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92Health
Library npm

Mermaid

Generate flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and 20+ other diagram types from markdown-like text

90,450
MIT
Used by 80
50Health
Library npm

cors

Node.js CORS middleware for Express and Connect that sets standards-compliant headers to control cross-origin browser access.

6,195
MIT
Used by 79
91Health
Library npm

React Flow

A highly customizable React library for building node-based editors, diagrams, and interactive flow charts.

38,512
MIT
Used by 78
81Health
Library npm

Chart.js

Simple, flexible JavaScript charting for designers and developers

67,719
MIT
Used by 73
86Health
Library npm

highlight.js

Zero-dependency JavaScript syntax highlighter with automatic language detection for over 190 languages.

24,999
BSD 3
Used by 73
63Health
Library npm

diff

A battle-tested JavaScript library for computing and applying text diffs at the character, word, line, sentence, CSS, or JSON level.

9,210
BSD 3
Used by 70
67Health
Library npm

JSZip

Create, read, and edit ZIP files directly in JavaScript, in the browser or Node.js.

10,386
Other
Used by 66
69Health
Library npm

Fuse.js

Lightweight, zero-dependency fuzzy-search library for JavaScript and TypeScript, in the browser or on the server.

20,491
Apache 2.0
Used by 65
92Health
Library npm

KaTeX

Fast, self-contained JavaScript library for print-quality LaTeX math rendering on the web.

20,405
MIT
Used by 65
79Health
Library npm

PapaParse

The fastest in-browser CSV parser for JavaScript, with streaming, Web Workers, and zero dependencies

13,576
MIT
Used by 61
91Health
Library npm

Faker

Generate massive amounts of realistic fake data for testing, seeding, and mocking in JavaScript and TypeScript.

15,502
MIT
Used by 60
89Health
Library npm

xterm.js

A fast, self-contained TypeScript library for embedding fully-featured terminals in the browser.

21,228
MIT
Used by 57
81Health
Library npm

RxJS

The standard library for composing asynchronous and event-based programs using observable sequences

31,704
Apache 2.0
Used by 53
78Health
Library npm

markdown-it

A fast, pluggable CommonMark-compliant Markdown parser and renderer for JavaScript, safe by default.

21,945
MIT
Used by 52
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
82Health
Library npm

Embla Carousel React

A lightweight, dependency-free React hook for building fluid, touch-precise carousels and sliders.

8,429
MIT
Used by 51
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
91Health
Library npm

core-js

Modular standard library and polyfills for JavaScript, from ECMAScript features to proposals and web standards.

25,536
MIT
Used by 50
74Health
Library npm

qs

A battle-tested querystring parser and serializer for Node.js with nested object support and built-in security limits.

8,943
BSD 3
Used by 49
71Health
Library npm

remark

A plugin-powered markdown processor that parses, transforms, and serializes markdown on top of unified.

9,008
MIT
Used by 48
91Health
Library npm

Prisma Client

Auto-generated, type-safe database client for Node.js and TypeScript.

47,678
Apache 2.0
Used by 46
55Health
Library npm

reflect-metadata

A polyfill for the Metadata Reflection API that powers decorator metadata in TypeScript and JavaScript.

3,361
Apache 2.0
Used by 46
82Health
Library npm

react-hotkeys-hook

A lightweight React hook for wiring up keyboard shortcuts in components declaratively.

3,503
MIT
Used by 45
48Health
Library npm

unified

Parse, inspect, transform, and serialize content through syntax-tree plugins.

5,036
MIT
Used by 44

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