About Handlebars
Handlebars is a JavaScript library used to create reusable webpage templates.
How many people use Handlebars
GitHub · npm
#28 of 75 JavaScript frameworks we have counts for (of 82) · bars are GitHub stars across these neighbours; the category leader is React at 249k · as of September 7, 2026
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