Manic — wordmark and mark on burgundy

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Manic — The fastest React framework on Bun

Production-grade React framework built from the ground up on Bun with a custom OXC-powered bundler,file-based routing, colocated APIs, and built-in MCP plugin support for AI agents.

Dev server ready in ~20ms. Production builds in ~400ms. Output bundle is 80% smaller than competitors. Benchmarks.

~20ms

Dev startup

~400ms

Build time

<20%

Chunk size vs competitors

Features

Terminal showing the Manic dev server starting.

Lightning-fast dev server

bun dev starts in ~20ms. Instant feedback during development with Bun's native bundler performance.

Development workflow with fast refresh.

Unified toolchain

Same tools and configuration for dev and production. No surprises between environments.

Fullstack development with colocated routes and APIs.

Fullstack routes

Colocate server and client code. Pages and API handlers in one place with automatic discovery.

CLI output from a production manic build.

Production ready

Deploy in seconds to any platform. Optimized builds with OXC minification and code splitting.

Coming soon

MCP plugin for AI

Built-in Model Context Protocol support. Discoverable endpoints for agents and assistants.

File-based routing structure.

File-based routing

Convention over configuration. Routes auto-discovered from your app directory structure.

Free & open source

Manic is MIT Licensed and will always be free and open source. This is made possible by our contributors.

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