# GoogleChromeLabs/quicklink

⚡️Faster subsequent page-loads by prefetching in-viewport links during idle time

Repository: https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/quicklink
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/quicklink
Homepage: https://getquick.link
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: performance, web-performance, prefetch, prefetcher, speed
Last push: 2026-08-10T23:46:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 64, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2840, "days_push": 23, "days_rel": 29, "gap_med": 448, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 11270, forks 426 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:46.612030+00:00)

## What it is
A tiny JavaScript library (< 2KB) by Google Chrome Labs that speeds up subsequent page navigations by prefetching or prerendering links that enter the viewport during browser idle time. It works as a drop-in script for multi-page sites and can integrate with SPA routers.

## Use cases
- speed up subsequent page loads on my website
- prefetch links in the viewport during idle time
- make multi-page site navigation feel instant
- prerender pages users are likely to visit next
- add prefetching to a site without heavy tooling
- improve page transition performance for SEO and conversions

## When to choose
- you want a tiny, drop-in prefetch solution for a multi-page site
- you want automatic idle-time prefetching with data-saver and slow-connection awareness
- you want prerendering via the Speculation Rules API for instant navigations

## When to avoid
- you need full route-level data prefetching with caching in a complex SPA framework
- you need to control exactly which resources load and when with fine-grained scheduling
- your site is fully API-driven with no traditional link navigations

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: http-client, web-framework, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, performance
- platform: browser
- tags: prefetch, prerender, speculation-rules, intersection-observer, page-load-speed, drop-in, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- GoogleChromeLabs/quicklink (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:46.612030+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 2026-08-29T17:16:14.997093+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/quicklink (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:46.612030+00:00, sha 73f3376974cb)
  - homepage: https://getquick.link (fetched 2026-08-29T08:15:06.147164+00:00, sha 54075e30018a)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/quicklink (fetched 2026-08-29T08:15:06.156642+00:00, sha 5ae66b0f67bc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.