zhihulite/Hydrogen
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一个基于luajvm开发的第三方知乎安卓客户端 observed · 2026-10-04
Health v2 · maintenance only
91/100
- Activity 94
- Release rhythm 82
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 90.0
- age_days: 1501
- days_rel: 40
- days_push: 40
- n_releases_24m: 5
Adoption not part of the score
1791 stars · 49 forks observed · 2026-10-04
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
- readme: https://github.com/zhihulite/Hydrogen · fetched 2026-10-04 · ced6187ce56d
- homepage: https://zhihulite.github.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 47945dbe42b3
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| zhihulite/Hydrogen | main | 91 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="zhihulite/Hydrogen")
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