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90Health
Library npm

sharp

High-performance Node.js image processing powered by libvips, built for fast resizing and format conversion.

32,726
Apache 2.0
Used by 109
48Health
Library npm

jsonwebtoken

The de facto Node.js library for signing, verifying, and decoding JSON Web Tokens.

18,189
MIT
Used by 93
88Health
Library npm

jose

Zero-dependency JWT, JWS, JWE, and JWK toolkit for Node.js, browsers, and edge runtimes.

7,812
MIT
Used by 66
92Health
Library PyPI

Pillow

The friendly PIL fork that adds image processing capabilities to Python

13,856
Other
Used by 62
65Health
Library Go

jwt

A zero-dependency Go implementation of JSON Web Tokens (JWT) with pluggable HMAC, RSA, RSA-PSS, ECDSA, and Ed25519 signing methods.

9,230
MIT
Used by 62
42Health
Library npm

qrcode

A zero-dependency-on-canvas QR code and 2D barcode generator for Node.js and the browser.

8,179
MIT
Used by 54
50Health
Library npm

cookie-parser

Express middleware that parses HTTP Cookie headers into req.cookies, with support for signed and JSON-encoded cookie values.

2,030
MIT
Used by 52
58Health
Library npm

bcrypt.js

A zero-dependency, pure JavaScript implementation of bcrypt for hashing and verifying passwords in Node.js and the browser.

3,797
BSD 3
Used by 51
93Health
Library npm

PDF.js

Mozilla's HTML5-based library for parsing and rendering PDF documents in the browser and Node.js.

53,951
Apache 2.0
Used by 46
86Health
Library PyPI

PyJWT

A Python implementation of RFC 7519 for encoding, decoding, and verifying JSON Web Tokens.

5,706
MIT
Used by 44
76Health
Library npm

file-type

Detect the file type of a buffer, stream, or file by reading its magic number.

4,325
MIT
Used by 44
95Health
SDK Go

AWS SDK for Go v2

The official AWS SDK for Go — type-safe, modular clients for every AWS service.

3,658
Apache 2.0
Used by 44
89Health
Framework npm

Better Auth

The most comprehensive, framework-agnostic authentication and authorization framework for TypeScript.

30,086
MIT
Used by 37
98Health
Library PyPI

google-auth

The foundational Python library for authenticating to Google Cloud and Google APIs with OAuth2, service accounts, and Application Default Credentials.

5,391
Apache 2.0
Used by 37
48Health
Library npm

bcrypt

Battle-tested password hashing for Node.js using the adaptive bcrypt algorithm.

7,804
MIT
Used by 34
54Health
Library npm

html-to-image

Turns any DOM node into a PNG, JPEG, SVG, or canvas image entirely client-side, with no server or screenshot service required.

7,242
MIT
Used by 34
96Health
SDK npm

google-api-nodejs-client

Google's officially supported Node.js client library for calling hundreds of Google APIs with built-in OAuth 2.0, API key, and service-account auth.

12,256
Apache 2.0
Used by 33
43Health
Library npm

passport

Simple, unobtrusive authentication middleware for Node.js with 480+ pluggable strategies.

23,529
MIT
Used by 31
54Health
Library npm

cookie

Basic HTTP cookie parser and serializer for HTTP servers, with zero dependencies and full RFC 6265 support.

1,535
MIT
Used by 31
81Health
Library npm

express-rate-limit

Basic IP rate-limiting middleware for Express to throttle repeated requests and protect public APIs and sensitive endpoints.

3,305
MIT
Used by 30
94Health
SDK npm

supabase-js

The official isomorphic JavaScript SDK for Supabase — database, auth, realtime, storage, and edge functions in one client.

4,568
MIT
Used by 28
67Health
Library Go

go-oidc

A Go client library for OpenID Connect, built on top of golang.org/x/oauth2.

2,480
Apache 2.0
Used by 28
97Health
SDK npm

@azure/identity

Microsoft Entra ID credential library that authenticates every Azure SDK client, from managed identity in production to CLI and browser login in development.

2,296
MIT
Used by 28
67Health
Library npm

qrcode.react

A React component for generating QR codes as SVG or Canvas, with logo embedding and full styling control.

4,286
Other
Used by 27

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