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htmx vs Alpine.js

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htmx compared with Alpine.js
DetailhtmxAlpine.js
What it doesHigh power tools for HTML A rugged, minimal framework for composing behavior directly in your markup.
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Key features
  • AJAX requests
  • CSS Transitions
  • WebSockets support
  • Server Sent Events
  • HTML attribute-based API
  • x-data: Declare a new Alpine component and its data for a block of HTML
  • x-bind: Dynamically set HTML attributes on an element
  • x-on: Listen for browser events on an element
  • x-model: Synchronize a piece of data with an input element
  • x-show: Toggle the visibility of an element
  • x-for: Repeat a block of HTML based on a data set
  • x-if: Conditionally add or remove a block of HTML from the page entirely
  • x-transition: Transition an element in and out using CSS transitions
  • x-ref: Reference elements directly by their specified keys
  • Alpine.store: Declare global, reactive data accessible from anywhere
What makes it different
  • Small library (~16k min.gz'd)
  • Dependency-free
  • 67% smaller code base than react
  • Extends HTML capabilities directly
  • Minimal framework requiring only a script tag to get started
  • Composable behavior directly in markup without build processes
  • Simple 15 attributes, 6 properties, and 2 methods API
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