# oven-sh/bun

> Bun is a single executable that combines a JavaScript/TypeScript runtime, bundler, test runner, and package manager, compatible with Node.js. It is positioned as a fast drop-in replacement for Node.js with out-of-the-box TS and JSX support.

- Magnitude: 1.9 out of 10 — Steady
- Stars: 96,041 total · +6 stars today, ≈ 12 by evening
- Star trust: star growth looks organic
- Category: Developer tools · Language: Rust · Created: 2021-04-14 · Last push: 2026-09-26
- GitHub: https://github.com/oven-sh/bun · Homepage: https://bun.com · Page: https://gitnova.dev/en/r/oven-sh/bun

## Useful for

- Run a TypeScript or JSX file directly without precompilation.
- Install dependencies and run tests in an existing Node.js project with minimal changes.
- Bundle a frontend or server bundle using the built-in Bun.build bundler.

## Why it’s here

- 6 stars so far today, about 11 expected by the end of the day.
- GitHub Trending Rust today: #5, +15 stars.
- Recent forks include notable developers: @RomneyDa (223 followers).

## Star trust

Star growth looks organic.

Star-trust labels are heuristics based on the repository’s behavior, not a check of every stargazer.

## Numbers

- Forks: 5,061
- Issues and pull requests: 42,726
- Watchers: 627
- Average over the last week: 16 per day
- Usual pace: 18 per day
- Stars in the last hour (measured): 1
- Latest release: bun-v1.4.2 (2026-09-05)

## Stars per day, last 30 days (oldest → newest, today is partial)

2026-08-28 … 2026-09-26: 34, 24, 18, 16, 17, 24, 27, 19, 19, 14, 20, 13, 24, 14, 14, 16, 18, 10, 18, 13, 14, 13, 9, 17, 19, 19, 15, 16, 11, 6

## Spotted in now

- GitHub Trending Rust today: #5, +15 stars

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Days are UTC. “So far today” is a fact; “expected by the end of the day” is a forecast.
Summaries and use cases are written by an LLM (DeepSeek V4.1 Flash) from the README and may be inaccurate: verify specific claims (benchmarks, speed, hardware) in the repository itself.
Data as of 2026-09-26 12:21 UTC, updated every 30 minutes.