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octalmage/robotjs

Node.js Desktop Automation.

Stack

C Electron npm

Updated: 2026-10-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-08-31
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 9 open

12,779

stars

Forks: 1,003
Commits: 728 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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nightwatchjs/nightwatch

Integrated end-to-end testing framework written in Node.js and using W3C Webdriver API. Developed at @browserstack

Stack

JavaScript React npm

GitHub topics

#automated-testing #chromedriver #end-to-end-testing #hacktoberfest #javascript #nightwatch

Updated: 2026-05-25
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2012-03-17
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 335 open

11,949

stars

Forks: 1,396
Commits: 2,926 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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chjj/blessed

A high-level terminal interface library for node.js.

Stack

JavaScript npm

Updated: 2024-03-22
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2013-01-27
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 254 open

11,888

stars

Forks: 562
Commits: 1,170 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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acornjs/acorn

A small, fast, JavaScript-based JavaScript parser

Stack

JavaScript npm

Updated: 2026-10-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-09-24
History: 1 history point
License: Unknown
Issues: 15 open

11,461

stars

Forks: 1,058
Commits: 1,560 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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debug-js/debug

A tiny JavaScript debugging utility modelled after Node.js core's debugging technique. Works in Node.js and web browsers

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#browser #debug #debugging #javascript #logging #node

Updated: 2026-04-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-11-29
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 101 open

11,459

stars

Forks: 994
Commits: 553 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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cytoscape/cytoscape.js

Graph theory (network) library for visualisation and analysis

AI dev

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#analysis #cytoscapejs #graph-theory #javascript #network #visualisation

Updated: 2026-10-06
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2011-08-23
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 25 open

11,234

stars

Forks: 1,679
Commits: 6,766 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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ds300/patch-package

Fix broken node modules instantly 🏃🏽‍♀️💨

Stack

TypeScript Express npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#dependencies #dependency-manager #diff #javascript #javascript-tools #node

Updated: 2025-09-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-05-08
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 281 open

11,226

stars

Forks: 327
Commits: 673 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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NaturalNode/natural

general natural language facilities for node

Stack

JavaScript npm

Updated: 2026-02-22
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2011-05-07
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 88 open

10,881

stars

Forks: 851
Commits: 1,503 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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foliojs/pdfkit

A JavaScript PDF generation library for Node and the browser

Stack

JavaScript Vite npm Yarn

Updated: 2026-10-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-07-10
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 331 open

10,715

stars

Forks: 1,232
Commits: 952 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

restify/node-restify

The future of Node.js REST development

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#rest-api #restify #server

Updated: 2026-09-04
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2011-04-25
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 133 open

10,686

stars

Forks: 975
Commits: 1,744 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

vercel/micro

Asynchronous HTTP microservices

Stack

TypeScript npm pnpm

GitHub topics

#async #await #micro #microservice #vercel

Updated: 2026-05-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-04-28
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 11 open

10,626

stars

Forks: 453
Commits: 436 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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protobufjs/protobuf.js

High-performance Protocol Buffers for JavaScript and TypeScript. Conformant through Edition 2026, and unusually versatile. No protoc required.

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#javascript #protobuf #protocol-buffers #typescript

Updated: 2026-10-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-11-26
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 93 open

10,601

stars

Forks: 1,848
Commits: 1,182 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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mongodb/node-mongodb-native

The official MongoDB Node.js driver

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Express npm

GitHub topics

#database #mongodb #node-js #nodejs #nosql

Updated: 2026-10-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2010-01-07
History: 1 history point
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: Disabled

10,168

stars

Forks: 1,823
Commits: 9,597 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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keystonejs/keystone

The superpowered headless CMS for Node.js — built with GraphQL and React

Stack

TypeScript Astro Express Next.js React npm pnpm

GitHub topics

#cms #cms-framework #graphql #keystonejs #nodejs #react

Updated: 2026-09-28
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2018-04-05
History: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 145 open

9,974

stars

Forks: 1,259
Commits: 8,386 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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aksakalli/gtop

System monitoring dashboard for terminal

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#command-line #monitoring #nodejs #system-monitoring #top #tui

Updated: 2025-11-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-08-09
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 40 open

9,934

stars

Forks: 338
Commits: 79 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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DevExpress/testcafe

A Node.js tool to automate end-to-end web testing.

