The best Javascript UI framework to use in 2023

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  • solid-docs

    Cumulative documentation for SolidJS and related packages.

  • Solid.js like Svelte is quite new when compared to React, Angular, and Vue however it might be that pocket Hercules we've all been ignoring because we are so addicted to other frameworks. Solid.js is an interesting framework that deserves to be a part of this discussion. Solid.js pioneered the concept of signals when other Javascript frameworks made reactivity and state management a nightmare for developers, a factor that has contributed to the growth of Solid. Solid.js is incredibly easy to adopt and it aims for a simpler syntax and learning curve compared to other frameworks. It emphasizes the use of pure Javascript functions and avoids concepts like hooks.

  • core

    🖖 Vue.js is a progressive, incrementally-adoptable JavaScript framework for building UI on the web. (by vuejs)

  • Vue is a framework that is often labeled as the best Javascript UI framework on Twitter. Vue is incredibly easy to get started with, in fact it is the easiest on this list to get started with. You can just use a script tag with a link to a Vue.js CDN and you are ready to start using Vue. This is one of the biggest perks of Vue. It is incredibly easy to learn with their focus on incremental learning. Vue is a robust framework for building UI applications that give developers the best part of working with Angular and React as a single tool.

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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  • Svelte

    Cybernetically enhanced web apps

  • Svelte is a cybernetically enhanced way of building web applications, what this simply means is that Svelte provides quite a unique way for us to build a web app by shipping as a compiler. Yes, you heard that right, all of the Svelte code you write gets compiled down into a Javascript executable and this has some amazing benefits, first, the compiler can perform some optimization before spitting out the final executable and this can result in performance gains as with the case in apps built with Svelte.

  • React

    The library for web and native user interfaces.

  • The king of all Javascript UI frameworks, this is the framework other frameworks want to be like when they grow, they will not say it outright but we know. React has taken this war by storm from the very first day it came into the fray and since then it has not looked back. React is plain Javascript, try to beat that! The learning curve for React for developers is incredibly short. Some people even know how to use React without understanding how Javascript works fundamentally.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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