# revoltchat/desktop

Revolt Desktop App

Repository: https://github.com/revoltchat/desktop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/revoltchat-desktop
Language: TypeScript
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: revolt, desktop, electron, javascript
Last push: 2024-10-24T18:16:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1858, "days_push": 678, "days_rel": 665, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1030, forks 117 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:17.746175+00:00)

## What it is
Revolt Desktop is an Electron-based desktop client for the Revolt chat platform, built with TypeScript and Electron Builder. It is being deprecated in favor of a new Tauri-based desktop app developed in the revoltchat/frontend repository.

## Use cases
- use revolt chat on my desktop
- open-source discord alternative desktop app
- chat client for self-hosted revolt server
- electron chat app for linux windows mac
- desktop client for revolt chat platform

## When to choose
- you want a native desktop client for Revolt today
- you need a self-hostable, open-source chat client
- you want to contribute to or fork an Electron-based chat app

## When to avoid
- you want the actively developed Revolt desktop experience - use the new Tauri app instead
- you need a mobile client
- you expect long-term support for this Electron app

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: chat-interface, gui
- domain: messaging-platforms, cross-platform, self-hosted
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: revolt, chat-client, electron-app, open-source-chat, discord-alternative, deprecated, electron, desktop, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- revoltchat/desktop (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:17.746175+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 2026-08-30T07:07:35.528353+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/revoltchat/desktop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:17.746175+00:00, sha 22a6d06439e0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.