Fluid Framework is a library for building distributed, real-time collaborative web applications using JavaScript or TypeScript.
The framework addresses the challenge of synchronizing state across multiple clients in real-time collaborative environments. It uses conflict-free replicated data types (CRDTs) as its core mechanism, allowing changes made by different users to be automatically merged without requiring central coordination. Applications built with Fluid Framework can persist their state to a backend service, enabling users to see each other's edits instantly and reliably even when working simultaneously on the same document or data.
Developers should adopt Fluid Framework if they are building web applications where multiple users need to collaborate in real-time on shared content. It suits projects ranging from document editors to data visualization tools where live synchronization is essential. The framework provides both client-side libraries and a reference ordering service implementation, giving teams flexibility in how they deploy their backend infrastructure. The project includes a Hello World example and core examples repository to help new users get started quickly.
The project maintains active community engagement through GitHub Discussions. Development is organized into multiple pnpm workspaces that are versioned independently, allowing different components of the framework to evolve at their own pace while maintaining internal consistency within each workspace. The codebase contains both client packages and the reference ordering service, consolidated in a single repository to keep core functionality tightly integrated.
