mitsuhiko/minijinja

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2743 stars · 163 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

MiniJinja is a powerful, minimal-dependency template engine for Rust (with Go, Python, JavaScript/WASM, and CLI variants) that implements the syntax and behavior of Jinja2. It supports template inheritance, filters, expression evaluation, and serde-compatible data types while staying close to the Jinja2 ecosystem.

Use cases

• render jinja2 templates in rust
• minimal dependency template engine for rust
• render templates from the command line
• use jinja templates in a python project via rust
• evaluate jinja expressions in the browser with wasm
• template configuration files with jinja2 syntax

When to choose

• you need Jinja2-compatible templating in Rust with near-zero dependencies
• you want fast compile times and decent runtime performance
• you need serde integration for passing data into templates
• you want a standalone CLI for rendering templates

When to avoid

• you need 100% of Jinja2's features, as compatibility is partial
• you need a full-featured engine with async or sandboxing guarantees beyond MiniJinja's scope
• you are working outside Rust/Go/Python/JS ecosystems

Facets

library · maturity stable

templating parser developer-tools web-development developer-tools backend rust python go wasm cli cross-platform jinja2 template-engine serde minimal-dependencies minijinja-cli

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