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w2ui
w2uiJavaScript

A lightweight, dependency-free JavaScript UI library with data grid, forms, toolbars, and layout widgets for modern web apps.

#web-forms#data-grid#javascript-ui
Stars2.7k
Forks731
Last commit1 month ago
unirest-java
unirest-javaJava

A simplified, lightweight HTTP client library for Java that makes REST API calls easier.

#java-library#rest-api#lightweight
Stars2.7k
Forks590
Last commit1 day ago
Ninject
NinjectC#

A lightning-fast, ultra-lightweight dependency injector for .NET applications.

#software-architecture#dependency-injection#type-safety
Stars2.7k
Forks519
Last commit2 years ago
Sucker Punch
Sucker PunchRuby

A single-process Ruby asynchronous processing library using in-memory queues, perfect for fast background jobs.

#async-processing#rails#lightweight
Stars2.6k
Forks109
Last commit7 months ago
jQuery Modal
jQuery ModalJavaScript

A simple and lightweight jQuery plugin for displaying modal windows with minimal HTML and CSS.

#jquery#jquery-plugin#dialog
Stars2.6k
Forks647
Last commit2 years ago
json11
json11C++

A minimal, header-only JSON library for C++11 providing parsing, serialization, and intuitive value semantics.

#data-serialization#lightweight#c
Stars2.6k
Forks621
Last commit6 years ago
tempo
tempoTypeScript

A lightweight JavaScript/TypeScript library for parsing, formatting, manipulating, and internationalizing dates using native Date objects.

#tree-shakable#date-manipulation#datetime
Stars2.6k
Forks37
Last commit23 days ago
plog
plogC++

A portable, simple, and extensible header-only C++ logging library in about 1000 lines of code.

#embedded-systems#library#unicode
Stars2.6k
Forks406
Last commit1 day ago
V UI
V UIV

A cross-platform UI toolkit written in V for building native and custom widget applications on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android.

#v-lang#ui-toolkit#lightweight
Stars2.5k
Forks160
Last commit2 months ago
Moquette
MoquetteJava

A lightweight Java MQTT broker compliant with MQTT 5 and 3, designed for embedding in other applications.

#iot#moquette#embedded-systems
Stars2.4k
Forks833
Last commit2 days ago
Snarkdown
SnarkdownJavaScript

A dead simple 1kb Markdown parser written in JavaScript for constrained use-cases.

#regex#markdown-parser#html-generation
Stars2.4k
Forks112
Last commit3 years ago
static-web-server
static-web-serverRust

A cross-platform, high-performance asynchronous web server for serving static files, built with Rust.

#http-server#web-server#high-performance
Stars2.3k
Forks125
Last commit3 days ago
Smoothie Charts
Smoothie ChartsJavaScript

A tiny JavaScript charting library for smooth, real-time streaming data visualization.

#realtime-data#chart#javascript-charts
Stars2.3k
Forks235
Last commit3 years ago
Genann
GenannC

A minimal, well-tested library for training and using feedforward artificial neural networks in ANSI C.

#c-library#neurons#neural-network
Stars2.3k
Forks270
Last commit2 years ago
js-search
js-searchJavaScript

An efficient, client-side JavaScript search library for indexing and querying JSON objects with stemming, stop words, and TF-IDF ranking.

#search#json-search#database
Stars2.2k
Forks111
Last commit3 years ago
json.lua
json.luaLua

A pure Lua JSON library for encoding and decoding, optimized for speed and minimal footprint.

#data-serialization#luajit#lightweight
Stars2.2k
Forks376
Last commit2 years ago
wasmi
wasmiRust

An efficient and lightweight WebAssembly interpreter designed for embedded and constrained systems.

#wasi#sandbox#embedded-systems
Stars2.2k
Forks357
Last commit1 day ago
iziModal
iziModalCSS

A lightweight, responsive, and customizable jQuery modal plugin with smooth animations and flexible features.