Stack

JavaScript Express React npm

GitHub topics

#browser #e2e #end-to-end-testing #functional-testing #test #test-automation

Updated: 2026-10-07
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2015-04-20
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 20 open

9,896

stars

Forks: 676
Commits: 3,554 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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max-mapper/art-of-node

:snowflake: a short introduction to node.js

Stack

JavaScript

Updated: 2020-08-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-03-21
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 15 open

9,865

stars

Forks: 839
Commits: 207 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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webdriverio/webdriverio

Next-gen browser and mobile automation test framework for Node.js

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Electron Express React Svelte npm pnpm

GitHub topics

#automation #cucumber #devtools #jasmine #javascript #mocha

Updated: 2026-10-12
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2017-12-02
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 176 open

9,844

stars

Forks: 2,695
Commits: 8,812 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

sindresorhus/ora

Elegant terminal spinner

Stack

JavaScript npm

Updated: 2026-09-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-03-03
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

9,764

stars

Forks: 294
Commits: 198 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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sindresorhus/pageres

Capture website screenshots

Stack

TypeScript npm

Updated: 2025-09-09
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2014-02-07
History: 3 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

9,730

stars

Forks: 720
Commits: 415 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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agenda/agenda

Lightweight job scheduling for Node.js

AI dev

Stack

HTML Express Fastify Vite Vue npm pnpm

GitHub topics

#automated #cron #cronjob #crontab #frequency #interval

Updated: 2026-07-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-10-25
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 42 open

9,708

stars

Forks: 844
Commits: 1,171 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

jprichardson/node-fs-extra

Node.js: extra methods for the fs object like copy(), remove(), mkdirs()

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#copy #delete #filesystem #javascript #move #nodejs

Updated: 2026-09-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-11-16
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 15 open

9,589

stars

Forks: 792
Commits: 1,147 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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voidcosmos/npkill

List any node_modules 📦 dir in your system and how heavy they are. You can then select which ones you want to erase to free up space 🧹

Stack

TypeScript npm

GitHub topics

#cli #command-line #developer-tools #hacktoberfest #javascript #module

Updated: 2026-09-08
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2019-06-30
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 24 open

9,468

stars

Forks: 257
Commits: 918 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

klaudiosinani/taskbook

Tasks, boards & notes for the command-line habitat

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#board #cli #note #task #todo

Updated: 2025-11-03
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2018-02-12
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 102 open

9,347

stars

Forks: 391
Commits: 245 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

mikro-orm/mikro-orm

TypeScript ORM for Node.js based on Data Mapper, Unit of Work and Identity Map patterns. Supports MongoDB, MySQL, MariaDB, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL and SQLite/libSQL databases.

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript React Vite npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#database #datamapper #entities #entity #identity-map #javascript

Updated: 2026-10-12
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2018-03-15
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 19 open

9,246

stars

Forks: 681
Commits: 7,567 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

mqttjs/MQTT.js

The MQTT client for Node.js and the browser

Stack

TypeScript Electron Vite Vue npm

GitHub topics

#hacktoberfest #javascript #mqtt #mqtt-broker #nodejs-library

Updated: 2026-09-16
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2011-03-13
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 37 open

9,119

stars

Forks: 1,451
Commits: 1,724 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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remarkjs/remark

markdown processor powered by plugins part of the @unifiedjs collective

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#ast #commonmark #javascript #markdown #remark #unified

Updated: 2026-09-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-07-24
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 11 open

9,017

stars

Forks: 391
Commits: 2,047 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

mozilla/nunjucks

A powerful templating engine with inheritance, asynchronous control, and more (jinja2 inspired)

Stack

JavaScript Express npm

Updated: 2026-10-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-08-06
History: 1 history point
License: BSD-2-Clause
Issues: 363 open

9,003

stars

Forks: 661
Commits: 1,333 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

SoftwareBrothers/adminjs

AdminJS is an admin panel for apps written in node.js

Stack

TypeScript React npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#admin #admin-dashboard #admin-panel #mongodb #nodejs

Updated: 2025-07-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-11-23
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 223 open

8,993

stars

Forks: 722
Commits: 2,171 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

node-fetch/node-fetch

A light-weight module that brings the Fetch API to Node.js

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#fetch #fetch-api #hacktoberfest #http #http-client #node-fetch

Updated: 2026-05-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-01-26
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 249 open

8,851

stars

Forks: 1,056
Commits: 640 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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