11 best Ruby Web Application libraries in 2024

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Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, object-oriented, general-purpose programming language. It was designed and developed in the mid-1990s by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto in Japan. It has an elegant syntax that is natural to read and easy to write. The name “Ruby” originated during an online chat session between Matsumoto and Keiju Ishitsuka on February 24, 1993. Ruby Web Application framework that includes everything needed to create database-driven websites, APIs, and microservices. It was created in 2004 by David Heinemeier Hansson. It supports multiple programming paradigms, including functional, object-oriented (class-based), and imperative. It also has a dynamic type system and automatic memory management. Many developers depend on the following Ruby Web Application open source libraries: capybara - Acceptance test framework for web applications; arachni - Web Application Security Scanner Framework; mailboxer - A Rails gem to send messages inside a web application.

capybaraby teamcapybara

Ruby doticonstar image 9832 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
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Acceptance test framework for web applications

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            capybaraby teamcapybara

            Ruby doticon star image 9832 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Permissive (MIT)

            Acceptance test framework for web applications
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                      arachniby Arachni

                      Ruby doticonstar image 3376 doticonVersion:v1.6.1.3doticon
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                      Web Application Security Scanner Framework

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                                arachniby Arachni

                                Ruby doticon star image 3376 doticonVersion:v1.6.1.3doticon License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                Web Application Security Scanner Framework
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                                          mailboxerby mailboxer

                                          Ruby doticonstar image 1645 doticonVersion:v0.12.5doticon
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                                          A Rails gem to send messages inside a web application

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                                                    mailboxerby mailboxer

                                                    Ruby doticon star image 1645 doticonVersion:v0.12.5doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                    A Rails gem to send messages inside a web application
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                                                              bodyapps-webby OpnTec

                                                              Ruby doticonstar image 1384 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
                                                              License: Weak Copyleft (LGPL-3.0)

                                                              Web service and web application components of #bodyapps project

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                                                                        bodyapps-webby OpnTec

                                                                        Ruby doticon star image 1384 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Weak Copyleft (LGPL-3.0)

                                                                        Web service and web application components of #bodyapps project
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                                                                                  tracksby TracksApp

                                                                                  Ruby doticonstar image 1123 doticonVersion:v2.6.1doticon
                                                                                  License: Strong Copyleft (GPL-2.0)

                                                                                  Tracks is a GTD™ web application, built with Ruby on Rails

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                                                                                            tracksby TracksApp

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                                                                                            Tracks is a GTD™ web application, built with Ruby on Rails
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                                                                                                      serveby jlong

                                                                                                      Ruby doticonstar image 842 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
                                                                                                      License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                                                                                      Serve is a small Rack-based web server and rapid prototyping framework for Web applications (specifically Rails apps). Serve is meant to be a lightweight version of the Views part of the Rails MVC. This makes Serve an ideal framework for prototyping Rails applications or creating simple websites. Serve has full support for Rails-style partials and layouts.

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                                                                                                                serveby jlong

                                                                                                                Ruby doticon star image 842 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                                                                                                Serve is a small Rack-based web server and rapid prototyping framework for Web applications (specifically Rails apps). Serve is meant to be a lightweight version of the Views part of the Rails MVC. This makes Serve an ideal framework for prototyping Rails applications or creating simple websites. Serve has full support for Rails-style partials and layouts.
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                                                                                                                          firehoseby firehoseio

                                                                                                                          Ruby doticonstar image 721 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
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                                                                                                                          Build realtime Ruby web applications. Created by the fine folks at Poll Everywhere.

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                                                                                                                                    firehoseby firehoseio

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                                                                                                                                    Build realtime Ruby web applications. Created by the fine folks at Poll Everywhere.
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                                                                                                                                              rack-offlineby wycats

                                                                                                                                              Ruby doticonstar image 673 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
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                                                                                                                                              A Rack and Rails plugin for building offline web applications

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                                                                                                                                                        rack-offlineby wycats

                                                                                                                                                        Ruby doticon star image 673 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                                                        A Rack and Rails plugin for building offline web applications
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                                                                                                                                                                  dawnscannerby thesp0nge

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                                                                                                                                                                  Dawn is a static analysis security scanner for ruby written web applications. It supports Sinatra, Padrino and Ruby on Rails frameworks.

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                                                                                                                                                                            dawnscannerby thesp0nge

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                                                                                                                                                                            Dawn is a static analysis security scanner for ruby written web applications. It supports Sinatra, Padrino and Ruby on Rails frameworks.
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                                                                                                                                                                                      rubycas-serverby rubycas

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                                                                                                                                                                                      Provides single sign-on authentication for web applications, implementing the server-end of Jasig's CAS protocol.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                Provides single sign-on authentication for web applications, implementing the server-end of Jasig's CAS protocol.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                          dry-webby dry-rb

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Ruby doticonstar image 212 doticonVersion:v0.7.0doticon
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                                                                                                                                                                                                          Lightweight web application stack with pluggable routing front-ends

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                    dry-webby dry-rb

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