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24 alternatives to Joconut - Smart PJAX jQuery plugin in 1kb

Joconut is a lightweight jQuery plugin that implements PJAX (pushState and AJAX) functionality in just 1 kilobyte of code. It enables faster page navigation by loading content via AJAX while updating the browser… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Joconut - Smart PJAX jQuery plugin in 1kb launched in 2012; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   A jQuery plugin for easy single page web sites.▲49

   Effortlessly create single page web sites with this jQuery plugin. - cmpolis/Pagify

   2011 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Lax.js▲343

   Create beautiful & smooth animations when you scroll

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   µJS, a 5KB alternative to Htmx and Turbo with zero dependencies▲161

   I built µJS because I wanted AJAX navigation without the verbosity of HTMX or the overhead of Turbo. It intercepts links and form submissions, fetches pages via AJAX, and swaps fragments of the DOM. Single tag, one call to `mu.init()`. No build step, no dependencies. Key features: patch mode (update multiple fragments in one request), SSE support, DOM morphing via idiomorph, View Transitions, prefetch on hover, polling, and full HTTP verb support on any element. At ~5KB gzipped, it's smaller than HTMX (16KB) and Turbo (25KB), and works with any backend: PHP, Python, Go, Ruby, whatever.…

   Mar 2026 · mujs.org · its alternatives →

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   JS library to make your website instant▲426

   http://instantclick.io/ It seems the internet architecture won't bring us instant websites anytime soon. So here is a hack. I released this JS library last month (today is version 2.0 release, fixing v1.0's rough edges), it makes use of HTML5's pushState and preloading to make a website instant. It works like this: before clicking on a link, you'll hover over it. And there's a delay of 200-300 ms between these two events. InstantClick uses this delay to preload a page, when you click on a link it will display instantly in most case. (You can test on the website.) That's…

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Fast.js – faster reimplementations of native JavaScript functions▲323

   Faster user-land reimplementations for several common builtin native JavaScript functions. - codemix/fast.js

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   jQuery Cards▲264

   Curated repository of over 1000 quality jQuery plugins

   2016 · jquerycards.com · its alternatives →

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   HyperApp – 1k JavaScript framework for building web applications▲303

   1kB-ish JavaScript framework for building hypertext applications - hyperapp/hyperapp

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   PullToRefresh.js▲119

   A small, but powerful JavaScript library crafted to power your webapp

   2016 · boxfactura.com · its alternatives →

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   TimeDropper▲272

   A gorgeous jQuery time plugin

   2016 · felixg.io · its alternatives →

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    Donut Browser▲154

    Hi HN, I'm excited to share my open source project, a browser orchestrator. It's purpose is to make it easy to manage many browser profiles on one system. Currently it only works on MacOS, but since I've built it using Tauri (which is a Rust backend and TypeScript frontend), I expect to add Linux and Windows support in the future. I've built it primarily for myself as I use a lot of browsers and having an easy way to manage all of my profiles would make (have made, actually) my dock less cluttered haha. Also, part of why I built it is because as someone who doesn't really care about…

    Apr 2026 · donutbrowser.com · its alternatives →

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    1 KB JavaScript library for building front end apps▲242

    1kB-ish JavaScript framework for building hypertext applications - hyperapp/hyperapp

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Jotted – jsfiddle for self-hosted client-side demos▲47

    Environment for showcasing HTML, CSS and JavaScript, with editable source. - ghinda/jotted

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Jspreadsheet▲199

    JavaScript Data Grid with Advanced Spreadsheet Controls

    2024 · jspreadsheet.com · its alternatives →

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    1kb JavaScript library for building front end applications▲187

    1kB-ish JavaScript framework for building hypertext applications - hyperapp/hyperapp

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Minified.js – a fully-featured, 4K alternative to jQuery and MooTools▲158

    2013 · minifiedjs.com · its alternatives →

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    Faster.js – a micro-optimizing JavaScript compiler▲89

    faster.js is a Babel plugin that compiles idiomatic Javascript to faster, micro-optimized Javascript. - vzhou842/faster.js

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    FastDom – Lightweight replacement of React and MobX▲41

    Full reactivity JS/TS framework. Lightweight replacement of React + MobX + React Router. Very small and fast !! - PxyUp/Revact

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Umbrella JS, a 2.5kb jQuery alternative▲132

    :umbrella: Lightweight javascript library for DOM manipulation and events

    2018 · umbrellajs.com · its alternatives →

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    Lowdefy – Build internal tools with YAML on an open-source framework▲107

    We're excited to announce Lowdefy V4, a full-stack web framework built on top of Next.js that simplifies building web applications, internal tools, admin panels, BI dashboards, and CRUD apps using YAML or JSON configuration files. New in V4: Next.js: Lowdefy now runs on top of the Next.js framework. All of Auth.js: App auth is now handled by Auth.js supported providers, adapters and callbacks and events, easy to configure, but all of which can be customized. Plugin extensibility: Apps can now be extended with any npm or pnpm workspace plugins. Our story: We have developed a simple…

    2021 · lowdefy.com · its alternatives →

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    Swap.js – a JavaScript micro-framework (HTML fragments over the wire)▲127

    Hi HN! I created this lib in the need of a simple and tiny framework to easily do AJAX-style navigation / replacement of fragments in the page, in a web application. For people who don't want to use client-side-rendering and complex frameworks à la React, there are nowadays a few "HTML-over-the-wire" libraries, like HTMX, Unpoly or this super-tiny one Swap.js :) One other key thing is that no external tool is needed: no bundler, no webpack, no TypeScript compiler, no minification needed. Just write HTML, JS (+ your preferred server-side language: PHP, Python, etc.) and it works. The…

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Alpine Ajax – If Htmx and Alpine.js Had a Baby▲92

    An Alpine.js plugin that includes the core functionality of HTMX in a streamlined (3KB) API.

    2024 · alpine-ajax.js.org · its alternatives →

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    Jotify▲71

    Sticky notes reimagined

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Jotleaf is a free-form, collaborative canvas for web content▲68

    2013 · jotleaf.com · its alternatives →

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    Jsfxr Pro▲96

    8-Bit retro sound fx generator

    Dec 2025 · pro.sfxr.me · its alternatives →

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