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LunaSVG
LunaSVGC

A lightweight, portable C++ library for rendering and manipulating SVG files with high efficiency.

#rasterization#png#svg-rendering
Stars1.2k
Forks166
Last commit15 days ago
oruga
orugaVue

A lightweight, CSS-framework-agnostic Vue.js UI component library that provides functional, customizable components.

#theming#sass#ux
Stars1.2k
Forks167
Last commit7 days ago
Uguu
UguuPHP

A simple lightweight temporary file hosting and sharing platform with drag & drop, paste, and API upload support.

#pomf#sharex-integration#sqlite-database
Stars1.2k
Forks126
Last commit6 months ago
tinytex
tinytexR

A lightweight, cross-platform, portable LaTeX distribution based on TeX Live that installs packages on demand.

#academic-writing#latex-distribution#r-package
Stars1.1k
Forks125
Last commit18 days ago
claude-powerline
claude-powerlineTypeScript

A vim-style powerline statusline for Claude Code with real-time usage tracking, git integration, and custom themes.

#developer-tools#productivity#claude-code
Stars1.1k
Forks78
Last commit2 days ago
fluidity
fluidityJavaScript

A fully responsive CSS framework that patches HTML's remaining holes in just 247 minified bytes.

#gulp#utility-css#sass
Stars1.1k
Forks64
Last commit7 years ago
Gossa
GossaGo

A fast, simple, and dependency-free multimedia file server with a lightweight web UI for browsing, uploading, and streaming files.

#homelab#multimedia-server#filesharing
Stars1.1k
Forks81
Last commit10 months ago
react-parallax-tilt
react-parallax-tiltTypeScript

A lightweight React component for adding interactive tilt hover effects with zero dependencies.

#animation#gyroscope#ui-effects
Stars1.1k
Forks124
Last commit6 days ago
react-parallax-tilt
react-parallax-tiltTypeScript

A lightweight React component for adding interactive tilt hover effects with zero dependencies.

#animation#gyroscope#ui-effects
Stars1.1k
Forks124
Last commit6 days ago
iniparser
iniparserC

A small, portable, and re-entrant C library for parsing INI configuration files.

#c-library#embedded#portable
Stars1.1k
Forks435
Last commit7 months ago
SwiftyFORM
SwiftyFORMSwift

A lightweight iOS framework for creating forms with validation, custom items, and strong typing.

#uidatepicker#ios#validation
Stars1.1k
Forks85
Last commit5 years ago
tinydate
tinydateJavaScript

A tiny (349B) reusable date formatter for JavaScript, optimized for extreme speed and performance.

#fast#datetime#time
Stars1.1k
Forks14
Last commit2 years ago
classic
classicLua

A minimal class module for Lua that provides object-oriented programming features with simplicity and performance.

#minimal#lightweight#code-organization
Stars1.1k
Forks107
Last commit4 years ago
AEXML
AEXMLSwift

A simple and lightweight XML parsing library for Swift, designed for casual XML handling.

#ios#data-serialization#lightweight
Stars1.0k
Forks199
Last commit2 years ago
ENet
ENetC

A simple, lightweight, and reliable UDP networking library written in pure C with optional in-order packet delivery.

#c-library#embedded-systems#gamedev
Stars1.0k
Forks89
Last commit5 months ago
vue-final-modal
vue-final-modalTypeScript

A tiny, renderless, mobile-friendly, and feature-rich modal component library for Vue.js 3.

#stackable#a11y#modal-component
Stars1.0k
Forks98
Last commit1 year ago
GitHub repository
GitHub repositoryPython

A PyTorch framework for efficient 3D semantic and panoptic segmentation using superpoint-based transformer architectures.

#transformer#point-clouds#fast
Stars1.0k
Forks132
Last commit1 month ago
Qu3e
Qu3eC

A lightweight, fast, and simple 3D physics engine in C++ designed for games, supporting only box collision for ease of use.

