rendrjs/rendr

Health v2 · maintenance only

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4053 stars · 303 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Rendr is a small JavaScript library that lets you run Backbone.js apps on both the client and the server, rendering fully-formed HTML on the server while keeping a client-side MVC feel. It was created by Airbnb and is distributed as an npm package under the MIT license.

Use cases

• server-side render a Backbone.js app for SEO
• serve fully-formed HTML for deep links of a single-page app
• share application logic between client and server
• build an isomorphic JavaScript web app with Express
• avoid maintaining separate client and server codebases

When to choose

• you have an existing Backbone.js app and need server-side rendering
• you want a minimal library rather than a full framework
• you need SEO-friendly HTML from a client-side MVC app on Node.js

When to avoid

• you are starting a new project - modern frameworks like Next.js are actively maintained
• you don't use Backbone.js
• you need long-term support or recent updates - the last release was in 2020

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

ssr web-framework templating middleware web-development frontend backend backbonejs isomorphic universal-javascript express-middleware mvc nodejs web-server javascript

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