Stimulus
JavaScript framework that attaches controller objects to HTML through data attributes, for static or server-rendered pages.
stimulus.hotwired.dev/repositorydocs
Stimulus is a JavaScript framework that connects controller objects to HTML through data-controller attributes. It watches the page for those attributes and creates a controller instance for each element that carries one. It is installed as an npm package added to a JavaScript bundle, or imported in a script tag.
Stimulus does not render HTML itself. The handbook describes it as designed to enhance static or server-rendered HTML.
Identity
Rendering and deploy
- Runs as
- In the browser9
- Install with
- npm package @hotwired/stimulus added to a JavaScript bundle, or stimulus.js imported in a script tag3
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-10-23: links, Maintainer
stimulus.hotwired.dev/ - 2026-10-23: links, Written in, License, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/hotwired/stimulus - 2026-10-23: links, Install with
stimulus.hotwired.dev/handbook/installing - 2026-10-23: Categories
stimulus.hotwired.dev/handbook/introduction - 2026-10-23: Maintainer
github.com/hotwired/stimulus/blob/main/LICENSE.md - 2026-10-23: First release, Current major version
api.github.com/repos/hotwired/stimulus/releases - 2026-10-23: Last release
api.github.com/repos/hotwired/stimulus/releases/latest - 2026-10-23: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/hotwired/stimulus/contributors - 2026-10-23: Runs as
github.com/hotwired/stimulus/blob/main/README.md - 2026-10-23: npm downloads a week
api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week/@hotwired/stimulus - 2026-10-25: Sites using it (HTTP Archive)
cdn.httparchive.org/v1/technologies - 2026-10-25: Dependent repositories, Dependent packages
packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/%40hotwired%2Fstimulus