# Handlebars

JavaScript templating engine that compiles Handlebars templates into functions that render HTML, text and other output.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/handlebars/
Last reviewed: 2026-11-09
Listed since: 2026-11-09

## Record

### Links

- home: https://handlebarsjs.com/
- repository: https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js
- docs: https://handlebarsjs.com/guide/

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: Yehuda Katz
- maintainerType: individual
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: 2011
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: library
- hosting: node
- language: javascript
- runtime: node
- runtimeMin: node 0.4
- basedOn: unknown

### Content

- contentStore: not applicable
- databases: not applicable
- adminUi: not applicable
- headlessApi: not applicable
- templating: not applicable
- i18n: not applicable

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: not applicable
- renderingModes: not applicable
- installMethod: npm

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: MIT

### Releases

- currentMajor: 4
- latestReleaseDate: 2026-10-05

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 18691
- packagistDownloads: not applicable
- npmWeeklyDownloads: 55977392
- contributors: 177
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: 1258975
- dependentPackages: 15556

### Sources

- urls: https://handlebarsjs.com/ (read 2026-11-09)
- urls: https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js (read 2026-11-09)
- urls: https://handlebarsjs.com/guide/ (read 2026-11-09)
- maintainer: https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/blob/master/LICENSE (read 2026-11-09)
- maintainerType: https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/blob/master/LICENSE (read 2026-11-09)
- firstRelease: https://registry.npmjs.org/handlebars (read 2026-11-09)
- category: https://handlebarsjs.com/ (read 2026-11-09)
- language: https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js (read 2026-11-09)
- runtime: https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-11-09)
- runtimeMin: https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/blob/v4.7.10/package.json (read 2026-11-09)
- installMethod: https://handlebarsjs.com/guide/installation/ (read 2026-11-09)
- installMethod: https://handlebarsjs.com/guide/installation/ (read 2026-11-09)
- installMethod: https://handlebarsjs.com/guide/installation/ (read 2026-11-09)
- license: https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js (read 2026-11-09)
- licenseModel: https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js (read 2026-11-09)
- currentMajor: https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/releases/tag/v4.7.10 (read 2026-11-09)
- latestReleaseDate: https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/releases/tag/v4.7.10 (read 2026-11-09)
- githubStargazers: https://api.github.com/repos/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js (read 2026-11-09)
- contributors: https://api.github.com/repos/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/contributors?per_page=1 (read 2026-11-09)
- npmWeeklyDownloads: https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/range/2026-11-01:2026-11-07/handlebars (read 2026-11-09)
- dependentPackages: https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/handlebars (read 2026-11-09)
- dependentRepos: https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/handlebars (read 2026-11-09)

## Notes

Handlebars is a JavaScript templating engine. A program passes a template string to `Handlebars.compile`, which returns a function; calling that function with a data object produces the rendered output. Templates can also be precompiled ahead of time, which reduces the runtime a page has to load. The [installation guide](https://handlebarsjs.com/guide/installation/) describes the npm, CDN and download routes. The engine is designed for any ECMAScript 2020 environment, including Node.js and current browsers. It is largely compatible with Mustache templates.

## Worth knowing

The project calls Handlebars a pure rendering engine. It has no built-in event handling, backend access or incremental DOM updates, so a page that needs those pairs it with other code or a framework. The installation guide notes that the downloadable browser builds are not meant for production use, and it recommends a build tool for browser projects.

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