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77Health
Library npm

js-cookie

A simple, lightweight JavaScript API for handling browser cookies, client-side.

22,587
MIT
Used by 40
59Health
Library npm

Archiver

A streaming Node.js library for generating ZIP and TAR archives on the fly

2,977
MIT
Used by 40
95Health
Library npm

Socket.IO

Bidirectional, low-latency, event-based realtime communication for Node.js and the browser.

63,200
MIT
Used by 39
75Health
Library npm

turndown

Convert HTML into clean, customizable Markdown in Node.js and the browser.

11,438
MIT
Used by 38
92Health
SDK npm

@clickhouse/client

The official TypeScript client for connecting Node.js applications to ClickHouse over HTTP.

331
Apache 2.0
Used by 38
93Health
Framework npm

Docusaurus

React-based static site generator for building fast, maintainable documentation websites.

66,246
MIT
Used by 36
84Health
Library npm

body-parser

Node.js body-parsing middleware that turns raw HTTP request bodies into ready-to-use req.body objects.

5,499
MIT
Used by 36
78Health
Tool npm

TypeScript Native Preview

Preview npm build of tsgo, the native Go port of the TypeScript compiler ahead of TypeScript 7.0.

26,194
Apache 2.0
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.

7,235
MIT
Used by 34
86Health
Library npm

cron-parser

Parse, validate, and iterate cron expressions in Node.js with full timezone and DST support.

1,490
MIT
Used by 34
72Health
Library npm

compression

Node.js middleware that transparently gzip-, deflate-, or Brotli-compresses HTTP responses for Express and raw http servers.

2,806
MIT
Used by 33
51Health
Library npm

debug

A tiny, zero-config JavaScript debugging utility with namespaced, color-coded output for Node.js and the browser.

11,454
MIT
Used by 32
74Health
Library npm

helmet

Secure Node and Express apps by setting protective HTTP response headers with a single line of middleware.

10,735
MIT
Used by 32
55Health
Library npm

superjson

Serialize JavaScript to a superset of JSON that keeps Dates, Maps, Sets, BigInts, and more intact.

5,277
MIT
Used by 32
38Health
Library npm

gray-matter

Fast, dependable front-matter parser for YAML, JSON, TOML, and CoffeeScript metadata blocks

4,490
MIT
Used by 31
64Health
Library npm

cookie

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

1,534
MIT
Used by 31
82Health
Library npm

jQuery

A fast, small, feature-rich JavaScript library for DOM traversal, event handling, animation, and Ajax with a concise, chainable API.

59,776
MIT
Used by 30
95Health
Tool npm

mocha

The classic, battle-tested JavaScript test framework for Node.js and the browser, built around flexible async testing and pluggable reporters.

22,896
MIT
Used by 30
98Health
Library npm

three.js

The cross-browser JavaScript 3D library that renders scenes through WebGL and WebGPU behind one unified, node-based shading API.

115,524
MIT
Used by 29
90Health
Library npm

Inquirer.js

Interactive command-line prompts for Node.js — lists, checkboxes, confirms, and more with a single async API.

21,623
MIT
Used by 29
66Health
Library npm

knex

A flexible, portable SQL query builder for Node.js supporting PostgreSQL, MySQL, CockroachDB, SQL Server, SQLite3, and Oracle.

20,341
MIT
Used by 29
77Health
Library npm

ignore

A pure JavaScript manager, filter, and parser for .gitignore-style rules, built exactly to the gitignore spec.

501
MIT
Used by 29
59Health
Library npm

ts-morph

Navigate and manipulate TypeScript code with a friendlier compiler API wrapper

6,179
MIT
Used by 28
95Health
SDK npm

supabase-js

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

4,562
MIT
Used by 28

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