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JavaScript Framework

Open-source JavaScript projects categorized as Framework

Top 23 JavaScript Framework Projects

  1. Meteor JS

    Meteor, the JavaScript App Platform

    Project mention: Blaze 3 Unofficial Simple Todos Tutorial with Meteor 3.4.1 + Rspack + PicoCSS | dev.to | 2026-05-08
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  3. Materialize

    Materialize, a CSS Framework based on Material Design

    Project mention: JavaScript Awesome Package | dev.to | 2026-02-03

    Materialize - Responsive front-end framework based on Material Design

  4. hyperapp

    1kB-ish JavaScript framework for building hypertext applications

    Project mention: How to Build Reactive Declarative UI in Vanilla JavaScript | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-01-12

    I can't imagine building anything anymore with the overly verbose bloat that is React.

    [0]: https://github.com/jorgebucaran/hyperapp/tree/main/packages/...

  5. framework7

    Full featured HTML framework for building iOS & Android apps

    Project mention: Top 10 Frameworks for Hybrid Mobile Apps in 2026 | dev.to | 2025-12-19

    Framework7 is a hybrid mobile app framework focused on creating iOS and Android apps with a native look and feel. It is especially suitable for Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) and smaller projects. Framework7 comes with a comprehensive set of UI components that match each platform’s design guidelines, allowing developers to quickly build visually appealing applications with minimal configuration.

  6. riot

    Simple and elegant component-based UI library

  7. Hapi

    The Simple, Secure Framework Developers Trust

    Project mention: Hapi.js – Gatekeeping at Its Finest | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-09-14
  8. Mithril.js

    A JavaScript Framework for Building Brilliant Applications

    Project mention: How to Build Reactive Declarative UI in Vanilla JavaScript | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-01-12
  9. blur-admin

    AngularJS Bootstrap Admin Panel Framework

  10. material-design-for-bootstrap

    Important! A new UI Kit version for Bootstrap 5 is available. Access the latest free version via the link below.

  11. vue-native-core

    Vue Native is a framework to build cross platform native mobile apps using JavaScript

  12. jesse

    An advanced crypto trading bot written in Python

  13. marionette

    The Backbone Framework

  14. imba

    🐤 The friendly full-stack language

    Project mention: Imba – The friendly full-stack language | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-09-15
  15. whitestorm.js

    :rocket: 🌪 Super-fast 3D framework for Web Applications 🥇 & Games 🎮. Based on Three.js

  16. SocketCluster

    Highly scalable realtime pub/sub and RPC framework

    Project mention: Flat Datacenter Networks at Scale | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-06-09

    This is basically the principle behind https://socketcluster.io/ scalability; the sharding of channels across available brokers is pseudo-random. It uses a hash function for determinism but the distribution looks essentially random.

  17. bud

    The Full-Stack Web Framework for Go

  18. nerv

    A blazing fast React alternative, compatible with IE8 and React 16. (by NervJS)

  19. Primus

    :zap: Primus, the creator god of the transformers & an abstraction layer for real-time to prevent module lock-in.

  20. Node.js framework

    Node.js framework (by totaljs)

  21. middy

    🛵 The stylish Node.js middleware engine for AWS Lambda 🛵

    Project mention: Fully-Typed HTTP Router for AWS Lambda with Middy and Zod | dev.to | 2025-10-11

    Since I was already using middy in the project, I discovered their http-router: a simple utility that forwards events to handlers based on method and path. It also handles extracting path parameters if you're using a /{proxy+} route in your API Gateway.

  22. embark-framework

    Framework for serverless Decentralized Applications using Ethereum, IPFS and other platforms

  23. hybrids

    Extraordinary JavaScript UI framework with unique declarative and functional architecture

  24. teaset

    A UI library for react native, provides 20+ pure JS(ES6) components, focusing on content display and action control.

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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Index

What are some of the best open-source Framework projects in JavaScript? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 Meteor JS 44,785
2 Materialize 38,862
3 hyperapp 19,209
4 framework7 18,671
5 riot 14,920
6 Hapi 14,790
7 Mithril.js 14,492
8 blur-admin 11,320
9 material-design-for-bootstrap 9,258
10 vue-native-core 8,281
11 jesse 8,065
12 marionette 7,037
13 imba 6,497
14 whitestorm.js 6,312
15 SocketCluster 6,198
16 bud 5,589
17 nerv 5,422
18 Primus 4,472
19 Node.js framework 4,370
20 middy 3,900
21 embark-framework 3,776
22 hybrids 3,176
23 teaset 2,940

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