Most popular JavaScript frameworks and libraries 2021

• chalk

  57 21,396 6.4 JavaScript

  🖍 Terminal string styling done right

  

Chalk - Styling the terminal

• lodash

  187 58,868 5.1 JavaScript

  A modern JavaScript utility library delivering modularity, performance, & extras.

  

Lodash - Provides utility functions for common programming tasks

• SurveyJS

  surveyjs.io sponsored

  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.

  

• Express

  673 63,771 8.3 JavaScript

  Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for node.

  

Express js - Minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework

• webpack

  330 64,160 9.8 JavaScript

  A bundler for javascript and friends. Packs many modules into a few bundled assets. Code Splitting allows for loading parts of the application on demand. Through "loaders", modules can be CommonJs, AMD, ES6 modules, CSS, Images, JSON, Coffeescript, LESS, ... and your custom stuff.

  

Webpack - Bundles JavaScript files for usage in a browser

• moment

  97 47,790 7.2 JavaScript

  Parse, validate, manipulate, and display dates in javascript.

  

Moment.js - A JavaScript date library for parsing, validating, manipulating, and formatting dates.

• underscore

  32 27,233 4.3 JavaScript

  JavaScript's utility _ belt

Underscore - JavaScript's functional programming helper library.

• mocha

  138 22,421 7.6 JavaScript

  ☕️ simple, flexible, fun javascript test framework for node.js & the browser

  

Mocha - Simple, flexible, fun JavaScript test framework for Node.js & The Browser

• WorkOS

  workos.com sponsored

  The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  

• jQuery

  166 58,862 8.5 JavaScript

  jQuery JavaScript Library

  

jQuery - A fast, small, and feature-rich JavaScript library. (why it is still famous 😕)

• Next.js

  2,041 120,313 10.0 JavaScript

  The React Framework

  

Nextjs - Production grade React applications that scale.

• d3

  277 107,634 8.0 Shell

  Bring data to life with SVG, Canvas and HTML. :bar_chart::chart_with_upwards_trend::tada:

  

D3 - A JavaScript library for visualizing data using web standards.

• Backbone.js

  22 28,079 7.8 JavaScript

  Give your JS App some Backbone with Models, Views, Collections, and Events

Backbone - A JavaScript library with a RESTful JSON interface and is based on the MVC application design paradigm.

• Leaflet

  219 39,937 8.9 JavaScript

  🍃 JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps 🇺🇦

  

Leaflet - JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps.

• Gatsby

  356 55,000 9.4 JavaScript

  The best React-based framework with performance, scalability and security built in.

  

Gatsby - A framework based on React that helps developers build blazing fast websites and apps.

• three.js

  449 98,873 9.9 JavaScript

  JavaScript 3D Library.

Three.js - An easy to use, lightweight, cross-browser, general purpose 3D library.

• GreenSock-JS

  96 18,632 4.7 JavaScript

  GSAP (GreenSock Animation Platform), a JavaScript animation library for the modern web

  

GSAP - A robust JavaScript toolset that turns developers into animation superheroes.

• Svelte

  632 76,402 9.9 JavaScript

  Cybernetically enhanced web apps

  

Svelte - A radical new approach to building user interfaces.

• anime.js

  87 48,686 6.4 JavaScript

  JavaScript animation engine

Animejs - A lightweight JavaScript animation library that animates everything on webpage.

• InfluxDB

  www.influxdata.com sponsored

  Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

  

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