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[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-LGPL%20v2%2B-blue.svg)](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gjs/blob/HEAD/COPYING)
[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-blue.svg)](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gjs/blob/HEAD/COPYING)
-JavaScript bindings for GNOME
+GNOME JavaScript
=============================
+GJS is a JavaScript runtime built on
+[Firefox's SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine](https://spidermonkey.dev/) and
+the [GNOME platform libraries](https://developer.gnome.org/).
+
Use the GNOME platform libraries in your JavaScript programs.
-GJS powers GNOME Shell, Polari, GNOME Documents, and many other apps.
-Under the hood it uses SpiderMonkey, Mozilla's JavaScript engine
-originally developed for Firefox.
+GJS powers GNOME Shell, Maps, Characters, Sound Recorder and
+[many other apps](./doc/Home.md).
## Installation