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24 alternatives to Polished js

A lightweight toolset for writing styles in JavaScript

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Polished js launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   NotebookJS▲109

   Scientific computation for JavaScript

   2016 · datazar.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Eloquent Javascript▲20

   A modern introduction to Javascript

   2014 · eloquentjavascript.net · its alternatives →

3. 3
   NW.js▲77

   A new way of writing desktop apps with Web technologies

   2015 · nwjs.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Prettier 1.0▲11

   An opinionated JavaScript formatter

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Remarkable▲82

   a JavaScript Markdown and Commonmark parser

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Monkberry▲6

   A JavaScript library for building web user interfaces

   2016 · monkberry.js.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   JavaScript Air: For the Beginners▲62

   Stories and wisdom from the panel, for beginner programmers

   2016 · javascriptair.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Impulse▲84

   Dynamic JS Animations for the Mobile Web

   2014 · impulse.luster.io · its alternatives →

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   Stylestats▲59

   A Node.js library to collect CSS statistics

   2014 · stylestats.org · its alternatives →

10. 10
    This Developing Story - 33: Step by step refactoring▲54

    A review of an interview on refactoring JavaScript Framework

    2015 · developingstory.netlify.com · its alternatives →

11. 11AP
    AllJS – Popular JavaScript libraries ready for tinkering▲6

    2015 · alljs.net · its alternatives →

12. 12
    JavaScript and JQuery▲6

    Interactive Front-End Web Development

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13PM
    Practical Modern JavaScript▲7

    2017 · ponyfoo.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Descartes▲3

    An experimental library for writing CSS in JavaScript

    2016 · descartes.io · its alternatives →

15. 15TA
    Tweed – An OO JavaScript VDOM UI Library▲5

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

16. 16OP
    Object Playground - The definitive guide to object-oriented JavaScript▲5

    2013 · objectplayground.com · its alternatives →

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    Natto – a canvas for writing and manipulating JavaScript▲5

    2021 · natto.dev · its alternatives →

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    Fuse.js▲10

    A lightweight JavaScript fuzzy-search tool

    2016 · fusejs.io · its alternatives →

19. 19JM
    Jindo – minimalist reactive backend for JavaScript applications▲7

    2016 · jindo.io · its alternatives →

20. 20PO
    Picket – Object orientated JavaScript - Type hinting, interfaces, much more▲5

    2015 · picketjs.com · its alternatives →

21. 21QT
    Quokka – The Live Scratchpad for JavaScript▲8

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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    Next.js▲19

    A small framework for server-rendered universal JS webapps

    2016 · vercel.com · its alternatives →

23. 23TE
    The Earl Grey language – pattern matching, macros, compiles to JS▲5

    2014 · breuleux.github.io · its alternatives →

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    RiotJS▲4

    A React-like user interface micro-library

    2016 · riotjs.com · its alternatives →

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