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Life & fun · August 11, 2014

Ractive.js

Live, reactive UI library that doesn't make you go insane

Ractive.js launched on August 11, 2014 with 75 votes, #638 of 2,208 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

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What it does

ractivejs.orgis a template-driven UI library, but unlike other tools that generate inert HTML, it transforms your templates into blueprints for apps that are interactive by default. Two-way binding, animations, SVG support and more are provided out-of-the-box – but you can add whatever functionality you need by downloading and creating plugins. Some tools force you to learn a new vocabulary and structure your app in a particular way. Ractive works for you, not the other way around – and it plays well with other libraries. Ractive was originally created at theguardian.com to produce news applications. A typical news app is heavily interactive, combines HTML and SVG, and is…from ractivejs.org

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