tajo/ladle
🥄 Develop, test and document your React story components faster. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
75/100
- Activity 89
- Release rhythm 43
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 59.0
- age_days: 2241
- days_rel: 303
- days_push: 66
- n_releases_24m: 7
Adoption not part of the score
2983 stars · 119 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Ladle is a fast, zero-configuration environment for developing, testing, and documenting React components using the Component Story Format. It serves as a lightweight drop-in alternative to Storybook, built on Vite and esbuild with HMR, accessibility checks, and an indexable story catalog for tools like Playwright.
Use cases
- develop and preview React components in isolation
- replace Storybook with a faster lighter alternative
- document React UI components with stories
- run accessibility checks on components with axe
- browse and test components via Playwright
- create a component styleguide for a design system
When to choose
- you use React exclusively and want instant startup and small bundles
- you want zero-config story-based component development with Vite
- you need a fast component catalog for e2e testing
When to avoid
- you need multi-framework support (Vue, Svelte, Angular)
- you rely on Storybook addons or its large ecosystem
- you need MDX-heavy documentation workflows
Facets
application · maturity active
ui-components testing documentation developer-tools frontend web-development developer-tools testing cross-platform storybook-alternative component-story-format vite component-playground react-components hmr nodejs web-server
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/tajo/ladle · fetched 2026-08-28 · f24968ffbd26
- homepage: https://www.ladle.dev · fetched 2026-08-29 · 866d3b66dde2
- site_page: https://ladle.dev/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 87ce7ba2720e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| tajo/ladle | main | 75 |
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