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List of JavaScript runtimes - 2025

Node.js

https://nodejs.org/

Nodejs

Engine: V8

Features:

  • Extensive ecosystem with npm.
  • Long-term community support and large developer base.

Deno

https://deno.com/

Deno

Engine: V8

Features:

  • Secure by default (sandboxed environment).
  • Built-in utilities for modern development (e.g., file fetch, testing).

Bun

https://bun.sh/

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Engine: JavaScriptCore

Features:

  • Extremely fast runtime.
  • Integrated bundler, transpiler, and package manager.
  • Built-in support for popular APIs like fetch and WebSocket.

Winter.js

https://github.com/wasmerio/winterjs

Winterjs

Engine: SpiderMonkey

Features:

  • Supposed to be fast.
  • idk

Txiki.js

https://github.com/saghul/txiki.js

Txiki

Engine: QuickJS

Features:

  • Lightweight and embeddable.
  • Cross-platform with minimal dependencies.
  • Ideal for constrained environments.

Napa.js

https://github.com/microsoft/napajs

Napajs

Archived
Engine: V8

Features:

  • Multi-threaded JavaScript runtime.
  • Provides workers for parallel execution.

Window.js

https://windowjs.org/

Windowjs

Archived
Engine: QuickJS

Features:

  • Lightweight runtime for building GUI applications.
  • Minimal dependencies, built for simplicity.
  • Integrated rendering engine for native-like UI.

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