#jquery#jquery-plugin#dialog
Stars2.2k
Forks280
Last commit1 year ago
Elasticlunr
ElasticlunrJavaScript

A lightweight JavaScript full-text search engine for browser and offline search, offering query-time boosting and field search.

#query-boosting#lightweight#field-search
Stars2.1k
Forks152
Last commit3 years ago
fecha
fechaJavaScript

A lightweight JavaScript library for date formatting and parsing, designed as a minimal alternative to moment.js.

#parsing#lightweight#frontend
Stars2.1k
Forks123
Last commit3 years ago
otter-browser
otter-browserC++

A lightweight web browser that recreates the classic Opera 12 UI and spirit using Qt5, focused on power users.

#desktop-application#qt#qt5
Stars2.0k
Forks283
Last commit1 day ago
storeon
storeonJavaScript

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

#event-driven#modular-architecture#redux-alternative
Stars2.0k
Forks68
Last commit1 year ago
Redux Zero
Redux ZeroTypeScript

A lightweight state container for React, Preact, Vue, and Svelte with zero boilerplate.

#flux#redux-alternative#lightweight
Stars2.0k
Forks85
Last commit3 years ago
nova
novaRust

A lightweight, modular JavaScript engine written in Rust with a focus on embeddability and data-oriented design.

#javascript-engine#embedding#interpreter
Stars1.9k
Forks78
Last commit1 month ago
Buzz
BuzzPHP

A lightweight PHP HTTP client library with multiple client backends and PSR compliance.

#lightweight#curl#psr-7
Stars1.9k
Forks250
Last commit2 months ago
Buzz
BuzzPHP

A lightweight PHP library for issuing HTTP requests with multiple client implementations including cURL and file_get_contents.

#composer#lightweight#curl
Stars1.9k
Forks250
Last commit2 months ago
mochiweb
mochiwebErlang

A lightweight Erlang library for building fast and scalable HTTP servers.

#http-server#web-server#otp
Stars1.9k
Forks462
Last commit1 month ago
graphql-hooks
graphql-hooksTypeScript

A minimal, hooks-first GraphQL client for React with a tiny bundle size and full SSR support.

#hooks#hacktoberfest#data-fetching
Stars1.9k
Forks90
Last commit5 months ago
workly
worklyJavaScript

A lightweight library to easily move functions or classes to web workers for non-blocking UI execution.

#web-worker#developer-tools#async-await
Stars1.9k
Forks34
Last commit4 years ago
Zewo
ZewoSwift

A lightweight Swift library for building web server applications using coroutines for synchronous concurrency.

#csp#swiftenv#web-server
Stars1.8k
Forks87
Last commit6 years ago
fltk-rs
fltk-rsRust

Rust bindings for the FLTK GUI library, enabling cross-platform, lightweight, and fast desktop applications.

#static-linking#graphics#widget-toolkit
Stars1.8k
Forks118
Last commit2 months ago
RGFW
RGFWC

A cross-platform, single-header C windowing library for creating windows and graphics contexts with minimal dependencies.

#c-library#graphics#library
Stars1.8k
Forks84
Last commit10 days ago
rsmq
rsmqJavaScript

A lightweight message queue for Node.js that uses Redis as a backend, requiring no dedicated queue server.

#redis#message-queue#queue
Stars1.8k
Forks121
Last commit5 years ago
css-modal
css-modalJavaScript

A modal dialog system built with pure CSS for accessibility, enhanced with JavaScript for advanced features.

#sass-plugin#sass#cross-browser
Stars1.8k
Forks200
Last commit3 years ago
string.js
string.jsJavaScript

A lightweight JavaScript library providing extra string methods with a chainable, jQuery-like API.

#lightweight#text-processing#utility-library
Stars1.8k
Forks230
Last commit5 years ago
Scotty
ScottyHaskell

A lightweight Haskell web framework inspired by Ruby's Sinatra, using WAI and Warp for RESTful applications.

#sinatra-inspired#declarative#haskell
Stars1.8k
Forks134
Last commit28 days ago
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