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Top 23 TypeScript Express Projects
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payload
Payload is the open-source, fullstack Next.js framework, giving you instant backend superpowers. Get a full TypeScript backend and admin panel instantly. Use Payload as a headless CMS or for building powerful applications.
Project mention: A Complete Guide to Building a Payment System with Payload CMS and Lemon Squeezy | dev.to | 2025-10-22Learn how to build a full payment system using the modern stack of Payload CMS, Next.js API Routes, and Lemon Squeezy, including a deep dive into debugging common API errors.
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SurveyJS
SurveyJS: Build JSON-Driven Surveys and Forms with Full Data Control. Add the SurveyJS UI components to your JS app (React/Angular/Vue3). Securely collect and analyze data without sending it to 3rd-party servers. Fully customizable, works with any backend, and ideal for data-heavy apps. Learn more.
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apollo-server
🌍 Spec-compliant and production ready JavaScript GraphQL server that lets you develop in a schema-first way. Built for Express, Connect, Hapi, Koa, and more.
Apollo Server is the go-to solution for building GraphQL servers in JavaScript:
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crystal
🔮 Graphile's Crystal Monorepo; home to Grafast, PostGraphile, pg-introspection, pg-sql2 and much more! (by graphile)
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mean
The MEAN stack uses Mongo, Express, Angular(6) and Node for simple and scalable fullstack js applications
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http-proxy-middleware
:zap: The one-liner node.js http-proxy middleware for connect, express, next.js and more
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Stream
Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video. Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.
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docx
Easily generate and modify .docx files with JS/TS with a nice declarative API. Works for Node and on the Browser.
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hackernews-react-graphql
Hacker News clone rewritten with universal JavaScript, using React and GraphQL.
Project mention: Show HN: I'm building an open source discussion forum for latest ArXiv papers | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-10-21Hey HN!
I built arXiv News (https://arxiv-news.com) – a discussion space for research papers.
The problem: I browse arXiv constantly for new papers, but there's nowhere good to discuss them. Twitter is chaotic, Reddit is fragmented, and arXiv itself has no comments.
So I cloned HN's design (using https://github.com/clintonwoo/hackernews-react-graphql) and applied it to arXiv. Upvote papers, comment, sort by hot/new/discussed, filter by category, post ideas/papers you've found. A daily scraper pulls all new papers automatically.
I'd love to hear peoples thoughts. Trying to iterate/improve upon what I currently have so I need feedback.
https://github.com/peterdunson/arxiv-news
Thanks!
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SaaS Boilerplate
Build your own SaaS business with SaaS boilerplate. Productive stack: React, Material-UI, Next, MobX, WebSockets, Express, Node, Mongoose, MongoDB. Written with TypeScript.
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Ts.ED
:triangular_ruler: Ts.ED is a Node.js and TypeScript framework on top of Express to write your application with TypeScript (or ES6). It provides a lot of decorators and guideline to make your code more readable and less error-prone. ⭐️ Star to support our work!
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nodejs-backend-architecture-typescript
Node.js Backend Architecture Typescript - Learn to build a backend server for production ready blogging platform like Medium and FreeCodeCamp. Main Features: Role based, Express.js, Mongoose, Redis, Mongodb, Joi, Docker, JWT, Unit Tests, Integration Tests.
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node-typescript-boilerplate
Minimalistic project template to jump start a Node.js back-end application in TypeScript. ESLint, Vitest and type definitions included.
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Version 5.1 of Foal is out and brings some new features!
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tsrpc
A TypeScript RPC framework, with runtime type checking and serialization, support both HTTP and WebSocket. It is very suitable for website / APP / games, and absolutely comfortable to full-stack TypeScript developers.
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graphql-ws
Coherent, zero-dependency, lazy, simple, GraphQL over WebSocket Protocol compliant server and client.
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practica
Node.js solution starter boilerplate that is production-ready, packed with ✅ best practices and built with simplicity in mind
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simorgh
The BBC's Open Source Web Application. Contributions welcome! Used on some of our biggest websites, e.g.
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It used to be that there was no official TypeScript protobuf generator from Google and third-party generators sucked. Using protobufs from web browser or in nodejs was painful.
Couple years ago Connect released very good generator for TypeScript, we use in in production and it's great:
https://github.com/connectrpc/connect-es
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Angular-Full-Stack
Angular Full Stack project built using Angular, Express, Mongoose and Node. Whole stack in TypeScript.
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InfluxDB
InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.
NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Express projects in TypeScript? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | payload | 39,476 |
| 2 | apollo-server | 13,935 |
| 3 | crystal | 12,875 |
| 4 | mean | 12,092 |
| 5 | http-proxy-middleware | 11,115 |
| 6 | express-validator | 6,240 |
| 7 | bulletproof-nodejs | 5,697 |
| 8 | docx | 5,334 |
| 9 | hackernews-react-graphql | 4,492 |
| 10 | SaaS Boilerplate | 4,409 |
| 11 | express-rate-limit | 3,197 |
| 12 | Ts.ED | 3,045 |
| 13 | nodejs-backend-architecture-typescript | 3,031 |
| 14 | node-typescript-boilerplate | 2,935 |
| 15 | typescript-express-starter | 2,875 |
| 16 | nestjs | 2,667 |
| 17 | foal | 1,930 |
| 18 | tsrpc | 1,884 |
| 19 | graphql-ws | 1,848 |
| 20 | practica | 1,662 |
| 21 | simorgh | 1,657 |
| 22 | connect-es | 1,651 |
| 23 | Angular-Full-Stack | 1,529 |
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