⚡ JavaScript Libraries for DOM Manipulation

JavaScript libraries for DOM manipulation simplify selecting, traversing, and modifying elements within the Document Object Model.

They typically provide concise APIs for event handling, animations, AJAX interactions, cross-browser compatibility, utility functions for common tasks, and mechanisms for handling dynamic content updates.

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⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the leading JavaScript libraries for DOM manipulation in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is jQuery, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 87.3% share.
It is followed by MooTools with 0.7% and Prototype with 0.5%.

jQuery 87.3%
MooTools 0.7%
Prototype 0.5%
YUI 0.2%
Spry 0.05%
Zepto 0.03%
DOM4 0.002%

✨ Best JavaScript Libraries for DOM Manipulation

Below is a more detailed list of 7 JavaScript libraries for DOM manipulation we detect, ranked by their market share.

Available filters: 2D-Graphics 3D-Graphics Animation Carousel CSS Data Grids DOM Editors Lightbox Scroll SPA State Utility UI

Rank	Name	Market share
1	jQuery San Francisco, California, United States A fast, small, feature-rich JavaScript library designed to simplify HTML DOM tree traversal and manipulation, event handling, CSS animations, and Ajax. FreeOpen source	87.3%
2	MooTools A collection of JavaScript utilities for DOM management, AJAX, and event handling. FreeOpen source	0.7%
3	Prototype A JavaScript framework that aims to ease development of dynamic web applications. FreeOpen source	0.5%
4	YUI New York, United States A legacy, open-source JavaScript and CSS library for building interactive web applications with a focus on modular architecture and cross-browser consistency. FreeOpen sourceLegacy	0.2%
5	Spry San Jose, California, United States A deprecated JavaScript framework by Adobe that enables the rapid development of Ajax-powered web pages. FreeOpen sourceLegacy	0.05%
6	Zepto Tucson, Arizona, United States A lightweight and modular open-source JavaScript library with a largely jQuery-compatible API, designed for modern browsers and optimized for fast execution and small file size. FreeOpen source	0.03%
7	DOM4 A fully tested and covered polyfill for DOM Level 4 entries. FreeOpen sourceLegacy	0.002%

🗃️ About This Data

We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 3,373,436 websites.
We currently track the presence of 310 JavaScript libraries across the web.
Statistics were last calculated on May 1, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.