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    expressjs

    expressjs/express

    Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for node.

    backend
    express
    javascript
    nodejs
    server
    JavaScript
    MIT
    69.6K stars
    25.4K forks
    1.7K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 6, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    1 release in the last 90 days, the latest 28 days ago, with 334 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #25 in the weekly ranking the week of Jul 5, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for building HTTP servers in Node.js.
    • Offers robust routing and high performance without enforcing specific ORMs or template engines.
    • Use for creating single page applications with flexible backend routing and middleware support.
    • Use for developing public HTTP APIs that require efficient request handling and content negotiation.
    • Use for building hybrid websites that integrate multiple template engines and custom HTTP helpers.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

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    From the README

    Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for Node.js.

    This project has a Code of Conduct.

    This is a Node.js module available through the npm registry.

    Before installing, download and install Node.js. Node.js 18 or higher is required.

    If this is a brand new project, make sure to create a package.json first with the npm init command.

    Installation is done using the npm install command:

    Follow our installing guide for more information.

    Excerpt from the expressjs/express README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Sep 28: +3Oct 8: +3Oct 11: +2Nov 7: -4

    +200 stars over 82 days across 12 snapshot days; best day +3 on Sep 28.

    Forks

    25.4K+700

    Open issues

    260+31

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