# the-via/releases

Repository: https://github.com/the-via/releases
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/releases
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2023-03-10T03:35:58+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": 2710, "days_push": 1272, "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 2352, forks 226 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:40.426977+00:00)

## What it is
An Electron desktop wrapper around the VIA web app (usevia.app) for configuring QMK-powered mechanical keyboards. It always runs the latest VIA version and supports both v3 and v2 keyboard definitions.

## Use cases
- configure my mechanical keyboard without using a browser
- remap keys on a QMK keyboard via a desktop app
- manage VIA keyboard layouts and macros locally
- set up keyboard layers and lighting on Linux/macOS/Windows
- avoid browser permission issues when configuring VIA keyboards

## When to choose
- you want a native desktop app for VIA instead of the web version
- you need the latest VIA features with v3 definition support
- you configure multiple QMK keyboards across different operating systems

## When to avoid
- your keyboard uses a different configurator like QMK Toolbox or Remap
- you prefer the web app at usevia.app directly
- you need to flash firmware rather than configure keymaps

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, hardware, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: via, keyboard-configuration, qmk, mechanical-keyboards, electron-wrapper, firmware-tooling, electron, desktop, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- the-via/releases (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:40.426977+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 2026-08-30T02:36:53.485150+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/the-via/releases (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:40.426977+00:00, sha d364c802246a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.