Rankings
Top 20 repos in each star tier, ranked by AI quality score.
React: Meta's declarative UI library that became the default choice for web interfaces over the past decade
Node.js: The JavaScript runtime that powers server-side and tooling ecosystems worldwide
uBlock Origin: the most-installed open source ad blocker, now facing a critical Chrome MV3 transition
196K-star JavaScript algorithms reference: the web's most-starred CS education repo
Airbnb's JavaScript Style Guide: 148k stars and still one of the most-copied ESLint configs in the ecosystem
Next.js: The dominant React meta-framework powering millions of production web applications
Three.js: the de facto standard for 3D graphics in the browser, still pushing forward after 16 years
Axios: The HTTP client that became JavaScript's default networking layer
Material UI: A decade-old React component library with ~98K stars and massive real-world adoption, now at v6
Uptime Kuma: The self-hosted monitoring tool that became a homelab and SMB staple
Svelte compiler turns declarative components into lean DOM-manipulation code — no virtual DOM required
Font Awesome 7: the web's most widely deployed icon library enters its seventh major version
reveal.js: The 15-year-old HTML presentation framework still pulling 94 stars a week
Express.js: The Node.js web framework that defined a generation, now on v5
Chart.js: The go-to canvas-based charting library with 12+ years of production use
Webpack at 14: The JavaScript bundler that built the modern web, now defending its install base
Lodash at a crossroads: the JavaScript utility giant stabilizes under formal governance after years of maintenance drift
jQuery 4.0 arrives in 2026, still powering a massive share of the web despite modern alternatives
Ghost: a 13-year-old open source CMS built for professional publishers, newsletters, and paid memberships
Mozilla's PDF.js: The de facto standard for rendering PDFs natively in web browsers