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react/react
The library for web and native user interfaces.
Stars 246300
Forks 51152JavaScript ecosystem
Best open source JavaScript repositories on GitHub
Browse fast-moving open source repositories across major programming languages and compare which ecosystems are producing the strongest developer momentum right now.
Engineering teams, founders, and developers who want a cleaner view than raw GitHub search.
Why This Matters
Language-specific rankings help teams compare tooling, frameworks, and infrastructure inside the ecosystem they actually use.
What To Look For
Prioritize repositories with recent maintenance, clear adoption signals, and a practical use case that matches your stack.
Best Fit
Engineering teams, founders, and developers who want a cleaner view than raw GitHub search.
How To Evaluate JavaScript Repositories
The goal is not to sort everything by lifetime stars. Good language pages should help you spot current leaders, breakout projects, and repos that are still shipping actively.
Use the repository detail pages to compare why a project is trending now, who it is for, and what alternatives may fit the same problem.
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Top JavaScript Repositories Right Now
A practical shortlist of JavaScript repositories worth evaluating based on recent GitHub momentum.
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vercel/next.js
The React Framework
Stars 140381
Forks 31356#3
nodejs/node
Node.js JavaScript runtime ✨🐢🚀✨
Stars 118107
Forks 35959#4
mrdoob/three.js
JavaScript 3D Library.
Stars 113575
Forks 36427#5
webpack/webpack
A bundler for javascript and friends. Packs many modules into a few bundled assets. Code Splitting allows for loading parts of the application on demand. Through "loaders", modules can be CommonJs, AMD, ES6 modules, CSS, Images, JSON, Coffeescript, LESS, ... and your custom stuff.
Stars 65846
Forks 9350#6
TryGhost/Ghost
Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters.
Stars 54321
Forks 11784#7
asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks
Extracted system prompts from Anthropic - Claude Fable 5, Opus 4.8, Claude Code, Claude Design. OpenAI - ChatGPT 5.5 Thinking, GPT 5.5 Instant, Codex. Google - Gemini 3.5 Flash, 3.1 Pro, Antigravity. xAI - Grok, Cursor, Copilot, VS Code, Perplexity, and more. Updated regularly.
Stars 53796
Forks 8768#8
serverless/serverless
⚡ Serverless Framework – Effortlessly build apps that auto-scale, incur zero costs when idle, and require minimal maintenance using AWS Lambda and other managed cloud services.
Stars 46915
Forks 5729#9
fanmingming/live
✯ 可直连访问的电视/广播图标库与相关工具项目 ✯ 🔕 永久免费 直连访问 完整开源 不断完善的台标 支持IPv4/IPv6双栈访问 🔕
Stars 28253
Forks 4215#10
handsontable/handsontable
JavaScript Data Grid / Data Table with a Spreadsheet Look & Feel. Works with React, Angular, and Vue. Supported by the Handsontable team ⚡
Stars 21957
Forks 3189#11
webrtc/samples
WebRTC Web demos and samples
Stars 14629
Forks 5694#12
4ian/GDevelop
🎮 Open-source, cross-platform 2D/3D/multiplayer game engine designed for everyone.
Stars 24463
Forks 1435#13
reactjs/react.dev
The React documentation website
Stars 11771
Forks 7909#14
RaspberryPiFoundation/blockly
The web-based visual programming editor.
Stars 13460
Forks 3858#15
WordPress/gutenberg
The Block Editor project for WordPress and beyond. Plugin is available from the official repository.
Stars 11717
Forks 4845#16
bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton
A complete web conferencing system for virtual classes and more!
Stars 9171
Forks 5982#17
cockpit-project/cockpit
Cockpit is a web-based graphical interface for servers.
Stars 14511
Forks 1301#18
WhiskeySockets/Baileys
Socket-based TS/JavaScript API for WhatsApp Web
Stars 10056
Forks 3183#19
zotero/zotero
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share your research sources.
Stars 14663
Forks 1064#20
mozilla-firefox/firefox
The official repository of Mozilla's Firefox web browser.
Stars 12515
Forks 1303FAQ
How should I use these language rankings?
Use them as a shortlist. Start with the top repositories, open the project detail pages, and compare maintenance pace, momentum, and relevance to your own stack.
Are these pages better than searching GitHub directly?
They are better for discovery because they combine GitHub popularity with recent movement and a cleaner comparison flow.
Does GHTrending only show mature projects?
No. The rankings are designed to surface both established leaders and newer repositories that are gaining momentum quickly.