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A cross-platform browser ML framework.

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Stars
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Forks
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Contributors
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Commits
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About

From the project README ·

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A web-first, cross-platform ML developer toolkit

We are on a mission to bring fast, cross platform GPU accelerated inference on native + browser.

[!NOTE]
Ratchet is currently in active development. We are working on the engine, adding more models and improving compatibility. Please, reach out if you'd like to help!

Getting Started

The easiest way to experience Ratchet is to check out our Hugging Face spaces:

To dig deeper, check out the examples

We welcome contributions from the community. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please feel free to open an issue or pull request.

Javascript
// Asynchronous loading & caching with IndexedDB
let model = await Model.load(AvailableModels.WHISPER_TINY, Quantization.Q8, (p: number) => setProgress(p))
let result = await model.run({ input });
Rust

Rust crate & CLI coming soon...

Philosophy

We want a toolkit for developers to make integrating performant AI functionality into existing production applications easy. The following principles will help us accomplish this:

  1. Inference only
  2. WebGPU/CPU only
  3. First class quantization support
  4. Lazy computation
  5. Inplace by default

Supported Models

  • Whisper
  • Phi 2 & 3
  • Moondream
Read the full README

Upcoming Models

  • Gemini 2 2B
License
MIT
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What else the check found

  • The last activity is on 2 Apr 2026, 221 days ago. The rules expect an update within 365 days. Dormancy rule
  • The oldest outside issue waits 955 days for a reply, past the limit of 270. No maintainer replied in 365 days. Rot signals rule

Not measured: First release, Homebrew installs on request over 365 days, Docker pull growth over 90 days.

Exact rules: Listed, Featured app. The check on applied thresholds version 9.

Every rule outcome, as the check records it
  • expected-interval: app: E = 365 days
  • dormancy: last activity 2026-04-02, 221 days ago, E = 365: active
  • rot: oldest unanswered issue 955 days (limit 270), no maintainer reply in 365 days
  • featured: not featured: unknown homebrew_on_request_365d, docker_pull_growth_90d
  • listed: listed: no archive, new or featured rule applies

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Binary downloads per releaseNot measuredYes
MaintenanceLatest human commit: 7 months ago8 not measured
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Latest human commit2026-04-02GitHub repositoryYes
Latest releaseNot measuredYes
First releaseNot measuredYes
Latest versionNot measuredYes
Days the oldest outside issue waits for a reply955GitHub repositoryYes
Maintainer replies over 365 days0GitHub repositoryYes
Repository archivedfalseGitHub repositoryYes
Repository gonefalseGitHub repositoryYes
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Published docsNot measuredYes
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Build check dateNot measuredYes
Build check toolchainNot measuredYes
SecurityNot measured
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Unpatched vulnerabilities past the grace windowNot measuredYes
RustSec unmaintained advisoryNot measuredYes
Deprecation noticeNot measuredYes
Deprecated requirementNot measuredYes
Distribution0 binary downloads over the last 3 releases9 not measured
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ReleasesNot measuredYes
Downloads over 30 daysNot measuredYes
Binary downloads over the last 3 releases0GitHub releasesYes
Homebrew installs on request over 365 daysNot measuredYes
Repology repository families3Repology projectYes
Docker pull growth over 90 daysNot measuredYes
Docker pulls at the growth baselineNot measuredYes
Every version a prereleaseNot measuredYes
Every version 0.0.xNot measuredYes
Every version yankedNot measuredYes
Crate deleted from crates.ioNot measuredYes
Repository771 stars, 47 forks, 16 contributors, 1,258 commits. Stars alone never qualify a project.1 not measured
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GitHub stars771GitHub repositoryYes — one part of the repository route
GitHub forks47GitHub repositoryYes — one part of the repository route
Contributors with a GitHub account16GitHub contributorsYes — one part of the repository route
Commits on the default branch1258GitHub repositoryNo
Repository's main crate left out of the entryNot measuredYes
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LicenseMITGitHub repositoryNo
Runs on, from listed crates and their direct dependenciesNot measuredNo
What shows each backendNot measuredNo
Native code, from listed crates and their dependenciesNot measuredNo
Python bindings, from direct dependencies of listed cratesNot measuredNo
Crates that depend on a listed crate directlyNot measuredNo

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