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zhihulite/Hydrogen

一个基于androlua+开发的第三方知乎安卓客户端 observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/zhihulite/Hydrogen · homepage · Lua · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

83/100

  • Activity 87
  • Release rhythm 68
  • 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: 37
  • age_days: 1453
  • days_rel: 135
  • days_push: 83
  • n_releases_24m: 4

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1764 stars · 49 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Hydrogen is a third-party lightweight Zhihu (Chinese Q&A platform) client for Android, built with AndroLua+ using Lua 5.3 business logic bridged to native Android APIs. It offers a Material Design interface with native lists and WebView hybrid rendering, and its maintenance is currently slowed.

Use cases

  • browse zhihu on android without the official app
  • lightweight third-party zhihu client
  • read zhihu answers and articles on mobile
  • customize or fork an open-source zhihu android app
  • learn how to build android apps with androlua

When to choose

  • you want an open-source, lightweight alternative to the official Zhihu app on Android
  • you want to fork or study a Lua-based Android client
  • you prefer Material Design native UI over the official app

When to avoid

  • you need actively maintained software - maintenance is slowed and Zhihu++ is recommended instead
  • you need iOS or desktop support
  • you are uncomfortable with publicly available signing keys and third-party APK risks

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

http-client gui android-tools social-media cross-platform third-party-client zhihu androlua lua mobile-app android

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
zhihulite/Hydrogenmain83

For agents

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