winjs/winjs
A UI toolkit for modern browsers observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4544
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2303
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4120 stars · 464 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
WinJS (Windows Library for JavaScript) is a UI toolkit of polished JavaScript controls and utilities for building HTML/CSS/JS applications in modern browsers, originally from Microsoft. It emphasizes touch, mouse, keyboard, and accessibility support, but is now in maintenance mode with no new feature investment.
Use cases
- build web apps with polished Windows-style UI controls
- add touch-friendly accessible UI components to a web app
- maintain an existing WinJS-based application
- build HTML/JS/CSS apps with a cohesive component set
- get high-performance list, grid, and navigation controls for the browser
When to choose
- you are maintaining or extending an existing WinJS-based app
- you want Windows-flavored, accessibility-ready UI controls in plain HTML/JS/CSS
- you need a stable, no-longer-changing toolkit for legacy browser apps
When to avoid
- you need a library with active development and new features
- you are starting a new modern web project (prefer React, Vue, or similar)
- you need framework integrations or a modern build ecosystem
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
ui-components frontend-framework animation accessibility web-development frontend cross-platform browser cross-platform microsoft windows-style-ui touch-support html-css-js legacy javascript
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/winjs/winjs · fetched 2026-08-28 · 54f4368604ec
- homepage: http://try.buildwinjs.com/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · a14dc2ae090f
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/winjs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 16415dcf9013
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| winjs/winjs | main | 23 |
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