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htmx

htmx

High-power tools for HTML

htmx gives HTML superpowers — AJAX, CSS transitions, WebSockets, and SSE directly in markup. Build dynamic UIs without writing JavaScript.

Panel Reviews

The Builder

The Builder

Developer Perspective

Ship

Elegant simplicity. For CRUD apps and content sites, htmx eliminates the need for a JavaScript framework entirely.

The Skeptic

The Skeptic

Reality Check

Ship

Not for every use case, but for the apps it fits, it dramatically reduces complexity. The meme game is also S-tier.

The Futurist

The Futurist

Big Picture

Ship

The pendulum swinging back toward server-rendered HTML is real. htmx is leading the hypermedia renaissance.

Community Sentiment

Overall2,540 mentions
74% positive16% neutral10% negative
Hacker News542 mentions
78%14%8%

htmx is the antidote to JS framework fatigue — server-side rendering with dynamic behavior for free

Reddit763 mentions
74%16%10%

Shipped a fully interactive dashboard in 2 days with htmx + Django, no React needed

Twitter/X1050 mentions
71%18%11%

Carson's htmx is proof that the web doesn't need 500KB of JS to feel modern

Product Hunt185 mentions
76%16%8%

HTML with superpowers — AJAX transitions without writing a single line of JavaScript