# What are the most used packages?

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**Created:** [November 12, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/what-are-the-most-used-packages/108 "2021-11-12T23:32:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![spdegabrielle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/spdegabrielle/32/95_2.png) [@spdegabrielle](https://racket.discourse.group/u/spdegabrielle)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 8:38pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/what-are-the-most-used-packages/108/6 "2021-11-14T20:38:21Z")

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As of Sunday evening the top 14 is

1. [threading](https://pkgd.racket-lang.org/pkgn/package/threading)
2. [text-table](https://pkgd.racket-lang.org/pkgn/package/text-table)
3. [gregor](https://pkgd.racket-lang.org/pkgn/package/gregor)
4. [urlang](https://pkgd.racket-lang.org/pkgn/package/urlang)
5. [sxml](https://pkgd.racket-lang.org/pkgn/package/sxml)
6. [sugar](https://pkgd.racket-lang.org/pkgn/package/sugar)
7. [sexp-diff-lib](https://pkgd.racket-lang.org/pkgn/package/sexp-diff-lib)
8. [sawzall](https://pkgd.racket-lang.org/pkgn/package/sawzall)
9. [qi](https://pkgd.racket-lang.org/pkgn/package/qi)
10. [parsack](https://pkgd.racket-lang.org/pkgn/package/parsack)
11. [mred-designer](https://pkgd.racket-lang.org/pkgn/package/mred-designer)
12. [markdown](https://pkgd.racket-lang.org/pkgn/package/markdown)
13. [html-parsing](https://pkgd.racket-lang.org/pkgn/package/html-parsing)
14. [cover](https://pkgd.racket-lang.org/pkgn/package/cover)

**Other popular packages:**  
unstable-pretty-lib, typed-stack, txexpr, search-list-box, syntax-macro-lang, static-rename-lib, scribble-abbrevs, reprovide-lang-lib, rackunit-spec, rackunit-abbrevs, rackjure, quickscript-extra, pollen, overeasy, nanopass, mischief, mcfly, http-easy, graph, gui-easy, frog, files-viewer, fancy-app, drcomplete, data-frame, csv-reading, al2-test-runner

**Honorable mentions:**  
webscraperhelper, upi-lib, text-block, tasks, t-test, srfi-171, sicp, sawzall-lib, sawzall-doc, Sauron, satore, rktfetch, rsound, rebellion, rascas, racket-paint, quickscript-competition-2020, pfds, numspell, net-jwt, mike, metapict, measures, levenshtein, lang-file-lib, irregex, interactive-brokers-api, html-writing, handin, global, ebuild, drwhitespace, drracket-one-dark, define2, debug, custom-load, csv-writing, crypto, cover-coveralls, counter, binaryio, bazaar, andlet, adjutor

You can find all the packages listed by [searching the package index](https://pkgd.racket-lang.org/pkgn/search).

_This is not science. My methodology is...questionable. The sample is the people who responded on r/racket, discord, discourse, slack, racket-users as of Sunday evening. It would be good to have a better understanding of what people use._

I hope everyone had a good weekend.

Stephen

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