Issue #658  (JS Utils, React Tools, Uncats)02/26/26

 

JavaScript Utilities

tinypdf — A minimal PDF generation library that's under 400 LOC and has zero dependencies, boasting ~70x smaller size than the most popular solution.

Lume.js — A minimal reactive state management solution that uses only standard JavaScript and HTML with no custom syntax, no build step required, and no framework lock-in.

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Peek — A lightweight JavaScript library for creating smart header behavior based on scroll intent that automatically hides your site header when users scroll down and reveals it when they scroll up.

picknplace.js — A utility that provides a novel alternative to standard drag-and-drop behaviour, instead allowing the user to 'pick, scroll, and place' via the mouse and/or keyboard.

fp-pack — A practical functional toolkit for JavaScript and TypeScript that's focused on type-safe pipelines, not functional programming dogma.

TanStack Hotkeys — Still in early development, a keyboard shortcuts solution that lets you normalize key events, manage global and contextual bindings, and orchestrate multi-step key chords through a consistent, strongly-typed API.

Masonry Grid — A fast, lightweight, and responsive masonry grid layout library that's TypeScript-first and has first-class support for React, Preact, Svelte, and SolidJS.

chonkiejs — A type-friendly, light-weight, fast, and super-simple chunking library that offers on-the-fly text chunking for RAG applications.

React Tools

Mina Rich Editor — A block-based rich text editor built entirely with Tailwind and shadcn/ui, offering multiple templates and something called "Notion-Style Mode".

React Logo Soup — A tiny React library that helps with displaying a group of corporate logos in a consistent, attractive manner, in spite of using a diverse array of logo styles.

Better Auth UI — A suite of ready-to-use shadcn/ui styled components for rapidly implementing authentication features in your Next.js and React applications, seamlessly integrating with better-auth.

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react-hook-form-persist — A lightweight React Hook Form persistence library that allows you to automatically save and restore form data using localStorage.

Triplex — A visual workspace for building React / Three Fiber components, enabling you to build 2D and 3D components without coding using visual and input controls.

EvilCharts — A modern, customizable chart library for React and Next.js applications featuring interactive data visualizations, featuring pre-designed chart components and five different chart types.

CedarJS — An opinionated, full-stack React framework that includes GraphQL for the API, Prisma for the database, and built-in support for authentication, testing, and deployment.

Tambo AI — A generative UI toolkit for React that allows you to connect your components and it will handle streaming, state management, and MCP.

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The Uncategorizables

PicGo — An open source image uploader service with support for dozens of image hosts, to help with your upload and copy/paste URL workflow in your favourite apps.

Zerobyte — A powerful backup automation solution for your remote storage, allowing you to encrypt, compress, and protect your data while self hosting.

Temporal Playground — An online playground that lets you experiment with the JavaScript Temporal API through real code execution.

Sweetfont — An interactive web tool that you can use to find new Google fonts by adjusting settings for 'flavor', 'vibe', 'fanciness', and 'boldness', or use the "Surprise me" button.

How Browsers Work — A short and interactive guide that demonstrates how browsers work, ensuring the content isn't too technical or shallow, but just enough info to help curious engineers understand browsers better.

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JS Typing Challenge — An online typing test tool that allows you to test your speed at typing JavaScript code snippets, rather than snippets of regular text, for texting programming speed.

Stripe AI — From the Stripe team, a collection of SDKs that offers a one-stop shop for building AI-powered products and businesses on top of Stripe.

code-tree.dev — Like Link Tree, but for developers, allowing you to register your account and link to a single page with your dev profile, featuring technologies you know and key links.

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