requirejs/requirejs
A file and module loader for JavaScript observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
57/100
- Activity 54
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 6055
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 276
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
12914 stars · 2325 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
RequireJS is a JavaScript file and module loader implementing the AMD (Asynchronous Module Definition) API, optimized for in-browser use but also runnable in Node, Rhino, and Nashorn. It includes an r.js optimization tool that combines and minifies scripts and CSS for deployment.
Use cases
- load javascript modules asynchronously in the browser
- manage script dependencies without global variables
- bundle and minify javascript files for production
- load text files and templates as module dependencies
- run amd modules in node or rhino
- load multiple versions of a module on one page
- load i18n string bundles in the browser
When to choose
- maintaining a legacy codebase already built on AMD modules
- supporting very old browsers like IE6+ where native modules are unavailable
- you need a battle-tested loader with an optimizer for AMD-style code
When to avoid
- starting a new project - use native ES modules or a modern bundler like webpack, Vite, or esbuild
- your project already uses CommonJS or ESM exclusively
- you need tree-shaking or modern build tooling
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
build-tool plugin-system developer-tools web-development frontend developer-tools browser amd module-loader script-loader optimizer minification legacy-browsers nodejs javascript
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/requirejs/requirejs · fetched 2026-08-28 · 84068e70decd
- homepage: https://requirejs.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2cf372a60b42
- site_page: https://requirejs.org/docs/start.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · d899f6a5fa12
- site_page: https://requirejs.org/docs/download.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · a2a8bf0645bb
- site_page: https://requirejs.org/docs/api.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 814e1c732b48
- site_page: https://requirejs.org/docs/optimization.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 518bf20e290e
- site_page: https://requirejs.org/docs/jquery.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 92438a64c27c
- site_page: https://requirejs.org/docs/node.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · fc3fc7c9c6ef
- site_page: https://requirejs.org/docs/dojo.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · f638394ae483
- site_page: https://requirejs.org/docs/commonjs.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 59603ae9c70f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| requirejs/requirejs | main | 57 |
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