tinyhttp is a modern Express-like web framework written in TypeScript and compiled to native ESM with a minimal install and runtime footprint. tinyhttp doesn't depend on any polyfills or any other compatibility layers and targets recent Node.js versions.
Features
- ⚙ Express middleware compat
- ↪ Async error handling support
- ☑ ESM-only
- 🚀 No legacy compat or useless polyfills
- 🤏 Minimal dependencies (3x less than express v5)
- 🔨 Types out of the box
- 🔥 Middlewares for common tasks
Visit tinyhttp website for docs, guides and middleware search.
Install
Node.js 16+ is required.
pnpm i @tinyhttp/app
Donate
You can donate with fiat or crypto here.
Sponsors
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Contributing
There are many ways to contribute:
- Submit bugs or feature requests
- Adding a new feature or addressing bugs yourself
- Review documentation and fix typos or add new content
For ways to contribute, please see the documentation.