Ruby Framework

Open-source Ruby projects categorized as Framework

Top 15 Ruby Framework Projects

  1. Ruby on Rails

    Ruby on Rails

    Project mention: Unlocking Opportunities: How to Thrive as a Ruby Engineer in Today's Tech Landscape | dev.to | 2025-05-07

    Ruby on Rails open source projects. Contribute and learn at the same time.

  2. InfluxDB

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  3. Glimmer

    DSL Framework consisting of a DSL Engine and a Data-Binding Library used in Glimmer DSL for SWT (JRuby Desktop Development GUI Framework), Glimmer DSL for Opal (Pure Ruby Web GUI), Glimmer DSL for LibUI (Prerequisite-Free Ruby Desktop Development GUI Library), Glimmer DSL for Tk (Ruby Tk Desktop Development GUI Library), Glimmer DSL for GTK (Ruby-GNOME Desktop Development GUI Library), Glimmer DSL for XML (& HTML), and Glimmer DSL for CSS

    Project mention: Glimmer: DSL Framework for Ruby GUI and More | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-01-10
  4. glimmer-dsl-libui

    Glimmer DSL for LibUI - Prerequisite-Free Ruby Desktop Development Cross-Platform Native GUI Library - The Quickest Way From Zero To GUI - If You Liked Shoes, You'll Love Glimmer! - No need to pre-install any prerequisites. Just install the gem and have platform-independent GUI that just works on Mac, Windows, and Linux.

  5. Inesita

    Frontend web application framework in Ruby using Opal.

  6. Plezi

    Plezi - the Ruby framework for realtime web-apps, websockets and RESTful HTTP

  7. utopia

    A content-centric Ruby/Rack based web framework.

  8. glimmer-dsl-swt

    Glimmer DSL for SWT (JRuby Desktop Development Cross-Platform Native GUI Framework) - The Quickest Way From Zero To GUI - If You Liked Shoes, You'll Love Glimmer!

  9. SaaSHub

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  10. lizarb

    Liza is a light, experimental framework primarily developed to help study the Ruby language and the Ruby ecosystem.

  11. kogno

    Kogno is an open source framework running on the Ruby programming language for developing chatbots.

  12. glimmer-dsl-tk

    Glimmer DSL for Tk (Ruby Tk Desktop Development GUI Library)

  13. glimmer-dsl-gtk

    Glimmer DSL for GTK - Ruby-GNOME Desktop Development GUI Library

  14. shaf

    A framework for creating hypermedia driven APIs in Sinatra

  15. FelECS

    The Engine Agnostic ECS Ruby Framework

  16. glimmer-dsl-swing

    Glimmer DSL for Swing (JRuby Swing Desktop Development GUI Library) - Enables development of desktop applications using Java Swing and Java 2D, including vector graphics and AWT geometry.

  17. glimmer-dsl-jfx

    Glimmer DSL for JFX (JRuby JavaFX Desktop Development GUI Library)

  18. SaaSHub

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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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Index

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

# Project Stars
1 Ruby on Rails 57,013
2 Glimmer 776
3 glimmer-dsl-libui 567
4 Inesita 259
5 Plezi 244
6 utopia 143
7 glimmer-dsl-swt 119
8 lizarb 106
9 kogno 71
10 glimmer-dsl-tk 30
11 glimmer-dsl-gtk 23
12 shaf 19
13 FelECS 19
14 glimmer-dsl-swing 2
15 glimmer-dsl-jfx 2

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