# jsonform/jsonform

Build forms from JSON Schema. Easily template-able. Compatible with Bootstrap 3 out of the box.

Repository: https://github.com/jsonform/jsonform
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jsonform
Homepage: https://jsonform.github.io/jsonform/playground/index.html
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: json, json-schema, forms, html5, json-form, javascript
Last push: 2024-06-19T15:28:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5447, "days_push": 805, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2819, forks 546 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:23.955678+00:00)

## What it is
A client-side JavaScript library that generates Bootstrap 3-friendly HTML forms from data models defined with JSON Schema, with built-in client-side validation. Form layout can be customized through a declarative templating mechanism.

## Use cases
- generate html forms from a  schema
- build forms from structured data models in the browser
- add client-side validation to schema-driven forms
- create bootstrap-styled forms declaratively
- convert  schema definitions into editable web forms
- collect user input matching a  data structure

## When to choose
- you already define your data models with JSON Schema
- you use Bootstrap 3 and want compatible forms out of the box
- you need a lightweight, template-able client-side form generator
- you want inline validation feedback without a heavy framework

## When to avoid
- you need a modern framework-integrated form solution (React, Vue)
- you require Bootstrap 4/5 styling without custom work
- you need server-side form rendering
- the project appears to be in maintenance mode with limited new features

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: form-handling, ui-components, serialization
- domain: web-development, frontend, apis
- platform: browser
- tags: -schema, bootstrap-3, client-side, form-generation, javascript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- jsonform/jsonform (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:23.955678+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 2026-08-30T07:38:33.455951+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jsonform/jsonform (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:23.955678+00:00, sha 92b336f3752c)
  - homepage: https://jsonform.github.io/jsonform/playground/index.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:53:58.509251+00:00, sha 69d808f99e9d)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonform (fetched 2026-08-29T09:53:58.518603+00:00, sha ee3e40a1d63a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.