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Top 23 TypeScript Headless 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.
That's payloadcms/payload#17138, one line: skip the handler when event.nativeEvent?.isComposing is true. I've filed close to identical fixes in dozens of other projects. Not similar bugs. The identical bug, in code that has never seen the others.
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Refine
A React Framework for building internal tools, admin panels, dashboards & B2B apps with unmatched flexibility.
Project mention: Open Source Retool Alternative: A Code-First, AI-Native Approach | dev.to | 2026-04-28Refine: github.com/refinedev/refine
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crawlee
Crawlee—A web scraping and browser automation library for Node.js to build reliable crawlers. In JavaScript and TypeScript. Extract data for AI, LLMs, RAG, or GPTs. Download HTML, PDF, JPG, PNG, and other files from websites. Works with Puppeteer, Playwright, Cheerio, JSDOM, and raw HTTP. Both headful and headless mode. With proxy rotation.
Project mention: hasdata-cli VS crawlee - a user suggested alternative | libhunt.com/r/hasdata-cli | 2026-06-04 -
Vue Storefront
Alokai is a Frontend as a Service solution that simplifies composable commerce. It connects all the technologies needed to build and deploy fast & scalable ecommerce frontends. It guides merchants to deliver exceptional customer experiences quickly and easily.
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Builder content link https://github.com/BuilderIO/builder/tree/main/plugins/contentful
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webiny-js
Open-source, self-hosted CMS platform on AWS serverless (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3). TypeScript framework with multi-tenancy, lifecycle hooks, GraphQL API, and AI-assisted development via MCP server. Built for developers at large organizations.
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AppSignal
AppSignal knows why the f*#k it crashed. Stop vibe-debugging. Every exception, every backtrace, grouped so you see patterns, not noise.
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Use tools such as Windmill or Plasmic.
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Project mention: Three Ways to Convert JSON to TypeScript. Only One Is Deterministic. | dev.to | 2026-04-27
CMS content. Headless CMS responses from Strapi, Sanity, or Contentful are deeply nested. Type them once; let the compiler catch template bugs.
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ark
Unstyled, accessible UI components for your design System. Works in React, Vue, Solid, and Svelte.
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zag
Build your design system in React, Solid, Vue, Svelte or Vanilla. Powered by finite state machines
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Melt UI Documentation
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storefront
Saleor Storefront built using React, Next.js with App Router, TypeScript, GraphQL, and Tailwind CSS.
Project mention: Paper – a commerce storefront designed to be modified by coding agents | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-06-25 -
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studiocms
Dedicated SSR (Server-side-rendered) Astro native Headless CMS, built from the ground up for the Astro community and by Astro community members
Project mention: The Complete Headless CMS Guide for Astro: Comparing 13 JS & Jamstack CMS Platforms | dev.to | 2026-01-14Repository: withstudiocms/studiocms Stars: 685+ Weekly Downloads: 1,200 (via studiocms) Type: Astro-native Headless CMS Overall Score: 64/100 WordPress Alternative Score: 6/10
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Project mention: Ask HN: What is nowadays (opensource) way of converting HTML to PDF? | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-09-29
I've had decent results with html-pdf-chrome[0], which automates printing to PDF from Chromium or Chrome.
[0] https://github.com/westy92/html-pdf-chrome/
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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 Headless projects in TypeScript? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | payload | 43,870 |
| 2 | Refine | 35,416 |
| 3 | crawlee | 25,144 |
| 4 | Vue Storefront | 10,934 |
| 5 | builder | 8,790 |
| 6 | vendure | 8,289 |
| 7 | webiny-js | 8,020 |
| 8 | plasmic | 6,938 |
| 9 | sanity | 6,248 |
| 10 | ark | 5,309 |
| 11 | zag | 5,173 |
| 12 | melt-ui | 4,179 |
| 13 | bits-ui | 3,451 |
| 14 | vrite | 1,990 |
| 15 | learnhouse | 1,912 |
| 16 | Kuma UI | 1,857 |
| 17 | react-agent | 1,654 |
| 18 | faustjs | 1,592 |
| 19 | storefront | 1,497 |
| 20 | woonuxt | 966 |
| 21 | studiocms | 813 |
| 22 | html-pdf-chrome | 802 |
| 23 | Cromwell | 751 |
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