Hemlock

Build multi-user, real-time web applications.

XMPP + JS = Awesome.

Hemlock is an open-source framework that combines the power of JavaScript with the scalability of XMPP, facilitating a new class of web applications where multiple users can interact in real time. Games, workspace collaboration, educational tools… The only limit is your imagination.

New! Hemlock no longer requires Flash: you can build your apps with pure HTML, CSS, and JS. If Flash is available in your browser, Hemlock uses an ActionScript socket to push and receive data in real time. Otherwise, Hemlock seamlessly falls back to a pure JS connection. Your app can work on the desktop or on your iPhone—no code changes necessary.

You can browse or download Hemlock on GitHub.

News

  • New! 100% JS apps. No Flash needed.

    Yes, that includes the iPhone and iPad.

    Learn about Hemlock JS

  • Hemlock JS

    When building the original Hemlock framework, we chose ActionScript because it has widespread browser support, and lets us open a real socket connection. However, one of the biggest complaints we received was, of course, that we used ActionScript.

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  • World's first Hemlock job

    Want to create social games using Hemlock and redefine what's possible on the web? We are looking for a developer to do just that.

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  • Bamzooki

    Sometimes TechCrunch breaks your story before you get to write about it. Us? We have no excuse, we're 5 months late!

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