Enhance HTML with lightweight JavaScript (or CSS) libraries.
No build tools, no compilers, and no hassle.
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⚛️ Fast 3kB React alternative with the same modern API. Components & Virtual DOM. | 3 kB | 2025-07-15 | 10.26.9 | MIT | 37,786 | 66 |
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</> htmx - high power tools for HTML | ~10 kB | 2025-07-15 | v2.0.6 | -- | 45,330 | 556 |
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Lit is a simple library for building fast, lightweight web components. | ~5 kB | 2025-07-11 | [email protected] | BSD-3-Clause | 19,941 | 430 |
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🍦 VanJS: World's smallest reactive UI framework. Incredibly Powerful, Insanely Small - Everyone can build a useful UI app in an hour. | 1.4 kB | 2025-07-10 | 1.5.5: Allow … | MIT | 4,131 | 29 |
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A JavaScript Framework for Building Brilliant Applications | ~9.5 kB | 2025-07-05 | v2.3.3 | MIT | 14,304 | 18 |
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diffHTML is a web framework that helps you build applications and other interactive content | 8 kB - 11 kB | 2025-07-01 | -- | MIT | 869 | 8 |
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Reactive library and components for building web user interface | 1.6 kB | 2025-06-25 | update vite | MIT | 132 | 6 |
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A rugged, minimal framework for composing JavaScript behavior in your markup. | ~12 kB | 2025-06-09 | v3.14.9 | MIT | 30,023 | 0 |
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Zero-dependency, build-free framework for the artisanal web. | ~5 kB | 2025-05-24 | v0.0.3-alpha.0 | MIT | 692 | 4 |
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∴ DOM tree microhydration | ~5 kB | 2025-05-15 | v11.5.3 | MIT | 159 | 2 |
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A micro HTML/SVG render | <3 kB | 2025-05-09 | -- | MIT | 1,023 | 7 |
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Reactive-Lightweight Markup Language. HTML framework for building MVPs. | ~12 kB - ~20 kB | 2025-05-06 | -- | MIT | 42 | 1 |
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The Just JavaScript Framework | ~16 kB | 2025-04-22 | -- | MIT | 2,733 | 23 |
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Declarative enhancement for HTML: simple, composable, lean. | 8 kB | 2025-04-15 | -- | MIT | 449 | 2 |
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1kB-ish JavaScript framework for building hypertext applications | 1 kB | 2025-03-20 | 2.0.0 | MIT | 19,143 | 10 |
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Fast, reactive, HTML First web pages without virtual DOM overhead or build tools. | 5 kB | 2025-03-16 | v0.11.0.0 | MIT | 81 | 1 |
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A lightweight library for creating reactive, state-based components and UI. | 1.6 kB | 2025-02-26 | -- | MIT | 1,231 | 5 |
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➿ An extensible JSX-based virtual DOM library for lightweight use in a variety of environments. | 3 kB | 2025-02-14 | v1.18.5 | MIT | 40 | 2 |
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💡 Declarative HTML library for native web-components | 1.6 kB | 2025-01-26 | -- | MIT | 78 | 6 |
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Develop lightweight and declarative UI with automatic dependecy tracking without boilerplate code, VDOM, nor compiler | <9 kB | 2025-01-18 | -- | BSD-2-Clause | 29 | 1 |
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Tiny (2 KB) turboboosted JavaScript library for creating user interfaces. | ~2 kB | 2025-01-17 | dispatch | MIT | 3,431 | 2 |
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A tiny, blazing fast view library that creates reactive Web Components | <5 kB | 2024-11-30 | 0.19.0 | MIT | 59 | 0 |
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Declarative creation of browser-native web components. | <2 kB | 2024-09-12 | -- | MIT-0 | 133 | 0 |
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Reactivity without the framework | ~2 kB | 2024-05-23 | Alpha 10 | MIT | 2,507 | 25 |
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Web components made simple and declarative | ~5.74 kB - ~10.1 kB | 2024-01-06 | v0.1.2a | Unlicense | 414 | 2 |
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HTML-first, low-friction library to add interactivity to a web page with minimal hassle. | <1 kB | 2023-12-26 | 0.2.0 | MIT | 11 | 0 |
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Lightweight and minimal dom template and ajax helpers | 1.2 kB | 2023-09-27 | -- | BSD-2-Clause | 18 | 0 |
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Generate HTML elements using HTM ("Hyperscript Tagged Markup") or JSX. | 1.9 kB | 2023-07-14 | v1.0.1 | MIT | 3 | 0 |
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Ben's DOM Clobberer | ~1 kB | 2022-10-18 | Release 1.1.0 | MIT | 37 | 2 |
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6kb subset of Vue optimized for progressive enhancement | ~5.8 kB | 2022-01-27 | -- | MIT | 9,482 | 0 |
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The hyperHTML strength & experience without its complexity 🎉 | <2 kB | 2021-02-17 | -- | ISC | 753 | 0 |
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A reactive Web Component library to create Custom Element and turns any HTML sections into components | ~3 kB | 2019-11-28 | -- | MIT | 418 | 13 |
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