Kiwix for Windows and GNU/Linux desktops
C-Rank Grade: A (Welcoming) - 58/100
External PR Merge Rate: 33%
Response Time: -
First Timer Success: 50%
kiwix/kiwix-desktop has a recorded first-timer success rate of 50.0%. Repositories ranked A typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
Maintainers in kiwix/kiwix-desktop respond to incoming external pull requests in approximately 0.0 hours on average. Keeping PRs focused on single tasks and ensuring tests pass helps maintainers review faster.
The C-Rank™ system evaluates GitHub projects on a 0–100 scale using real data: PR merge rates, review turnaround time, active maintainer presence, and first-time contributor success. A score of 58.3 places kiwix/kiwix-desktop in the A tier.
The external contributor pull request merge rate for kiwix/kiwix-desktop is 33.3%, based on public PR activity from non-core contributors.
kiwix/kiwix-desktop currently has 2 active issue(s) tagged with beginner-friendly labels like "good first issue", "beginner", or "up-for-grabs".
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Maintainers are most responsive around 03:00 UTC (03:00 UTC in your timezone). Recommended submission window is Monday - Wednesday from 00:00 to 04:00 UTC (00:00 - 04:00 UTC local).
Maintainer Strategy: Maintainer Sweet Spot: PRs under 150 lines merge in ~16 hours (42% approval). Large PRs (>500 lines) take ~115 hours (15% approval). Keep your diff compact for rapid review.
Stats shows that no reader (except KiwixJSElectron) sets a User-Agent while querying opds.library.kiwix.org. That would be very helpful to do, and it's also basic internet courtesy. Please also set the U-A for illustration requests (webview) if possible.
See: We should not have this one pixel bar...
Each type I click on a link it take 2 second to load the article... Two strange things: I always see No stemming for language 'ms' on the log (whatever the language of the ZIM I read) After clicking on a link, the title of the window switch shortly to Library - Kiwix Probably the bug is very stupid and very bad impact. Loading a page should be "immediate"
When I include a ZIM file as an argument when I launch Kiwix, sometimes the first tab has an issue. For example, if you launch it from the command prompt like this: Or, if you directly double-click a ZIM file in Windows Explorer and associate it with Kiwix, it will do the same thing. Normally, tabs should look like this: When the issue occurs, it looks like this: Note how the X has moved to a separate tab, and it should be integrated into the right side of the tab. The "+" got relocated and integrated into the left side of the tab, but it still functions normally. But the "X" is non-functional when it is like this. If I create an additional tabs, then the new tabs get inserted and they all work correctly: However, in this situation, the first tab can't even be accessed anymore. Clicking it does not select it, and the misplaced X does not close it. If you close all of the other tabs, then the first tab is able to be shown again, but still cannot be closed. When Kiwix is doing
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Currently, maintainers of kiwix/kiwix-desktop acknowledge new external contributions in approximately -. Out of all submitted pull requests from non-core authors in the last 180-day window, 33.3% were successfully merged into the primary branch.
kiwix/kiwix-desktop has a recorded first-timer success rate of 50.0%. Repositories ranked Welcoming typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
The initial maintainer response time averages ~-. Keeping PRs scoped to single concerns and ensuring CI checks succeed will optimize review turnaround.
The C-Rank™ index scores repositories on a 0 to 100 scale using an objective formula: external PR merge rates, initial response speed, active maintainer count, and first-time contributor retention. A score of 58.3 places kiwix/kiwix-desktop in the Welcoming tier.
The external pull request merge rate is 33.3%. GetMerged isolates non-core community contributions so external developers get an accurate benchmark of PR acceptance probability.
Yes, kiwix/kiwix-desktop currently has 2 active issue(s) tagged with beginner-friendly labels. You can inspect these directly from the repository issues tab.
All metrics displayed for kiwix/kiwix-desktop are automatically retrieved via the public GitHub API and recalculated daily. Insider pull requests submitted by repository owners or organization members are excluded from merge rate calculations to preserve objective external contributor statistics.