expressjs/express
Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for node.
About the project
Minimalist web framework for Node.js with routing, HTTP helpers and template engine support. Suits websites, SPAs and public HTTP APIs without forcing an ORM or template engine.
Useful for
- Spin up an HTTP server with routes for a Node.js REST API
- Generate an app skeleton with express-generator and run it
- Render HTML through one of 14+ supported template engines
README summarized by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. Details may be inaccurate.
Why it’s trending
- 2 stars so far today, about 4 expected by the end of the day.
- GitHub Trending JavaScript today: #12, +7 stars.
- About 12 forks a day — people are taking the code.
Stars per day
Bars are daily stars, the line is the usual pace. Red marks spike days.
Numbers
- Total stars
- 69,489
- Today
- 2 · ≈ 4 by evening
- Forks
- 25,079
- Issues and pull requests
- 6,739
- Watchers
- 1,706
- Language
- JavaScript
- License
- MIT
- Latest release
- v4.22.3 · September 14, 2026
- Created
- June 26, 2009
- Last push
- September 15, 2026
Star trust
Growth looks organic: forks and discussion are in line with active projects, and stars arrive unevenly, the way people give them.
These are heuristics, not a verdict: we judge by the repository’s behavior, not by a list of stargazers.
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- September 27, 2026GitHub Trending JavaScript today: #12, +7 stars
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