Angular
A TypeScript framework and CLI for building large web and mobile-style apps.
- Stars
- 101k
- Forks
- 28.9k
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- TypeScript
- Last update
- 5 days ago
- Type
- Framework
What it is
Angular is a development platform from Google's Angular team for building web applications using TypeScript or JavaScript. It includes a command-line tool (the Angular CLI) for creating, running and building projects, plus documentation covering components, templates, forms, routing and server-side rendering. Developers use it to structure larger front-end applications consistently.
- Create a new workspace with the Angular CLI and run a development server
- Build components and templates for a web interface
- Add forms, routing and lazy-loaded sections to an application
- Render an Angular app on the server with server-side rendering
- Package UI pieces as custom elements with Angular Elements
Great for
- Developers building larger, multi-screen web applications
- Teams that want a full framework with built-in tooling rather than assembling many libraries
- Developers already comfortable with TypeScript
- Students learning a structured, widely used front-end framework
Not ideal for
- Simple static sites or small single pages, where a lighter tool is usually enough (the README does not compare sizes directly)
- Non-developers who want to build sites without writing code
How to get it
- 1
Install with a package manager
You'll need: Node.js (includes npm)
Install the Angular CLI globally
npm install -g @angular/cliCreate a workspace
ng new [PROJECT NAME]Run the application
cd [PROJECT NAME] ng serve - 2
Run it
- Install Node.js
- Install the Angular CLI with npm
- Create a new project with ng new
- Change into the project folder and run ng serve
- Open the local address shown in the terminal in your browser
- 3
Get the most out of it
- Work through the official Getting Started tutorial at angular.dev
- Read the Components and Templates and Forms guides
- Explore Server Side Rendering for faster initial page loads
- Use Schematics to generate code via the CLI
- Add Angular Material for ready-made UI components (per the ecosystem section)
Downloads
Strengths
- Backed by an active project with frequent recent pushes and a large community
- Ships with a CLI, schematics and detailed official documentation at angular.dev
- Released under the permissive MIT license
Trade-offs
- Requires learning its concepts and TypeScript, which takes time for beginners
- The README describes it as covering web and mobile-style apps but does not detail mobile packaging, so treat that claim cautiously
- Large framework with many concepts; smaller projects may find it heavy
How it compares
| Project | Stars | Type | Level | Updated | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| angular (this) | 101k | Framework | intermediate | 5 days ago | Developers building larger, multi-screen web applications |
| react | 252k | Library | intermediate | 5 days ago | Developers building interactive web interfaces with JavaScript |
| vue | 212k | Library | intermediate | 2.1 years ago | Maintaining an existing Vue 2 application that cannot yet be upgraded |
| svelte | 88.5k | Library | intermediate | 4 days ago | Developers who want to build interactive websites with less boilerplate |
| ember.js | 22.6k | Library | intermediate | 4 days ago | Developers building large, long-lived web applications |
| ionic-framework | 52.7k | Library | intermediate | 4 days ago | Web developers who want to build mobile apps using existing web skills |
Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.