# honojs/hono

> Web framework built on Web Standards

- GitHub: https://github.com/honojs/hono
- Website: https://hono.dev
- Category: Backend & APIs (https://ideas.asveas.com/c/backend); also Frontend Frameworks
- Tags: aws-lambda, bun, cloudflare, cloudflare-workers, deno, npm, router, typescript, web-framework
- Language: TypeScript · License: MIT
- Stars: 32,921 · Forks: 1,474 · Open issues: 397
- Last push: 2026-11-11 (today)
- Vibe score: 91/100

## What it is
Hono - means flame🔥 in Japanese - is a small, simple, and ultrafast web framework built on Web Standards. It works on any JavaScript runtime: Cloudflare Workers, Fastly Compute, Deno, Bun, Vercel, AWS Lambda, Lambda@Edge, and Node.js. Ultrafast 🚀 - The router RegExpRouter is really fast. Not using linear loops. Fast. Lightweight 🪶 - The hono/tiny preset is under 12kB. Hono has zero dependencies and uses only the Web Standard API. Multi-runtime 🌍 - Works on Cloudflare Workers, Fastly Compute, Deno, Bun, AWS Lambda, Lambda@Edge, or Node.js. The same code runs on all platforms. Batteries Included 🔋 - Hono has built-in middleware, custom middleware, and third-party middleware. Batteries…

## When to use it
Reach for hono when you need a server, API layer, runtime, job queue or realtime channel — it's written in TypeScript and fits stacks tagged aws-lambda, bun, cloudflare, cloudflare-workers.

## Maintenance
honojs/hono looks very actively maintained: the last push was today (2026-11-11), with 32,921 stars and 397 open issues.

## Quick start
```bash
git clone https://github.com/honojs/hono.git
```

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