PWABuilder
The simplest way to create progressive web apps across platforms and devices. Start here. This repo is home to several projects in the PWABuilder family of tools. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
67/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4174
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3736 stars · 398 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
PWABuilder is a suite of tools from Microsoft for building, analyzing, and packaging progressive web apps (PWAs) for app stores like the Microsoft Store, Google Play, and Meta Quest. It includes a web-based packaging tool, a VS Code extension (PWA Studio), and an opinionated PWA starter template.
Use cases
- package a pwa for the microsoft store
- convert my website into an installable app
- generate a web app manifest and service worker
- scaffold a new progressive web app project
- publish a web app to the play store
- test and audit my pwa quality
- build a pwa for meta quest
When to choose
- you want to ship an existing web app to app stores without writing native code
- you need a production-ready PWA starter template with best practices baked in
- you want tooling inside VS Code for building PWAs
When to avoid
- you need deep native platform APIs or hardware access beyond what web APIs expose
- you are building a fully native mobile or desktop application
- you need a non-web deployment target like embedded or console
Facets
framework · maturity active
web-framework ui-components developer-tools cli boilerplate web-development frontend developer-tools cross-platform windows cross-platform editor-plugin pwa progressive-web-app service-worker web-app-manifest app-packaging microsoft-store play-store vscode-extension web-components web-server nodejs android
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/pwa-builder/PWABuilder · fetched 2026-08-28 · 58b1039b495e
- homepage: https://docs.pwabuilder.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5c81e7821596
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| pwa-builder/PWABuilder | main | 67 |
| pwa-builder/PWABuilder-CLI | plugin | 10 |
| pwa-builder/pwa-starter | examples | 74 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="pwa-builder/PWABuilder")
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