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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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84Health
Library npm

cron-parser

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

1,495
MIT
Used by 34
69Health
Library npm

compression

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

2,805
MIT
Used by 33
84Health
Library npm

cRonstrue

Turns cron expressions into human-readable descriptions, in 30+ languages.

1,636
MIT
Used by 33
82Health
Library npm

type-fest

A collection of essential, ready-made TypeScript utility types beyond the built-in standard library.

17,417
Other
Used by 32
50Health
Library npm

debug

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

11,456
MIT
Used by 32
71Health
Library npm

helmet

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

10,736
MIT
Used by 32
51Health
Library npm

superjson

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

5,281
MIT
Used by 32
81Health
Library npm

fast-xml-parser

Pure-JS XML parser, builder, and validator with no C/C++ bindings and no callbacks

3,139
MIT
Used by 32
38Health
Library npm

gray-matter

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

4,491
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
80Health
Library npm

jQuery

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

59,785
MIT
Used by 30
94Health
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
45Health
Library npm

zod-to-json-schema

Converts Zod validation schemas into standard JSON Schema, ready for OpenAPI, OpenAI, and JSON Schema draft 7 consumers.

1,254
Other
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.

115,997
MIT
Used by 29
56Health
Library npm

knex

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

20,347
MIT
Used by 29
77Health
Library npm

csv-parse

A flexible, dependency-free CSV parser for Node.js and the browser with stream, callback, and sync APIs.

4,287
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.

502
MIT
Used by 29
45Health
Library npm

JSON5

JSON for humans: an extended JSON syntax with comments, trailing commas, and unquoted keys for hand-written config.

7,168
MIT
Used by 28
57Health
Library npm

ts-morph

Navigate and manipulate TypeScript code with a friendlier compiler API wrapper

6,194
MIT
Used by 28
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
50Health
Library npm

react-textarea-autosize

A drop-in <textarea> replacement for React that automatically grows and shrinks to fit its content.

2,410
MIT
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
44Health
Library npm

date-fns-tz

IANA time zone support for date-fns, powered by the native Intl API with zero bundled time zone data.

1,180
MIT
Used by 28
92Health
Framework npm

NestJS

A progressive Node.js framework for building efficient, scalable, and maintainable server-side applications in TypeScript.

76,743
MIT
Used by 27

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