# yue/wey

Fast open source Slack desktop app

Repository: https://github.com/yue/wey
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wey
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2022-05-22T01:19:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3073, "days_push": 1565, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1662, forks 81 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:18.723890+00:00)

## What it is
Wey is a fast, open-source Slack desktop client built with Node.js and the Yue native UI library, using native widgets with minimal HTML rendering for messages. It is no longer actively maintained; users are directed to the lounge-lizard fork.

## Use cases
- use slack on desktop without electron overhead
- lightweight slack client with low ram usage
- native slack app for mac linux and windows
- open source alternative to official slack desktop app
- manage multiple slack teams in one app
- fast slack client with quick window switching

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight native Slack client with low memory footprint
- you prefer open-source desktop apps over Electron-based ones
- you are on macOS, Linux, or Windows and need multi-team Slack support

## When to avoid
- you rely on Slack for important work messages, as the project warns of bugs and missing features
- you need an actively maintained app with recent Slack API compatibility
- you need features beyond Slack, since only Slack is supported

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: chat-interface, gui, developer-tools
- domain: messaging-platforms, desktop-applications, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: slack-client, native-ui, yue, yode, chat-app, unmaintained, macos, linux, nodejs

## Member repositories
- yue/wey (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:18.723890+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 2026-08-30T03:44:35.991654+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/yue/wey (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:18.723890+00:00, sha f01dcd106329)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/wey (fetched 2026-08-29T11:17:09.041763+00:00, sha f8cf2152b561)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.