Projects, Applications, and Companies Using Node

Projects and Applications

• node_chat by ry
• q-chess by wsdookadr — chess game multiplayer server using faye + client written using Qooxdoo
• node3p by ncb000gt — AmazonMP3 downloader
• node3p-web by ncb000gt — Web interface for node3p
• nodelint by tav — run jslint from the command line
• minlint – minimalist version of jslint from command line
• nodeload by benschmaus and jonjlee — utility for benchmarking HTTP APIs
• nodewiki — a simple wiki based on node and redis
• blog.js — Simple blogging engine based on node.js
• cassiterite — Another blogging engine based on node.js + Tokyo Tyrant + nginx
• Sousaball by creationix (sousaball.creationix.com)
• DinMaker by creationix (live demo at chat.creationix.com)
• Flickr Spy — Discover where your Flickr contacts are commenting
• azathoth — simple HTTP traffic/load generator and benchmark proof of concept
• antinode — Simple static file HTTP Server with logging
• NodeMachine — Port of WebMachine for Node.js
• LifeInText — LiT is a mashup platform for personal projects and snippets.
• Ajax IM — Ajax IM is an instant messaging server and framework for the browser.
• 7 Minutes Chrono – A speed-dating chat application. Uses websockets and node.js
• Persevere – REST/HTTP + JSON-based web data project that includes Pintura, Perstore, CommonJS-Utils
• js.io — Javascript Networking Library for building real-time web applications
• BusBound – iPhone web application built with express framework
• JSONPify – a JSONP proxy for client applications
• Djangode – Django’s regex-based URL handling, utility functions, and html templating for node
• The WPilot Project – A multiplayer, space shooter, action game in your browser. Server is built in node
• Socket.IO – An abstraction over all the realtime transports (WebSocket, long polling, XHR multipart, etc) for the Node HTTP server
• zztmmo – a zzt based massive multiplayer online game built in node.js and jQuery (currently only single player)
• diretto – Distributed Recon/Reporting Transceiver Toolkit – Uses Node.js for web-based media storage and for its RESTful webservice implementation
• ElusiveHippo – Push deployment for nodejs (non-functional / doesn’t work)
• Chess Riot – a live Lightning Chess app built in node.js, express, CoffeeScript and jQuery. By @weepy
• Realie – Real-time Collaborative Editor using Web Sockets, Node.js & Redis (non-functional / doesn’t work)
• GrowlHub – Growl Notifications for GitHub
• Simple Node.js MUD – Simple multi-user dungeon using Node.js
• wtfjs – what the fuck javascript!
• vertex.js – A graph database inspired by filesystems built on node.js and tokyocabinet.
• The API Playground – A website where journalists can play with API examples. (CoffeeScript/Express) apiplayground.org
• Szpil – CRM using Node and TokyoCabinet. Shared client/server database and model code, user interface decoupled from the network, API retrieval and authorization performed at the meta-data layer using set union and intersection on indexes to avoid JSON deserialization/serialization overhead.
• vows.js – “Asynchronous behaviour driven development for Node.”
• jimi — A framework for writing modular web applications in node.js (tutorial)
• stackvm — Virtual machines on the web!
• paperserve — Quick and dirty web server from your working directory
• Trending Topics Client — Command line tool to get trending topics from Twitter
• nTunes by TooTallNate — A REST (HTTP) API for interacting with iTunes written in NodeJS.
• nTunesAnywhere by TooTallNate — A mobile WebApp to access your iTunes library from anywhere (using nTunes and jQTouch)!
• Node.js Interactive Shell — Interactive shell for Node.js
• Alligator — Application Server on top of NodeJS (JSSP and SSJS support)
• node-build — ant like build tool for nodejs without the xml hassle
• scriptable-node-irc-bot — Scriptable Node IRC Bot
• Top Twitter Trends — Real time trending tweets by node.js, nginx and mongodb
• Cloud9 — Cloud9 IDE is aiming to be the IDE for Javascript developers, built with NodeJS and lots of other Node modules
• OPOWER Jobs — Open source example of a full live site using Express, Connect, EJS, AssetManager, Logging, and other Node modules.
• nodemon — Development tool for automatically restarting Node server when changes are made to any app files
• jsbuild — A command-line utility that provides building CommonJS modules and packages for web
• NodeGame Shooter – Multiplayer asteroids with powerups etc. Using a fat Node.js server with thin clients
• NodeCli – A super-simple class for Node.js to spice up your Node.js console output. Position cursor, clear screen, change colors
• noatta.ch — Instant Personal File Sharing
• node-tracker — BitTorrent tracker implemented with Node.js
• Scrabbly – A Massively Multiplayer word game written on node.js. A Node Knockout winner.
• node-boilerplate — Everything you need to get started on a Node.js website with express and socket.IO
• Orona — A multiplayer game of tank warfare. (Remake of the classic Mac game Bolo.)
• Hummingbird — A realtime web analytics app using socket.io
• Node.io — A distributed data scraping and processing framework
• Backbone Examples Ported From Knockout — by Mario Gutierrez
• TxtAtlas: Put your texts on the map ://txtatlas.com — A demo Twilio/Node.js/Redis application by Stephen J. Walters
• Substance — A data-driven and cloud-aware realtime document authoring engine
• Graffiti β — Interactive multi-user shared canvas whiteboard
• BirdChat — Chat with your friends from Twitter
• bookfriend.me — Community site for Barnes and Noble Nook owners who want to borrow/lend books
• Fishl.com — Mark and save quotes you like all over the Web
• slyncr — bookmarklet to control web slideshows via a remote site
• Applifier – Largest social game cross promo network) (reference http://twitter.com/jussil/status/12048190433918976)
• memcached.js — Port of Memcached server for Node.js
• Loggly — Webservice for receiving syslog and HTTP based logs.
• spotted@ — spotted @ provides local classifieds for jobs, housing, for sale, personals, services, local community, and events.
• designo — Realtime Twitter client demo exploiting Node.js+Websockets+HTML5
• Bittorrent Tracker – High performance bittorrent tracker by anhel
• The-M-Project – HTML5 JavaScript framework for mobile apps with nodeJS build tool
• Nodester — Open source Node.JS hosting platform.
• JamBox – a collaborative real-time musicmaking app.
• boxsocial.fm – Party mode for Last.fm.
• CamanJS – NodeJS port of a Canvas Image Manipulation Library
• KansoJS – A surprisingly simple way to write CouchApps, by making use of the design_doc api in the browser
• wikiedge.org – A website to promote Chinese Wikipedia by deliver a daily magazine by good Wikipedia content, it is an opensource project, and code is at github .
• Filsh – Converts online videos to other formats in a big server cluster. (German)

