# zhihulite/Hydrogen

一个基于androlua+开发的第三方知乎安卓客户端

Repository: https://github.com/zhihulite/Hydrogen
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zhihulite-hydrogen
Homepage: https://zhihulite.github.io/
Language: Lua
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-06-11T05:16:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 87, release rhythm 68, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1453, "days_push": 83, "days_rel": 135, "gap_med": 37, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1764, forks 49 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:33.073779+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-client, gui
- domain: android-tools, social-media, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: third-party-client, zhihu, androlua, lua, mobile-app, android

## Member repositories
- zhihulite/Hydrogen (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:33.073779+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 2026-08-30T03:26:41.790626+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zhihulite/Hydrogen (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:33.073779+00:00, sha ced6187ce56d)
  - homepage: https://zhihulite.github.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:05:02.307012+00:00, sha 47945dbe42b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.