# Automattic/wp-desktop

WordPress.com for Desktop

Repository: https://github.com/Automattic/wp-desktop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wp-desktop
Homepage: https://apps.wordpress.com/desktop/
License Family: other
Topics: wordpress, desktop, electron
Last push: 2026-07-02T10:07:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 91, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3918, "days_push": 62, "days_rel": 62, "gap_med": 8.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1017, forks 302 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:14.654712+00:00)

## What it is
WordPress.com for Desktop is an Electron-based application that packages the full WordPress.com experience as a native desktop app for Mac, Windows, and Linux. The source code now lives in the Automattic/wp-calypso repository, with this repo used only for deployment and releases.

## Use cases
- manage wordpress sites from desktop app
- write blog posts without browser distractions
- get faster wordpress.com page loads locally
- run wordpress.com in a resizable desktop window
- download wordpress desktop app for mac windows linux

## When to choose
- you use WordPress.com and want a dedicated desktop app instead of a browser tab
- you want near-instant page loads via a bundled local copy of the site
- you need a small notification window or full-screen writing mode

## When to avoid
- you self-host WordPress and need full admin/plugin management rather than the WordPress.com experience
- you need to contribute source code - development happens in the wp-calypso repository
- you want a lightweight native app rather than an Electron wrapper

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: desktop-framework, web-framework
- domain: desktop-applications, web-development, cms, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: wordpress, electron-app, blogging, content-management, wrapper-app, electron, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- Automattic/wp-desktop (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:14.654712+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 2026-08-30T07:09:31.266795+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Automattic/wp-desktop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:14.654712+00:00, sha 804614946ed1)
  - homepage: https://apps.wordpress.com/desktop/ (fetched 2026-08-29T13:10:18.081067+00:00, sha 0dbdd04724c8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.