telerik/kendo-ui-core
An HTML5, jQuery-based widget library for building modern web apps. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
94/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 85
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
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: 36.0
- age_days: 4597
- days_rel: 21
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 17
Adoption not part of the score
2583 stars · 1875 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Kendo UI Core is the free, open-source subset of Progress Telerik's Kendo UI, an HTML5 and jQuery-based widget library for building modern web and mobile apps. It provides a set of UI widgets (dropdowns, date pickers, list views, calendars, etc.) while advanced components like Grid and Spreadsheet require a commercial license.
Use cases
- add date pickers and dropdowns to a jQuery web app
- build responsive HTML5 UI widgets without a framework
- add autocomplete and combobox inputs to a legacy jQuery site
- create calendars and schedulers in a JavaScript app
- build mobile-friendly web UI with jQuery widgets
- add list views and pagers to a data-driven web page
When to choose
- you maintain a jQuery-based web application and need polished, accessible widgets
- you want a free open-source subset of a mature commercial component library
- you need consistent theming and API across many UI widgets
- you are building HTML5/JavaScript apps without a modern SPA framework
When to avoid
- you need data grids, spreadsheets, or other premium widgets without a commercial license
- you are building with React, Angular, or Vue and want native components rather than jQuery wrappers
- you prefer lightweight, modern component libraries with permissive licenses
- you want full open-source freedom - the license is a mixed open-core model
Facets
library · maturity active
ui-components frontend-framework charts form-handling data-visualization web-development frontend cross-platform cross-platform jquery widgets kendo-ui telerik html5 open-core web-server nodejs
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/telerik/kendo-ui-core · fetched 2026-08-28 · 68b5ca1b78e6
- homepage: http://www.telerik.com/kendo-ui · fetched 2026-08-29 · ec0456e928f2
- site_page: https://www.telerik.com/design-system/docs/ui-templates/templates/healthcare-admin · fetched 2026-08-29 · e3dd00177624
- site_page: https://www.telerik.com/design-system/docs/ui-templates/templates/ai-usage-monitoring · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7ce4f767d7be
- site_page: https://www.telerik.com/design-system/docs/ui-templates/templates/social-management · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6edd2e22bf88
- site_page: https://www.telerik.com/design-system/docs/ui-templates/templates/fintech-dashboard · fetched 2026-08-29 · 836a380f6640
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/kendo-ui-core · fetched 2026-08-29 · 06e110cb8f30
- site_page: https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui/components/changelogs/kendo-angular-ui · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1cf8aa79d41d
- site_page: https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/changelogs/ui-for-react · fetched 2026-08-29 · cc3bbf9712b2
- site_page: https://www.telerik.com/kendo-vue-ui/components/changelogs/ui-for-vue · fetched 2026-08-29 · 029b0066af32
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| telerik/kendo-ui-core | main | 94 |
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