# BrowserSync/browser-sync Keep multiple browsers & devices in sync when building websites. https://browsersync.io Repository: https://github.com/BrowserSync/browser-sync Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/browser-sync Homepage: https://discord.gg/2d2xUThp Language: JavaScript License: Apache-2.0 License Family: permissive Last push: 2026-05-09T08:29:15+00:00 ## Health v2 (maintenance only) Score: 59/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00) - activity 81, release rhythm 8, longevity 100 - inputs: {"age_days": 4708, "days_push": 116, "days_rel": 708, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1} - flags: none - formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) ## Adoption (not part of the score) Stars 12290, forks 750 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:52.281689+00:00) ## What it is Browsersync is a Node.js tool that keeps multiple browsers and devices in sync while developing websites, providing live reload, scroll/click synchronization, and an injectable sync script. It can serve files, proxy existing servers, and integrates with build tools via its API and recipes. ## Use cases - live reload css and js across browsers while developing - test a website on phone and desktop simultaneously with synced scrolling - serve a local dev server with hot reload - sync clicks and form input across multiple devices - proxy a running dev server and inject reload script ## When to choose - you're doing front-end development and want instant multi-browser feedback - you need to test responsive designs across real devices in sync - you want a lightweight dev server with live reload that integrates with Gulp/Webpack ## When to avoid - you need a full-featured production web server - your pages lack a tag and you can't configure snippet injection - you want HMR with module replacement rather than full reloads ## Facets - artifact type: cli-tool - maturity: stable - function: developer-tools, http-server, web-framework - domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools - platform: cli, cross-platform - tags: live-reload, browser-syncing, dev-server, cross-device-testing, nodejs ## Member repositories - BrowserSync/browser-sync (main) score 59 ## Provenance - Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:52.281689+00:00. - Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input. - Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:14:11.020481+00:00, confidence not recorded. - readme: https://github.com/BrowserSync/browser-sync (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:52.281689+00:00, sha 5c5f93b81d0e) - homepage: https://discord.gg/2d2xUThp (fetched 2026-08-29T08:11:48.955625+00:00, sha d4c0abc032ec) - Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.