yakyak/yakyak
Desktop chat client for Google Hangouts observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
43/100
- Activity 44
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4110
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 337
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3753 stars · 305 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
YakYak is a cross-platform desktop chat client for Google Hangouts built with Electron and CoffeeScript. It provides native notifications, image sharing, conversation management, and presence indicators as an unofficial alternative to the web client.
Use cases
- chat on google hangouts from my desktop without a browser
- get native desktop notifications for hangouts messages
- send images in hangouts via drag and drop
- use hangouts on linux
- manage hangouts conversations from a native app
- use google voice sms from desktop
When to choose
- you want a lightweight native-feeling Hangouts client on macOS, Linux, or Windows
- you need native OS notifications, inline images, and typing indicators for Hangouts
- you want a client localized in many languages
When to avoid
- you use Google Chat (the newer product) rather than classic Hangouts
- you need an officially supported client, since Google may flag the login as a suspicious iOS device
- you need voice/video calls in-app, as those open in Chrome
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
chat-interface gui alerting messaging-platforms cross-platform desktop-applications cross-platform windows google-hangouts electron chat-client unofficial-client coffeescript desktop macos linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/yakyak/yakyak · fetched 2026-08-28 · 7b0f5243fae5
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| yakyak/yakyak | main | 43 |
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