# fixi.js

5 Hacker News commenters recommended fixi.js and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A tiny, minimalist JavaScript library that adds htmx-style behavior through a plain script tag. Critics say it largely rebuilds ideas from earlier frameworks like React and jQuery.

## Why people recommend it

- Minimalist, simple, powerful design (3 comments): "you can check out fixi if you want to see a minimalist take on it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49495687)) "Fixi is extremately simple but extremately powerful at a time." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49484769)) "check out fixi for our ultra-minimalist take on the idea" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46840232))
- Small footprint, drops in via script tag (2 comments): "Fixi and htmx extensions follow the 80/20 principle and can work by just being dropped in with a script tag." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49496634)) "All have smaller footprints." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46378019))

## What people warn about

- Rebuilds ideas from React and jQuery (2 comments): "the Author is starting to understand the reason React and the likes exists and has start to build them over again" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49490780)) "He is catching up though, now approaching the early 2010s jQuery (moxi) and backbonejs era with fixiproject.org" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49495108))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [jQuery](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jquery.md): 111 recommend
- [Picknplace.js](https://hackerapproved.com/p/picknplace-js.md): 58 recommend
- [Alpine.js](https://hackerapproved.com/p/alpine-js.md): 50 recommend
- [Effect (TypeScript library)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/effect.md): 38 recommend
- [Video.js](https://hackerapproved.com/p/video-js.md): 24 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "fixi.js", https://hackerapproved.com/p/fixi/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).