SlexAxton/yepnope.js

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2502 stars · 313 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

yepnope.js is a JavaScript script loader for conditionally loading scripts and CSS based on feature tests, historically bundled with Modernizr as Modernizr.load. The project is officially deprecated; the repo now hosts a minimal replacement script that helps load pre-built conditional bundles rather than loading many resources at runtime.

Use cases

• conditionally load polyfills based on browser feature support
• load a single optimized build tuned to a user's browser capabilities
• asynchronously inject scripts and stylesheets in the browser
• integrate feature detection with Modernizr to pick the right bundle
• serve per-feature-combination builds from a cached endpoint

When to choose

• you are maintaining a legacy codebase that already depends on yepnope or Modernizr.load
• you need a tiny script to pick one of several pre-built bundles based on feature tests

When to avoid

• starting any new project - the authors recommend module bundlers like webpack, browserify, or require.js instead
• you need ordered script execution - the replacement no longer guarantees execution order
• you want actively maintained software with support and security fixes

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

build-tool developer-tools web-development frontend developer-tools browser script-loader conditional-loading deprecated modernizr async-loading javascript

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