Monitor for any changes in your node.js application and automatically restart the server - perfect for development
- Language
- JavaScript
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 27k
- Latest
- v3.1.14
- Last push
- 2026-09-12
File watchers
Run a command again whenever the files it depends on change.
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| Tool | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
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| nodemon | 27k | MIT | Open source | No | JavaScript | v3.1.14 | 2026-09-12 |
| Air | 24k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | Go | v1.67.4 | 2026-08-27 |
| Watchman | 14k | MIT | Open source | No | C++ | v2026.10.05.00 | 2026-10-06 |
| watchexec | 7.2k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | Rust | v2.7.4 | 2026-10-05 |
| entr | 5.7k | Other | Not checked | No | C | 5.9 | 2026-10-01 |
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☁️ Live reload for Go apps
Watches files and records, or triggers actions, when they change.
- Language
- C++
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 14k
- Latest
- v2026.10.05.00
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
Executes commands in response to file modifications
- Language
- Rust
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 7.2k
- Latest
- v2.7.4
- Last push
- 2026-10-05
Run arbitrary commands when files change