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24 alternatives to Nexus Development Framework (Nim)

A Nim web framework with batteries included. Contribute to jfilby/nexus development by creating an account on GitHub.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Nexus Development Framework (Nim) launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   “Nim in Action” is now available▲181

   The Nim programming language is a concise, fast programming language that compiles to C, C++ and JavaScript.

   2016 · nim-lang.org · its alternatives →

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   Nimwave – build TUIs for the terminal, web, and desktop▲195

   TUIs for the terminal, desktop, and web. Contribute to ansiwave/nimwave development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3NI
   Nim in Action▲229

   2017 · book.picheta.me · its alternatives →

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   Nifty Project Management▲274

   All-in-One Project Management Workspace.

   2017 · niftypm.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Nifty Project Management 3.0▲211

   Chats, tasks, docs, roadmaps & workflow automations.

   2022 · niftypm.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Nifty: Project Management 2.0▲141

   All-in-One Project & Task Management Workspace

   2018 · niftypm.com · its alternatives →

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   Nitric – Node.js framework for building portable cloud apps▲70

   Node SDK for Nitric. Contribute to nitrictech/node-sdk development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Ndm – Npm Desktop Manager▲62

   2016 · 720kb.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9NJ
   Nexus.js - Fabric.js for 3D▲91

   I was looking for a tiny library to easily transform both 2D & 3D objects with simple mouse / touch controls and a fixed camera, in the browser. Like a simple 3D editor but without requiring the user to be a Blender expert. Couldn't find anything lightweight, so I’m building one. Think Fabric.js but for 3D. Built entirely with Three.js / R3F. Borrowed some inspiration from VR/AR interaction systems for controls. Feel free to play with it and let me know what you think!

   2025 · punk.cam · its alternatives →

10. 10
    NIO▲112

    Visual programming language IDE on your smartphone 📱

    2018 · niomatic.com · its alternatives →

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    Magenta.nvim – AI coding plugin for Neovim focused on tool use▲64

    I've been developing this on and off for a few weeks. There are a few videos on the README page showing demos of the plugin. I just shipped an update today, which adds: - inline editing with forced tool use - better pinned context management - prompt caching for anthropic - port to node (from bun) Check it out!

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12NO
    `Nide` - open source IDE built in 48 hours for Node.JS Knockout▲47

    2011 · coreh.github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13AI
    Auto install npm dependencies as you code▲60

    2016 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Micro JavaScript framework inspired by finite-state machine▲60

    UI as finite-state machine . Contribute to stepanvanzuriak/Finite development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Ki – tiny REST prototyping framework▲6

    Tiny REST JSON ORM framework. Contribute to mess110/ki development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Zerobox – a small lightbox▲42

    Contribute to kolodny/zerobox development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Zero – DX focused non framework to interact with the DOM▲33

    Experimental jsxdom. Contribute to nhh/zero development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Zero – A no-framework approach to modern front end development▲6

    Experimental jsxdom. Contribute to nhh/zero development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ndm▲6

    "npm desktop manager" - npm GUI built with web technologies

    2016 · 720kb.github.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Speed up Node.js with Nim native extensions▲5

    Write NodeJS native extensions in Nim. Contribute to andi23rosca/napi-nim development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21YA
    Yet Another Node.js Framework▲62

    About a year ago, I stumbled upon a new Nodejs language called "Imba", I found this language to be interesting and it seemed like it had a lot of potential. Doing a bit of digging, I realized no one had created a framework for it, so what did a normal dev do? Well, a normal dev went ahead and created another Nodejs Framework, only this time it was meant for Imba. So what did I create? I created a batteries included Framework heavily inspired by Laravel but it runs on Nodejs, and uses Imba as the default language, but you can actually use TypeScript or JavaScript. In fact, when creating a new…

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Nip – Use JavaScript instead of awk, sed, or grep▲42

    Node Input/output Piper. Contribute to kolodny/nip development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Zero – A no-framework approach to modern front end development▲5

    Experimental jsxdom. Contribute to nhh/zero development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    DEEP Framework – DYI Microservices on Serverless AWS (e.g. www.deep.mg)▲31

    Full-stack JavaScript Framework for Cloud-Native Web Applications (perfect for Serverless use cases) - MitocGroup/deep-framework

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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