Companies

• Academia.edu – uses node for background data processing
• Adcloud — Javascript Adserver on EC2
• AdGear — Real-time advertising reporting
• af83 — uses node on several projects (Geeks for example)
• Ajax.org — Home of the Cloud9 IDE, Ajax.org Platform and O3 Node modules
• bejes.us — NodeJS hosting using the @Nodester platform – Maintained by one of the developers.
• Bitmechanic
• Bocoup
• “BörseGo AG” – they use a nodejs server for providing news pushed via websockets on http://www.jandaya.de
• BrandedCode
• Caffeinehit
• Chompin – discover new music, mobile app, uses node for the entire back end api
• clickdummy – Fast prototyping for designers and dummies
• Datagraph – uses node as part of a sharded large-scale RDF storage system.
• Debuggable — Creators of Transloadit (image / video uploading and encoding as a service), also offers node.js training and consulting.
• Deco – Real-time collaborative mood boarding for web designers
• Development Seed – building data sites
• Dextrose — heavily uses node for their upcoming JavaScript based game engine “Aves Engine”
• Duostack
• Durchblicker – The Austrian price comparison site. (price calculation engine)
• e-resistible – uses node to handle network communication to restaurant printers
• Fictorial
• Fostle
• Heroku Dead simple Node deployment for you, and internal tools for us.
• Humansized Inc.
• IDFuze – Working on a real time cards game using node.js and socket.io
• ipowerhouse – Focused on haXe/Node.js game dev; first all haxe/node bingo product.
• Joshfire – Internet Of Things company, Multi-device app development
• Joyent
• Kodingen – Cloud IDE using nodejs backend to execute tasks.
• LearnBoost – free gradebook and lesson plan software
• Left Logic
• LinkiT projects – Use nodejs for developing javascript sites. (http://yalia.nl/
• Medium
• Mockingbird — Using Node.js and operational transformations to do real-time, collaborative wireframing
• M-Way Solutions — Developing node.js based build tools for The-M-Project
• MyBrands — web-tracker and product recommendations (node + couchdb)
• NewsBasis — Web crawler and async work in node
• Newspaper Club – Uses node.js for wrapping a nasty SOAP interface to InDesign Server.
• Next Feature
• Next Please! – uses node to match Adobe Stratus id’s.
• Next Generation Spinners – Supporting web developers, developing next generation tools. Database – Server – Browser – Language.
• nitobi
• Nodejitsu Hosting and ninja training for node.js.
• OPOWER – Using Node for recruiting site, referral tracking, and other new projects.
• Original Machine – Using node for realtime statistics in Stereofeed .
• Palm/HP – powers all the services in the new WebOS platform for mobile devices.
• Pixelspark
• Plurk — using node.js for its new comet system
• Proxlet — Twitter API proxy & browser extension to filter out the noise.
• Pushme.to — web to iPhone messenger is using node.js for real-time messaging passing and push notifications
• Public Class
• radicalDESIGNS – Online campaign tools for nonprofits and grassroots movements.
• Razorshift Entertainment – Online social properties and services.
• Redman Tech — using Node to power internal tools, real time log monitoring, and R&D projects.
• Sentymetr – Social media monitoring in Poland. We use JavaScript and node.js for data processing.
• Sexbyfood — a web-based reservations book for restaurateurs
• Shine Technologies — Software consultancy with offices in Brisbane & Melbourne. We’re helping our client to rewrite one of Australia’s largest web sites using node.
• Shiny Ads — Self-Serve Advertising platform for online publishers. Using node.js for a super-fast/low memory internal ad server.
• SitePen – Using node for persevere
• Siteworx
• Sleepless Software Inc. – Servers for large scale Facebook games.
• Szpil – Keep detailed contact histories. Review past calls and conversations. Collaborate with colleagues.
• Telefónica R&D
• TRData Limited – real-time data processing and comet-server
• URGE IO
• Vision Media — Web development firm based in Victoria, BC
• Votizen — Social lobbying for registered voters.
• Voxer — Walkie Talkie for your iOS device, backend uses all kinds of node
• Webbynode
• Webdigi Web Development — Web development agency based in London, UK
• Well.ca – Canada’s largest online pharmacy
• Widescript — A digital reading app targeted to people who study or make use of reference material.
• Yammer — The Yammer Application Platform heavily uses node.js
• Ylastic – uses node for report processing and admin app