mootools/mootools-core

Health v2 · maintenance only

Flags: no_releases no_license

Adoption not part of the score

2677 stars · 510 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

MooTools Core is a classic JavaScript utility framework providing an elegant class-based OOP system, DOM manipulation, selectors, events, and Ajax (Request) APIs for browser development. This repository contains the core framework source, build tooling (Grunt), and test specs for contributors.

Use cases

• manipulate DOM elements and query selectors in the browser
• attach and manage event handlers on elements
• make Ajax requests with a class-based Request API
• write object-oriented JavaScript with a Class system
• animate elements with Fx transitions
• maintain legacy web apps built on MooTools

When to choose

• maintaining or extending an existing MooTools-based codebase
• you need a lightweight, class-based vanilla JS utility layer without a virtual DOM
• you want well-documented, extensible browser utilities with MIT licensing

When to avoid

• starting a new modern web project - React, Vue, or native DOM APIs are better supported
• you need server-side rendering or a component ecosystem
• you require active community development - the project is largely in maintenance mode

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

ui-components http-client animation state-management developer-tools web-development frontend browser dom-manipulation class-system ajax legacy-javascript oop javascript

Member repositories

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="mootools/mootools-core")