Lit
Simple. Fast. Web Components.
Simple. Fast. Web Components. A lightweight library for building web components with reactive properties, declarative templates, and scoped styles.
18K
GitHub Stars
native
TypeScript
medium
Learning Curve
4.3
DX Score
Pricing
Model
free
Free Tier
BSD-3-Clause licensed, fully open source
Features
- ✓ Native web components
- ✓ Reactive properties
- ✓ Declarative templates
- ✓ Tagged template literals
- ✓ Shadow DOM scoped styles
- ✓ Tiny 5KB footprint
- ✓ Framework agnostic
- ✓ Standards-based
- ✓ SSR support
Pros
- + Native web standards
- + Works with any framework
- + Very small bundle
- + Great for design systems
- + Backed by Google
Cons
- - Learning web components required
- - Shadow DOM can be tricky
- - Less community than React/Vue
- - Not for full app architecture
Best For
startup enterprise
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