Awesome JavaScript Runtimes

A curated list of JavaScript/ECMAScript runtimes, app frameworks, and engines.

• Runtimes
• Native App Frameworks
• Engines
• Links

Runtimes

Runtime	Engine	Library	Stars	Activity
Node.js	V8	libuv
Deno	V8	tokio
Bun	JavaScriptCore
Just	V8
Txiki.js	QuickJS	libuv
Napa.js	V8
LLRT	QuickJS	tokio
WinterJS	SpiderMonkey, Spiderfire	hyper
Elsa	QuickJS
Window.js	V8	libuv, GLFW
Kaluma	JerryScript
Bare	V8	libuv

Native App Frameworks

Framework	Target	Engine/Backend	Stars	Commit
Electron	Desktop	Node.js
Tauri	Desktop	Node.js
nw.js	Desktop	Node.js
Wails	Desktop	Go
NodeGUI	Desktop	Node.js
Neutralino	Desktop	native/custom
React Native	Mobile	Hermes
Capacitor	Mobile	(browser)
Cordova	Mobile	(browser)

Engines

Engine	Stars	Commit
V8
JavaScriptCore
SpiderMonkey
Hermes
QuickJS
JerryScript
Duktape
Boa
Rhino
Espruino
mJS
Elk
tiny-js
nashorn

Links

• Web to Desktop framework comparison
• List of ECMAScript engines at Wikipedia
• Other Awesome lists

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