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formtastic/formtastic

A Rails form builder plugin with semantically rich and accessible markup. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/formtastic/formtastic · Ruby · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

65/100

  • Activity 69
  • Release rhythm 39
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 6722
  • days_rel: 194
  • days_push: 186
  • n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

5216 stars · 625 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Formtastic is a Rails FormBuilder DSL plugin for generating semantic, accessible, and easily stylable HTML forms. It provides a concise input/action API on top of Rails form helpers.

Use cases

  • generate accessible Rails forms with semantic HTML
  • build forms from ActiveRecord models with minimal markup
  • add labels, hints, and error messages to form inputs automatically
  • create nested forms for associated models
  • style forms consistently with fieldsets and lists

When to choose

  • you're on Rails and want DRY, semantic, accessible form markup
  • you want automatic labels, hints, and error handling for model-backed forms
  • you prefer a DSL over hand-writing form HTML

When to avoid

  • you're not using Rails or an ActiveModel-compatible ORM
  • you need highly custom non-model-driven form layouts
  • you're on Rails below 6.0 (or below 7.2 for the latest version)

Facets

library · maturity stable

form-handling templating ui-components web-development backend accessibility ruby rails form-builder dsl html-forms semantic-markup web-server

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Member repositories

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