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24 alternatives to The closest thing JavaScript might have to a standard library

✨ The fundamental numerical library for JavaScript and TypeScript. ✨ ⭐️ Star to support our work! - stdlib-js/stdlib

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The closest thing JavaScript might have to a standard library launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Advanced Mathematics Library for Node.js and JavaScript▲123

   Advanced Mathematics Library for Node.js and JavaScript - numbers/numbers.js

   2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Grid.js – Advanced table library that works everywhere▲390

   Grid.js is a lightweight JavaScript table plugin that works on all web browsers and devices. Grid.js is open-source and it helps you create advanced tables in seconds!

   2020 · gridjs.io · its alternatives →

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   Srcbook – A TypeScript notebook for rapid prototyping▲267

   Srcbook (”source-book”) is an open-source TypeScript notebook that runs locally, powered by Node.js. It shines for rapid prototyping, code exploration, and collaborating on ideas. It’s inspired by Python’s Jupyter and Elixir’s Livebook. Key features: - Full npm ecosystem access - AI-assisted coding (OpenAI, Anthropic, or local models), it can iterate on the cells for you with a code diff UX that you accept/reject for a given code cell, generate entire Srcbooks, fix compilation issues, etc… - Exports to valid markdown for easy sharing and version control Try it now: `npx srcbook start`…

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Chart.js▲263

   Simple, clean & engaging charts for designers and developers

   2014 · chartjs.org · its alternatives →

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   Stochastic – JavaScript library for simulating stochastic processes▲55

   Simulation of common stochastic processes with native JavaScript - NathanEpstein/stochastic

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   lib4dev▲145

   Find the best library for any programming language

   2018 · its alternatives →

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   Stitches▲135

   The modern CSS-in-JS library with near-zero runtime.

   2020 · stitches.dev · its alternatives →

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   The State Of JavaScript Survey▲103

   Discover which JavaScript libraries are the most popular

   2016 · stateofjs.com · its alternatives →

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   Fast 2kB date library alternative to Moment.js with the same API▲122

   ⏰ Day.js 2kB immutable date-time library alternative to Moment.js with the same modern API - iamkun/dayjs

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Chart.js 4.0▲111

    Open source JavaScript charting library for the modern web

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    CalDOM: An agnostic, reactive and minimalist JavaScript UI library▲107

    An agnostic, reactive & minimalist (3kb) JavaScript UI library with direct access to native DOM.

    2021 · caldom.org · its alternatives →

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    Total.js Platform▲93

    Open-source JavaScript platform

    2021 · totaljs.com · its alternatives →

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    A Javascript library to overcomplicate Five▲69

    2014 · jackdcrawford.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Aimless.js – the missing js randomness library▲64

    The missing JavaScript randomness library. Contribute to ChrisCavs/aimless.js development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    6to5 – Turn ES6 code into vanilla ES5 with source maps and no runtime▲48

    🐠 Babel is a compiler for writing next generation JavaScript. - babel/babel

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    TypeORM▲81

    Node.js ORM written in TypeScript

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    JavaScript port of Scientist library for refactoring critical paths▲34

    :microscope: A JavaScript interpretation of the Ruby library Scientist, a library for carefully refactoring critical paths. - bugthesystem/scientist.js

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Jazzle – An Innovative, Fast Transpiler for ECMAScript 2015 and later▲61

    An Innovative, Fast Transpiler for ECMAScript 2015 and later - JazzleWare/jazzle

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A JavaScript UI library for imperative JSX▲41

    I've been building a web UI library for a side project of mine. I thought it might be useful to others, so I'm releasing it as open source. To put it simply, I realized that most of my pain points with React come from its declarative model ui=f(state). So I'm trying something that I'm calling "imperative JSX." Instead of treating JSX as the source of truth for your UI, it essentially becomes a query interface for DOM manipulation. I first had the idea for it a few months ago, and only began writing it in earnest last week, so it's extremely early and nowhere near production-ready. Still, I'd…

    2024 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

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    Classes for javascript that you'd actually use▲52

    Classes for javascript that don't suck. Contribute to jneen/pjs development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Stdlib.com – Building a Standard Library of Node.js Microservices▲28

    2016 · stdlib.com · its alternatives →

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    Frpjs – Functional reactive programming library for JavaScript▲36

    Functional Reactive Programming Library for JavaScript - santoshrajan/frpjs

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Froebel–a strictly typed utility library for Deno, Node, and Browsers▲16

    A strictly typed utility library. Contribute to MathisBullinger/froebel development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Advanced Physics Library designed for Javascript and Node.JS▲18

    Advanced Physics Library designed for Javascript and Node.JS - AbhiAgarwal/phys.js

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

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