framework
- domain: cross-platform, desktop-applications, frontend
- platform: -
- tags: react-native, desktop-apps, cocoa, deprecated, macos, javascript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- ptmt/react-native-macos (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:46.372623+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 2026-08-29T17:16:28.446538+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ptmt/react-native-macos (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:46.372623+00:00, sha 8b957aef8cb1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.