# ligi/SurvivalManual

Libre Survival Manual for Android with offline in mind

Repository: https://github.com/ligi/SurvivalManual
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/survivalmanual
Homepage: https://survivalmanual.github.io/
Language: Kotlin
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: kotlin, kotlin-android, android, survival, survival-manual, android-application
Last push: 2025-09-03T20:07:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 41/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 40, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3638, "days_push": 364, "days_rel": 676, "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 1284, forks 152 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:14.600758+00:00)

## What it is
A free and open-source Android app presenting the US Army Survival Field Manual (FM 3-05.70) as a fully offline-readable guide. It is written in Kotlin and available via Google Play, F-Droid, and Amazon.

## Use cases
- read a survival guide offline on my phone
- prepare for emergencies without internet access
- access the US Army survival field manual on Android
- find wilderness survival tips while hiking or camping
- contribute translations to an open-source survival manual

## When to choose
- you need an offline survival reference on an Android device
- you prefer libre software with no ads or tracking
- you want to contribute to or translate an open survival guide

## When to avoid
- you need an iOS or desktop survival app
- you want interactive or video-based survival training
- you need up-to-date, region-specific emergency information

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, markdown
- domain: education, android-tools, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: survival-guide, offline-first, open-source-android, emergency-preparedness, kotlin, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- ligi/SurvivalManual (main) score 41

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:14.600758+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 2026-08-30T04:56:45.548658+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ligi/SurvivalManual (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:14.600758+00:00, sha 2afde81eda98)
  - homepage: https://survivalmanual.github.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:12:28.473722+00:00, sha 7d40913aae2b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.