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zasper-io/zasper

High Performace IDE for Jupyter Notebooks observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/zasper-io/zasper · homepage · TypeScript · AGPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

66/100

  • Activity 92
  • Release rhythm 40
  • Longevity 52
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: 18
  • age_days: 741
  • days_rel: 449
  • days_push: 51
  • n_releases_24m: 2

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2320 stars · 74 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Zasper is a high-performance IDE purpose-built for running Jupyter Notebooks, implementing Jupyter's wire protocol with massive concurrency and a minimal memory footprint. It is available as both a desktop app and a web app, supporting all Jupyter kernels including Python, R, Julia, Ruby, Go, and JavaScript.

Use cases

  • run jupyter notebooks in a faster ide
  • lightweight alternative to jupyterlab
  • ide for data science notebooks
  • edit and execute ipynb files with low memory usage
  • work with conda environments and jupyter kernels
  • run many concurrent notebook kernels efficiently

When to choose

  • you find JupyterLab slow or resource-heavy and want lower CPU/RAM usage
  • you need to run many concurrent notebook kernels under heavy load
  • you work on macOS or Linux and want a fast, native-feeling notebook IDE
  • you want compatibility with all existing Jupyter kernels and conda/UV environments

When to avoid

  • you rely on JupyterLab extensions or a highly customized notebook ecosystem
  • you primarily work on native Windows without WSL
  • you need a fully mature, battle-tested tool with long-term enterprise support
  • you require an AGPL-3.0-unfriendly licensing context

Facets

application · maturity active

editor gui developer-tools data-science developer-tools cross-platform windows go jupyter-notebooks ide interactive-computing jupyter-kernels notebook-editor data-science-ide macos linux desktop web-server typescript

3 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
zasper-io/zaspermain66

For agents

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