# LN-Zap/zap-desktop

Zap Wallet - Cross platform Lightning Network wallet focused on user experience and ease of use ⚡️

Repository: https://github.com/LN-Zap/zap-desktop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zap-desktop
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: zapwallet, lightning-network, lightning-network-wallet
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-11-17T08:36:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3310, "days_push": 1020, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1254, forks 204 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:08.771463+00:00)

## What it is
Zap Desktop is a cross-platform Lightning Network wallet for Bitcoin built with Electron, React, and Redux, focused on user experience and ease of use. The project is explicitly unmaintained, with users directed to alternatives like Strike.

## Use cases
- send and receive bitcoin over the lightning network
- manage lightning network channels from a desktop app
- cross-platform bitcoin lightning wallet with a friendly UI
- connect a desktop wallet to a lightning node
- make micropayments on the lightning network

## When to choose
- you need a full-featured open-source lightning wallet UI for macOS, Windows, or Linux
- you want to study an Electron + React + Redux desktop wallet codebase
- you self-manage a lightning node and want a polished desktop interface

## When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained wallet - the project is unmaintained as of 2023
- you want a mobile lightning wallet
- you need production security guarantees for holding funds

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: gui
- domain: desktop-applications, fintech
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: bitcoin, lightning-network, crypto-wallet, react, redux, unmaintained, wallet, cryptocurrency, macos, linux, electron, desktop

## Member repositories
- LN-Zap/zap-desktop (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:08.771463+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 2026-08-30T05:07:23.210567+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/LN-Zap/zap-desktop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:08.771463+00:00, sha 6d169b7705cd)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/zap-desktop (fetched 2026-08-29T12:17:56.795309+00:00, sha 132fd91214a0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.