# ractivejs/ractive

Next-generation DOM manipulation

Repository: https://github.com/ractivejs/ractive
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ractive
Homepage: http://ractive.js.org
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-05-22T06:08:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5146, "days_push": 833, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5913, forks 392 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:32.201884+00:00)

## What it is
Ractive.js is a template-driven JavaScript library for building reactive user interfaces with declarative data-binding, event handling, and animations. It offers a framework-agnostic approach to DOM manipulation without locking developers into a specific ecosystem.

## Use cases
- build reactive web UIs with declarative templates
- two-way data binding without a heavy framework
- create interactive news apps with HTML and SVG
- add animations and transitions to web pages
- build component-based web apps with scoped CSS
- lightweight alternative to React or Vue

## When to choose
- you want template-driven reactive UI without framework lock-in
- you need SVG support and interactive graphics in web apps
- you prefer minimal concepts and easy integration with existing libraries

## When to avoid
- you need a large ecosystem, modern tooling, and active community momentum
- you're starting a new large-scale SPA where mainstream frameworks offer better long-term support
- you need server-side rendering or native mobile support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: frontend-framework, templating, ui-components, animation, state-management
- domain: web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: reactive-templates, data-binding, dom-manipulation, two-way-binding, svg, components, declarative-ui, javascript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- ractivejs/ractive (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:32.201884+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 2026-08-29T17:51:16.169674+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ractivejs/ractive (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:32.201884+00:00, sha f423276c6ff2)
  - homepage: http://ractive.js.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:46:51.425083+00:00, sha bac383a8ca91)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.