#open-source#3d-physics#collision-detection
Stars995
Forks123
Last commit5 years ago
FastAPI Mail
FastAPI MailPython

A lightweight email system for FastAPI applications, supporting individual/bulk emails and attachments.

#fastapi#jinja2#asyncio
Stars995
Forks110
Last commit7 days ago
mailcrab
mailcrabRust

A lightweight email test server for development with a web interface, written in Rust.

#real-time-updates#email-testing#lightweight
Stars975
Forks39
Last commit14 days ago
anim8
anim8Lua

A Lua animation library for LÖVE that simplifies sprite sheet animation with grids and frame management.

#open-source#lightweight#game-development
Stars967
Forks106
Last commit4 years ago
hmpl
hmplTypeScript

A lightweight server-oriented template language for JavaScript that fetches and renders HTML safely, keeping apps dynamic and small.

#dom-manipulation#html-templating#rest
Stars959
Forks119
Last commit3 months ago
HMPL
HMPLTypeScript

A lightweight server-oriented template language for JavaScript that fetches and renders HTML dynamically with minimal client-side code.

#dom-manipulation#rest#json5
Stars959
Forks119
Last commit3 months ago
unirest for Node.js
unirest for Node.jsJavaScript

A simplified, lightweight HTTP client library for Node.js with a fluent API.

#authentication#rest-api#lightweight
Stars955
Forks164
Last commit1 year ago
jquery-minicolors
jquery-minicolorsJavaScript

A tiny, customizable color picker plugin for jQuery that integrates seamlessly into web forms.

#web-forms#jquery#jquery-plugin
Stars955
Forks300
Last commit1 year ago
uiv
uivJavaScript

A lightweight Vue.js component library implementing Bootstrap 3 UI components.

#lightweight#vue3#ui
Stars938
Forks181
Last commit4 days ago
Taylor
TaylorSwift

A lightweight Swift library for creating HTTP web servers with a simple, expressive API.

#http-server#lightweight#server-side-swift
Stars925
Forks79
Last commit10 years ago
PL_MPEG
PL_MPEGC

Single-file C library for decoding MPEG1 video and MP2 audio with minimal dependencies.

#c-library#embedded-systems#mpeg1
Stars925
Forks80
Last commit5 months ago
smoke.js
smoke.jsJavaScript

A lightweight, framework-agnostic JavaScript library for styled alerts and notifications using CSS animations.

#user-interface#css-animations#alerts
Stars924
Forks103
Last commit6 years ago
@zerodevx/svelte-toast
@zerodevx/svelte-toastSvelte

A feather-light, well-tested toast notification component for Svelte and vanilla JavaScript web applications.

#vanilla-js#svelte3#css-variables
Stars899
Forks47
Last commit1 year ago
MQTT-C
MQTT-CC

A portable MQTT v3.1.1 client library written in ANSI C for embedded systems and PCs.

#c-library#iot#embedded-systems
Stars890
Forks305
Last commit2 years ago
Tonic
TonicJavaScript

A minimal, zero-dependency component framework for the web, built on Web Components and inspired by React.

#web-components#user-interface#javascript-framework
Stars886
Forks28
Last commit1 month ago
vue3-carousel
vue3-carouselTypeScript

A highly customizable, lightweight Vue 3 carousel component with responsive design and accessibility features.

#hacktoberfest#touch-navigation#slider
Stars880
Forks215
Last commit7 days ago
Exoskeleton
ExoskeletonJavaScript

A faster, leaner Backbone.js alternative for modern HTML5 applications.

#custom-builds#html5-apps#lightweight
Stars874
Forks42
Last commit5 years ago
tinydir
tinydirC

A lightweight, portable C library for reading directories and files across POSIX and Windows systems.

#c-library#directory-traversal#filesystem
Stars868
Forks132
Last commit2 years ago
Chhoto URL
Chhoto URLRust

A simple, blazingly fast, self-hosted URL shortener written in Rust, focused on minimalism and performance.

#actix-web#api#web-app
Stars856
Forks77
Last commit1 day ago
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