Mithril.js
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 11 of 21 JavaScript frameworks by recommenders
Small, dependency-free JavaScript UI framework that needs no build step; fans find it simpler than React and stick with it for years.
Small, dependency-free JavaScript UI framework that needs no build step; fans find it simpler than React and stick with it for years.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 14
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 14 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Long-term fans say it holds up
“It mystifies me why Mithril isn't used more - this sounds more and more like Mithril”
Comment from 1 Dec 2025 in “React and Remix choose different futures” “Personally, I started to like Mithril after having worked with it for a few years.”
Comment from 1 Nov 2026 in “The AI cost of JavaScript frameworks” “Big Mithril fan here - going to check this out!”
Comment from 1 Nov 2026 in “The AI cost of JavaScript frameworks” - Comment from 1 Dec 2025 in “React and Remix choose different futures”
Small, no dependencies, no build
“a very small no-dependency framework that is very fit to purpose for the client side nature of peerd apps”
Comment from 24 Jun 2026 on Hacker News “mithril which doesn't require build”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “jQuery 4.0.0 Released” Simpler than React
“working with Mithril is really enjoyable after working with React”
Comment from 1 Dec 2025 in “React and Remix choose different futures” “I use Mithril and find it much less fuss.”
Comment from 18 Jan 2026 in “jQuery 4.0.0 Released”
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See all 21 JavaScript frameworks, rankedWhat people said
All 14 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Big Mithril fan here - going to check this out!”
“Mithril enhanced with signals feels very efficient und saves tokens.”
“Personally, I started to like Mithril after having worked with it for a few years.”
“Mithril's 'm' function did it the best of all libraries I have seen”
“a very small no-dependency framework that is very fit to purpose for the client side nature of peerd apps”
“to generate a lot cleaner code”
“Mithril and Imba do this with better than good enough performance.”
“We think agents should just have a credit line.”
“mithril which doesn't require build”
“I use Mithril and find it much less fuss.”
“Mithril was already popular for allowing you to use regular let variables as state”
“Mithril got this right over 10 years ago”
“It mystifies me why Mithril isn't used more - this sounds more and more like Mithril”
“working with Mithril is really enjoyable after working with React”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.