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Libraries, frameworks, tools, and SDKs used by the apps in this directory — scored the same way as the apps themselves.

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74Health
Library npm

dotenv

Loads environment variables from a .env file into process.env for Node.js apps.

20,536
Other
Used by 227
92Health
Library npm

undici

A fast, spec-compliant HTTP/1.1 client for Node.js, built from scratch with zero runtime dependencies

7,695
MIT
Used by 70
93Health
Library PyPI

urllib3

A powerful, user-friendly HTTP client for Python with thread-safe connection pooling, TLS verification, and retry handling.

4,058
MIT
Used by 48
68Health
Library npm

proxy-agent

Maps HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS, and PAC proxy protocols to the correct Node.js http.Agent implementation automatically.

1,161
MIT
Used by 47
62Health
Library PyPI

rich

A Python library for rendering rich text, tables, progress bars, and syntax-highlighted code in the terminal.

57,363
MIT
Used by 46
90Health
Library npm

Prisma Client

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

47,610
Apache 2.0
Used by 46
90Health
Library PyPI

websockets

Build correct, fast WebSocket servers and clients in Python with asyncio, threading, or Sans-I/O APIs.

5,717
BSD 3
Used by 29
90Health
Library PyPI

pydantic-settings

Type-safe application settings management for Python, built on Pydantic models.

1,456
MIT
Used by 27
84Health
Library npm

http-proxy-middleware

The one-liner Node.js proxy middleware for connect, express, next.js, hono, and more.

11,126
MIT
Used by 20
61Health
Library Cargo

dotenvy

A well-maintained, actively developed fork of the dotenv crate for loading .env files in Rust

1,250
MIT
Used by 19
48Health
Library npm

forge

A native, pure-JavaScript implementation of TLS and PKI cryptography for building crypto-based Node.js and browser apps.

5,331
Other
Used by 17
91Health
Library PyPI

Celery

Distributed task queue for running asynchronous jobs, scheduled work, and complex workflows across Python applications at scale.

28,883
BSD 3
Used by 16
84Health
Library npm

got

Human-friendly and powerful HTTP request library for Node.js, with retries, streams, pagination, and RFC 7234 caching built in.

14,940
MIT
Used by 15
62Health
Library npm

dotenv-expand

Expands variable references, command substitution, and encrypted values in dotenv-parsed .env files.

1,057
BSD 3
Used by 14
42Health
Library npm

GSAP

The industry-standard JavaScript animation library for tweening CSS, SVG, canvas, and UI with rock-solid cross-browser reliability.

28,405
Other
Used by 11
77Health
Library PyPI

Markdown

The reference Python implementation of John Gruber's Markdown, with a pluggable extension system for converting text to HTML.

4,246
BSD 3
Used by 8
55Health
Library npm

superagent

A small, progressive HTTP request library for Node.js and browsers with a single fluent, chainable API on both platforms.

16,637
MIT
Used by 7
94Health
Library npm

gridstack.js

A dependency-free TypeScript library for building draggable, resizable, responsive dashboard grid layouts in the browser.

9,115
MIT
Used by 7
78Health
Library Cargo

config

Layered configuration system for Rust applications with strong 12-factor support

3,209
Apache 2.0
Used by 7
72Health
Library Cargo

ureq

A simple, safe, blocking HTTP client for Rust with minimal dependencies.

2,190
Apache 2.0
Used by 7
50Health
Library npm

follow-redirects

A drop-in replacement for Node's http and https modules that transparently follows redirects with zero runtime dependencies.

580
MIT
Used by 7
34Health
Library npm

proxy-from-env

Resolves the correct proxy URL for a request by reading standard *_PROXY and NO_PROXY environment variables

73
MIT
Used by 7
74Health
Library Go

certmagic

Automatic HTTPS for Go programs — the production-grade ACME client library that powers Caddy, obtaining and renewing TLS certificates with zero manual cert management.

5,598
Apache 2.0
Used by 6
75Health
Library Composer

Symfony Dotenv

Parses .env files and registers their values as environment variables for PHP applications

3,788
MIT
Used by 6

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