threads.js
A library that simplifies using web workers and worker threads across Node.js, browsers, and Electron with a uniform API.
What is threads.js?
Threads.js is a JavaScript library that simplifies offloading CPU-intensive tasks to worker threads across Node.js, web browsers, and Electron. It provides a uniform API that abstracts platform-specific implementations like web workers in browsers and worker_threads in Node.js, making parallel programming as straightforward as calling a function.
JavaScript developers building performance-sensitive applications that need to run heavy computations in the background without blocking the main thread, across Node.js, browser, or Electron environments.
Developers choose Threads.js because it offers a consistent, easy-to-use API for concurrency across all major JavaScript platforms, supports modern patterns like async functions and observables, and integrates seamlessly with bundlers like webpack.
Overview
🧵 Make web workers & worker threads as simple as a function call.
Use Cases
Best For
- Offloading CPU-heavy calculations like image processing or data encryption in a web app
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