# c-smile/sciter-js-sdk

Sciter.JS - Sciter but with QuickJS on board instead of my TIScript

Repository: https://github.com/c-smile/sciter-js-sdk
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sciter-js-sdk
Language: Pawn
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2022-04-19T16:38:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2153, "days_push": 1597, "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 1644, forks 97 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:16.157835+00:00)

## What it is
Sciter.JS is a cross-platform desktop application framework that lets you build native apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, powered by the QuickJS engine instead of the original TIScript. It ships a lightweight embedded HTML/CSS rendering engine with SDK samples and documentation for Windows, Linux, and macOS.

## Use cases
- build cross-platform desktop apps with html css and javascript
- lightweight alternative to electron for desktop applications
- embed an html ui engine in a native desktop app
- run mithril or other js frameworks in a desktop shell
- build desktop apps that run on raspberry pi
- use quickjs with es6 modules in a native gui

## When to choose
- you want small, fast desktop apps without bundling Chromium like Electron
- you prefer building UI in HTML/CSS with a native-feeling engine
- you need to target Windows, macOS, and Linux including ARM/Raspberry Pi

## When to avoid
- you need mobile support, which is still pending
- you require the full Node.js ecosystem or browser APIs in your desktop app
- you want a framework with a large community and frequent releases - development has moved to GitLab and releases have slowed

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: desktop-framework, frontend-framework, ui-components, templating
- domain: desktop-applications, web-development, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: sciter, quickjs, html-css-js, lightweight-gui, embedded-browser-engine, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- c-smile/sciter-js-sdk (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:16.157835+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 2026-08-30T03:45:48.651976+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/c-smile/sciter-js-sdk (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:16.157835+00:00, sha 99dcc0732577)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.