1. Executive Summary
64.7%Dead
▲ Worsening (+8.4% since last check)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Clinical Notes | "A textbook example of the sunk cost fallacy in software engineering." |
| Classification | framework |
| Age | 13 years (est. 2013) |
2. Algorithmic Evaluation
The following mathematical model was applied to evaluate the existential footprint of Avalonia. The deaditude score is heavily influenced by the components listed below.
D =fage × ∑i=1nWbase,i · qi∑ Wbase,j · qjCi
Where Ci ∈ {GH, SO, RE, HN, YT, JB}
Figure 1: Existential Footprint
Radar analysis mapping the six distinct vectors of existential threat.
Figure 2: Historical Deaditude Evolution
Expected Extinction Date (Approximation): Immortal / Stable
Chronological evolution of existential threat.
2. Clinical Analysis
Avalonia is a cross-platform UI framework for dotnet, providing a flexible styling system and supporting a wide range of platforms such as Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and WebAssembly. Avalonia is mature and production ready and is used by companies, including Schneider Electric, Unity, JetBrains and GitHub.
2.1 Diagnostic Metrics
The following objective indicators have been collected to determine the existential status of this technology:
Codebase Vitality (GitHub)
Not available due to technical difficulties (i.e. we couldn't afford the API quota to analyze 10,000 new JS frameworks this month).
Community Cry for Help (StackOverflow)
- Total Questions (recent): 3
- Answered Ratio: 0.0%
- Accepted Ratio: 0.0%
- Zero Answer Ratio: 100.0%
- Median Response Time (hr): N/A
- Days Since Last Activity: 0
- Trend Direction: stable
Hype & Propaganda (YouTube)
- Recent Videos: 15
- Average Views: 874.2
Despair & Existential Dread (Reddit)
- Reddit Posts (recent): 13
- Average Upvotes: 4.0
- Trend Direction: stable
- Trend Growth Rate: -50.0%
Intellectual Discourse (Hacker News)
- Mentions (recent): 14
- Average Points: 28.4
- Days Since Last Post: 18
Corporate Adoption (StackShare & Jobs)
- Stacks Using It: 349
- StackShare Followers: 0
- StackShare Upvotes: 0
- StackShare Mentions: 0
- Open Job Postings: 21
- Jobs Trend Direction: stable
- Jobs Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%
Data retrieved at: 6/27/2026
Appendix A: Recent YouTube Propaganda
| Thumbnail | Video Details | Views |
|---|---|---|
 | ShareX: 18 Years of the Best Free Screenshot Tool on Windows Channel: AwesomeFOSS | 118 |
 | ShareX 20 — Free Screenshot + Recorder + Uploader for Windows (Now With AI) Channel: Prism Labs | 123 |
 | trying to learn avalonia for no reason Channel: ayayo | 35 |
 | Avalonia UI Channel: dotnetsheff | 217 |
 | Subtitle Edit 5 for Mac, Windows and Linux is Almost Here – Test Before the Official Release Channel: David Mbugua | 458 |
Appendix B: Reddit Despair Logs
| Post Title | Score | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| One Year Into Three Million Dollars of Trust | 25 | 5 |
| I (kinda) built PolyInstall, a .NET/Avalonia installer generator driven by YAML manifests | 4 | 2 |
| Generic font names? | 3 | 0 |
| Where is the dotnet-apiref command? | 3 | 3 |
| Looking for current MacOS deployment details | 3 | 5 |
Appendix C: Hacker News Discourse
| Topic | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Avalonia WebView Is Now Free and Open Source | 8 | 0 |
| Show HN: LANCommander v2.1.0 – New Avalonia-based launcher | 7 | 0 |
| Avalonia 12 – Ready for What's Next | 5 | 4 |
| AvaloniaUI Version 12 Released | 4 | 0 |
| Show HN: Perfect Bluetooth MIDI for Windows | 105 | 40 |
Appendix D: StackOverflow Pleas for Help
| Question Title | Views | Status |
|---|---|---|
| How to clip the scrollviewer to be with same as the Parent Item if CornerRadius was set on Parent in Avalonia? | 27 | Unanswered (0 ans) |
| How to clear the empty column from the datagrid when using Avalonia and C#? | 98 | Unanswered (0 ans) |
| How to resolve Invalid Markup on Avalonia Previewer related to resolve type? | 90 | Unanswered (0 ans) |
Appendix E: Historical Deaditude Scores
| Date | Deaditude Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| 6/27/2026 | 64.7% | Dying Slowly |
| 6/13/2026 | 56.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/31/2026 | 61.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/17/2026 | 53.8% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/3/2026 | 54.9% | Dying Slowly |
| 4/20/2026 | 59.7% | Dying Slowly |
| 4/6/2026 | 64.5% | Dying Slowly |
| 3/23/2026 | 53.7% | Dying Slowly |
| 3/10/2026 | 53.1% | Dying Slowly |
| 2/24/2026 | 69.9% | Dying Slowly |
| 2/10/2026 | 58.5% | Dying Slowly |
| 1/28/2026 | 57.8% | Dying Slowly |
| 1/14/2026 | 57.8% | Dying Slowly |
| 12/31/2025 | 59.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 12/18/2025 | 62.1% | Dying Slowly |
| 12/4/2025 | 68.4% | Dying Slowly |
| 11/20/2025 | 40.0% | Stable & Mature |
| 11/7/2025 | 57.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 10/25/2025 | 69.2% | Dying Slowly |
| 10/11/2025 | 62.7% | Dying Slowly |
| 9/28/2025 | 60.8% | Dying Slowly |
| 9/14/2025 | 45.3% | Stable & Mature |
| 8/31/2025 | 56.8% | Dying Slowly |
| 8/18/2025 | 65.0% | Dying Slowly |
| 8/4/2025 | 66.3% | Dying Slowly |
| 7/21/2025 | 64.5% | Dying Slowly |
| 7/8/2025 | 56.6% | Dying Slowly |
| 6/24/2025 | 53.1% | Dying Slowly |
| 6/10/2025 | 58.1% | Dying Slowly |
| 5/28/2025 | 60.3% | Dying Slowly |