JavaScript Mad Science

Open-source JavaScript projects categorized as Mad Science

Top 14 JavaScript Mad Science Projects

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  1. webtorrent

    ⚡️ Streaming torrent client for the web

    Project mention: Why is there no P2P streaming protocol like BitTorrent? | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-04-14
  2. SurveyJS

    JavaScript Form Builder with No-Code UI & Built-In JSON Schema Editor. Keep full control over the data you collect and tailor the form builder’s entire look and feel to your users’ needs. SurveyJS works with React, Angular, Vue 3, and is compatible with any backend or auth system. Learn more.

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  3. PDFKit

    A JavaScript PDF generation library for Node and the browser

    Project mention: OCR4all | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-02-13
  4. isomorphic-git

    A pure JavaScript implementation of git for node and browsers!

    Project mention: A pure JavaScript implementation of Git for Node and browsers | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-06-14
  5. peerflix

    Streaming torrent client for node.js

  6. BitcoinJS

    A javascript Bitcoin library for node.js and browsers.

  7. GitTorrent

    A decentralization of GitHub using BitTorrent and Bitcoin

  8. js-git

    A JavaScript implementation of Git.

  9. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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  10. stackgl

    A node.js-style module system for GLSL! :sparkles:

  11. image-to-ascii

    :floppy_disk: A Node.js module that converts images to ASCII art. (by IonicaBizau)

  12. limdu

    Machine-learning for Node.js

  13. peercast

    torrent-stream + chromecast

  14. webcat

    Mad science p2p pipe across the web using webrtc that uses your Github private/public key for authentication and a signalhub for discovery

  15. torrent-docker

    MAD SCIENCE realtime boot of remote docker images using bittorrent

  16. peerwiki

    all of wikipedia on bittorrent

  17. Stream

    Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video. Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.

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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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  • A pure JavaScript implementation of Git for Node and browsers

    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 14 Jun 2025
  • JsPDF: Generate PDFs on the Client-Side with Just JavaScript

    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 15 Aug 2024
  • WebTorrent: Fast Streaming Torrent Client for the Web

    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 5 Aug 2024
  • Tree-shaking, the horticulturally misguided algorithm

    6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 13 Apr 2024
  • Chris Wanstrath "defunkt" GitHub cofounder and former CEO is banned on GitHub

    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 5 Feb 2024
  • I Moved My Blog from IPFS to a Server

    8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 31 Jan 2024
  • WebTorrent – JavaScript torrent Streaming In browser

    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 24 Dec 2023
  • A note from our sponsor - SurveyJS
    surveyjs.io | 8 Jul 2025
    Keep full control over the data you collect and tailor the form builder’s entire look and feel to your users’ needs. SurveyJS works with React, Angular, Vue 3, and is compatible with any backend or auth system. Learn more. Learn more →

Index

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

# Project Stars
1 webtorrent 30,238
2 PDFKit 10,287
3 isomorphic-git 7,763
4 peerflix 6,233
5 BitcoinJS 5,887
6 GitTorrent 4,753
7 js-git 3,838
8 stackgl 2,247
9 image-to-ascii 1,616
10 limdu 1,054
11 peercast 518
12 webcat 452
13 torrent-docker 319
14 peerwiki 318

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