Modernizr

San Francisco, California, United States

Modernizr is an open-source feature detection library that identifies browser support for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript features and allows websites to adapt accordingly.

It enables developers to detect supported browser features at runtime, apply progressive enhancement, load polyfills only when required, and provide fallbacks for unsupported features.

Currently, Modernizr is primarily needed for projects that support older browsers, since modern browsers provide broad support for the features it was designed to detect.

According to our data, Modernizr ranks 11th among the JavaScript libraries we track.
It has 7% of the JavaScript library market share and is present on 5.1% of all websites.

It appears on 8.9% of all websites in Italy, 7.3% in Spain, and 6.9% in India.

Statistics based on 4M+ analyzed websites. About this data

💸 Pricing

Modernizr is available for free.

Free ✔️ Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Modernizr Awards

⚡ Sites Using Modernizr

We have data on 206,428 websites that use the Modernizr JavaScript library. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Modernizr is mbga.jp.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 mbga.jp #69 Japan Japanese
2 npr.org #120 United States English
3 mit.edu #295 United States English
4 python.org #313 United States English
5 embed.ly #385 United States English
6 tjsp.jus.br #397 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
7 patria.org.ve #469 Venezuela Spanish
8 gov.pl #664 Poland Polish
9 nesine.com #721 Turkey Turkish
10 therapservices.net #801 United States American English
11 lolipop.jp #831 Japan Japanese
12 education.gouv.fr #1,071 France French
13 usembassy.gov #1,080 United States American English
14 jharkhand.gov.in #1,202 India English
15 ceskatelevize.cz #1,272 Czechia Czech
16 cbssports.com #1,352 United States English
17 mim.gov.it #1,424 Italy Italian
18 sch.gr #1,497 Greece Greek
19 aa.com #1,509 United States English
20 odisha.gov.in #1,519 India Odia

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Modernizr:

Most of the sites using Modernizr are from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

  • United States 20.8%
  • Germany 6.4%
  • United Kingdom 6.2%
  • Italy 5.1%
  • Spain 4.2%
  • France 3.9%
  • Japan 3.6%
  • India 3.1%
  • Australia 3.1%
  • Other 43.6%

Most Modernizr users speak English, German, or Spanish.

  • English 52.9%
  • German 6.4%
  • Spanish 5.9%
  • French 4.2%
  • Italian 4%
  • Japanese 3.2%
  • Portuguese 2.6%
  • Russian 2.5%
  • Dutch 2.4%
  • Other 15.9%

The Modernizr JavaScript library is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 41.8%
  • .org 7%
  • .de 4.2%
  • .it 2.9%
  • .net 2.5%
  • .co.uk 2.4%
  • .com.au 1.8%
  • .nl 1.8%
  • .ru 1.6%
  • Other 34%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Modernizr include business, marketing and merchandising, and education and reference.

  • Business 19.5%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 11.6%
  • Education/Reference 7.7%
  • Online Shopping 6.8%
  • Blogs/Wiki 4.9%
  • Internet Services 4.9%
  • Travel 4.6%
  • Entertainment 4%
  • Health 3.6%
  • Other 32.4%

🔢 Modernizr Versions

The most common version of Modernizr is 2.8, used by 34.2% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 31.8% of sites use Modernizr 2.6, and 11.9% use Modernizr 2.7.

  • 2.8 34.2%
  • 2.6 31.8%
  • 2.7 11.9%
  • 3.5 5.1%
  • 3.6 4%
  • 2.5 3.7%
  • 2.0 2.8%
  • 3.11 1.9%
  • 1.7 1.4%
  • Other 3.2%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Modernizr alternatives.

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Regenerator
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Babel
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Fastly Polyfill

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Modernizr from?

Modernizr is from San Francisco, California, United States.

Can I use Modernizr for free?

Yes, it is a free JavaScript library.
It is also open source, and its code is available on GitHub.

Which country uses Modernizr the most?

The majority of Modernizr users are from the United States.

Who uses Modernizr?

According to our data, Modernizr is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as mbga.jp, npr.org, and mit.edu.

Is Modernizr used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by usembassy.gov, jharkhand.gov.in, and mim.gov.it. Overall, we found Modernizr on 424 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Modernizr?

Yes, quite a few! The most notable of these is mit.edu. In total, we know of 522 academic websites in the United States that use Modernizr.

How does Modernizr compare to its competitors?

Modernizr is a very popular JavaScript library, second only to 10 other JavaScript libraries we track.

What are the alternatives to Modernizr?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Modernizr may include 🍪 JS Cookie, UAParser.js, and Regenerator.

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