Products

Illinois App

The Illinois app is the flagship app of the Rokwire platform and the official mobile app of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Rokwire

Developed at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Rokwire is an open source software platform for mobile devices. 

• Integrated digital resources. The Rokwire platform enables the integration of an organization’s or a community’s digital resources, data streams, and services into a comprehensive digital ecosystem.
• Open source development. The source code of the Rokwire platform is open to all and available from the University of Illinois under the Apache 2.0 free software license. We are fostering a vibrant open source community to develop the platform.
• Apps developed on the Rokwire platform. The Rokwire platform affords rapid development and deployment of mobile applications. Rokwire tools enable communities to integrate digital resources using mobile technologies to deliver a range of services. Mobile apps built on Rokwire are customized for specific communities and purposes.

Safer Illinois App

In August 2020, the Safer Illinois app was released to support the University of Illinois COVID-19 mitigation program. The app was retired in February 2022.

Other COVID-19 Apps

Customized variants of Safer Illinois, developed by service partner Rokmetro, have been deployed at dozens of institutions, including universities, high schools, K-12 schools, and large museums such as the Smithsonian Institution. Because Rokwire is an open source platform, all of Rokmetro’s contributions to the code base have come at no cost to the University of Illinois. Anyone who uses and adapts this freely available code also benefits from this work.