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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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92Health
Library npm

undici

A fast, spec-compliant HTTP/1.1 client for Node.js, built from scratch with zero runtime dependencies

7,695
MIT
Used by 70
67Health
Library Go

jwt

A zero-dependency Go implementation of JSON Web Tokens (JWT) with pluggable HMAC, RSA, RSA-PSS, ECDSA, and Ed25519 signing methods.

9,225
MIT
Used by 62
56Health
Library npm

bcrypt.js

A zero-dependency, pure JavaScript implementation of bcrypt for hashing and verifying passwords in Node.js and the browser.

3,797
BSD 3
Used by 51
93Health
Library PyPI

urllib3

A powerful, user-friendly HTTP client for Python with thread-safe connection pooling, TLS verification, and retry handling.

4,058
MIT
Used by 48
68Health
Library npm

proxy-agent

Maps HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS, and PAC proxy protocols to the correct Node.js http.Agent implementation automatically.

1,161
MIT
Used by 47
90Health
Library npm

Prisma Client

Auto-generated, type-safe database client for Node.js and TypeScript.

47,610
Apache 2.0
Used by 46
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
89Health
Framework npm

Better Auth

The most comprehensive, framework-agnostic authentication and authorization framework for TypeScript.

29,933
MIT
Used by 37
48Health
Library npm

bcrypt

Battle-tested password hashing for Node.js using the adaptive bcrypt algorithm.

7,803
MIT
Used by 34
43Health
Library npm

passport

Simple, unobtrusive authentication middleware for Node.js with 480+ pluggable strategies.

23,530
MIT
Used by 31
85Health
Library npm

express-rate-limit

Basic IP rate-limiting middleware for Express to throttle repeated requests and protect public APIs and sensitive endpoints.

3,305
MIT
Used by 30
73Health
Library npm

NextAuth.js

Open-source authentication for Next.js with OAuth, OIDC, email, and passkey sign-in.

28,365
Other
Used by 26
92Health
Library npm

openid-client

Certified OAuth 2 and OpenID Connect client for every modern JavaScript runtime.

2,410
MIT
Used by 24
42Health
Library npm

passport-local

Passport strategy for authenticating users with a username and password in Node.js and Express applications.

2,754
MIT
Used by 21
84Health
Library npm

http-proxy-middleware

The one-liner Node.js proxy middleware for connect, express, next.js, hono, and more.

11,126
MIT
Used by 20
38Health
SDK npm

passport-google-oauth20

Google OAuth 2.0 authentication strategy for Passport.js and Node.js

834
MIT
Used by 20
48Health
Library npm

forge

A native, pure-JavaScript implementation of TLS and PKI cryptography for building crypto-based Node.js and browser apps.

5,331
Other
Used by 17
84Health
Library npm

got

Human-friendly and powerful HTTP request library for Node.js, with retries, streams, pagination, and RFC 7234 caching built in.

14,940
MIT
Used by 15
69Health
Library npm

OTPAuth

HOTP and TOTP one-time password library for Node.js, Deno, Bun, and browsers

1,476
MIT
Used by 15
91Health
Framework Go

Echo

A minimalist, high-performance Go web framework with a radix-tree router, built-in middleware chain, and first-class HTTP/2 support.

32,705
MIT
Used by 13
70Health
Framework Composer

Laravel Sanctum

Featherweight token and SPA authentication for Laravel applications

2,981
MIT
Used by 13
38Health
SDK npm

passport-github2

A Passport.js strategy for authenticating Node.js applications with GitHub via OAuth 2.0.

237
MIT
Used by 12
42Health
Library npm

GSAP

The industry-standard JavaScript animation library for tweening CSS, SVG, canvas, and UI with rock-solid cross-browser reliability.

28,405
Other
Used by 11
36Health
Library npm

passport-oauth2

A generic OAuth 2.0 authentication strategy for Passport, the base class most provider-specific Passport login strategies are built on.

618
MIT
Used by 10

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