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Tiny JS

The "Awesome Tiny JS" project is a curated collection of frontend libraries that are designed to be exceptionally lightweight, each fitting within a 2 kB size limit including dependencies. This list encompasses a variety of categories such as UI components, utility functions, animations, and frameworks, all optimized for performance and minimal footprint. Developers, particularly those focused on creating fast-loading web applications or working in resource-constrained environments, will find this list invaluable for enhancing their projects without sacrificing functionality. Dive into this collection to discover efficient tools that can streamline your development process and improve user experience.

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Table of Contents

13 sections · 38 projects

UI Frameworks

8 projects
preactpreact

A fast 4kB alternative to React with the same modern API, featuring components and a virtual DOM.

#hooks#dom#frontend
Stars38,572
Forks2,031
Last commit16 days ago
HyperappHyperapp

A 1kB JavaScript framework for building hypertext applications with a minimal, purely functional approach.

#functional-programming#javascript-framework#minimalist
Stars19,208
Forks778
Last commit1 year ago
redomredom

A tiny (2 KB) JavaScript library for creating user interfaces with pure JavaScript and web standards.

#dom-manipulation#html5#lightweight
Stars3,433
Forks123
Last commit1 year ago
frefre

A tiny concurrent UI library with fiber architecture for building performant web applications.

#hooks#time-slicing#reconcilation
Stars3,765
Forks350
Last commit1 month ago
vanvan

An ultra-lightweight, zero-dependency reactive UI framework based on pure vanilla JavaScript and DOM.

#dom-manipulation#zero-dependency#vanilla-dom-manipulation
Stars4,365
Forks107
Last commit2 months ago
superfinesuperfine

A 1kB minimal view layer for building web interfaces with virtual DOM diffing.

#hyperapp#library#minimal
Stars1,596
Forks77
Last commit3 years ago
arrowjsarrowjs

A tiny, performant, type-safe reactive UI runtime built around JavaScript modules, template literals, and the DOM for the agentic era.

#dom-manipulation#declarative#agentic-ai
Stars3,466
Forks71
Last commit23 days ago
umbrellaumbrella

A lightweight (<3kb) JavaScript library for DOM manipulation and event handling with a jQuery-like API.

#dom-manipulation#jquery-alternative#lightweight-library
Stars2,341
Forks110
Last commit1 year ago

Event Emitters

2 projects
mittmitt

A tiny 200-byte functional event emitter and pubsub library for JavaScript.

#functional-programming#event-handlers#eventemitter
Stars11,868
Forks484
Last commit1 year ago
nanoeventsnanoevents

A minimal JavaScript event emitter library with a 108-byte footprint and TypeScript support.

#es-modules#tiny-libraries#frontend
Stars1,623
Forks51
Last commit1 year ago

State Managers

4 projects
zustandzustand

A small, fast, and scalable state management solution for React using simplified flux principles and hooks.

#hooks#hacktoberfest#flux
Stars57,816
Forks2,040
Last commit3 days ago
nanostoresnanostores

A tiny atomic state manager for React, Vue, Svelte, and other frameworks with tree-shakable stores.

#atomic-stores#vanilla-js#tree-shaking
Stars7,246
Forks142
Last commit6 days ago
storeonstoreon

A tiny (185 bytes) event-based Redux-like state manager for React, Preact, Angular, Vue, and Svelte.

#event-driven#modular-architecture#redux-alternative
Stars1,976
Forks68
Last commit1 year ago
unistoreunistore

A tiny 350b centralized state container with component bindings for Preact & React.

#component-binding#redux-alternative#subscription
Stars2,851
Forks135
Last commit4 years ago

Signals

1 projects
@preact/signals@preact/signals

A performant state management library that automatically optimizes updates and integrates natively into frameworks like Preact and React.

#hooks#reactive-programming#frontend
Stars4,421
Forks125
Last commit14 days ago

Reactive Programming

2 projects
flydflyd

A minimalistic, modular, and functional reactive programming library for JavaScript.

#functional-programming#transducers#modular
Stars1,566
Forks83
Last commit2 years ago
callbag-basicscallbag-basics

A tiny, fast reactive/iterable programming library implementing the callbag spec for unified stream processing.

#stream-processing#functional-programming#callbacks
Stars1,654
Forks43
Last commit3 years ago

Routers and URL Utils

1 projects
wouterwouter

A minimalist-friendly ~2.2KB routing library for React and Preact apps, built with hooks.

#hooks#hacktoberfest#nested-routes
Stars7,805
Forks180
Last commit1 month ago

API Layer

3 projects
redaxiosredaxios

A tiny (800-byte) HTTP client with the Axios API, built on native fetch.

#browser-api#lightweight#frontend-tooling
Stars4,882
Forks104
Last commit2 years ago
wretchwretch

A tiny wrapper built around fetch with an intuitive syntax for making HTTP requests.

#formdata#request#isomorphic
Stars5,165
Forks107
Last commit8 days ago
unfetchunfetch

A minimal 500-byte fetch polyfill for environments lacking native fetch support.

#unfetch#xhr-wrapper#es3-compatible
Stars5,717
Forks202
Last commit2 years ago

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