scalar/scalar

Scalar is an open-source API platform:　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　🌐 Modern REST API Client　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　📖 Beautiful API References　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　✨ 1st-Class OpenAPI/Swagger Support observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/scalar/scalar · homepage · TypeScript · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

90/100

Activity 99
Release rhythm 86
Longevity 79

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: 0.0
age_days: 1113
days_rel: 13
days_push: 7
n_releases_24m: 123

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

16000 stars · 924 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Scalar is an open-source API platform centered on rendering beautiful interactive API references from OpenAPI/Swagger documents, with a built-in API testing client. The monorepo also includes an offline-first API client, mock server, CLI, SDK generator, and framework integrations for 35+ frameworks.

Use cases

render interactive API documentation from an OpenAPI spec
test REST APIs with a modern Postman alternative
generate SDKs from an OpenAPI document
mock API responses from an OpenAPI file
embed API reference docs in Express, Fastify, FastAPI, or Next.js apps
upgrade legacy Swagger 2.0 documents to OpenAPI 3.1
publish a developer portal with Markdown and MDX docs

When to choose

you want modern, self-hostable API docs from an OpenAPI document instead of dated Swagger UI
you need an integrated docs + API client + SDK generation workflow driven by one spec
you use a popular framework and want drop-in API reference integration

When to avoid

you need GraphQL-first documentation rather than OpenAPI/REST
you require enterprise features like SSO/SAML or RBAC without a paid plan
you only need a simple static docs site with no API component

Facets

application · maturity active

http-client api-framework api-documentation documentation mock-api sdk apis web-development developer-tools documentation backend cross-platform cli self-hosted openapi swagger api-reference api-client rest-api vue api-testing developer-portal mcp web-server nodejs desktop

10 sources

readme: https://github.com/scalar/scalar · fetched 2026-08-28 · b2f21de9b286
homepage: https://scalar.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · e8578549e806
site_page: https://scalar.com/solutions/api-documentation-for-developer-tools-companies · fetched 2026-08-29 · 98187fc83d04
site_page: https://scalar.com/products/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · c297289858c2
site_page: https://scalar.com/solutions/openapi-documentation · fetched 2026-08-29 · eb4150fb0d78
site_page: https://dashboard.scalar.com/register · fetched 2026-08-29 · b04fe0c80053
site_page: https://scalar.com/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 13ab7cd84eeb
site_page: https://scalar.com/resources/changelog · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2a9fc350d69c
site_page: https://scalar.com/company · fetched 2026-08-29 · c46f52837b98
site_page: https://scalar.com/products · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7c71bb5be62e

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
scalar/scalar	main	90

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="scalar/scalar")

Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem