A framework which actually cares about Core Web Vitals & SEO
Diode JS is a server-side rendering framework designed to deliver exceptional Core Web Vitals, search engine visibility, and lightning-fast user experiences—without requiring developers to manually optimize every page.
- Zero plugin maze
- SEO-ready HTML
- Smart defaults
One intelligent render pipeline
- CSS
- Critical styles first
- JS
- Only what the viewport needs
- HTML
- Complete on arrival
- SEO
- Structured by default

Every millisecond has an owner.
Diode handles the performance work that is too important to leave until the end.
Automatic critical CSS
Automatically detects and inlines above-the-fold CSS to eliminate render-blocking styles.
Automatic critical JavaScript
Only ships the JavaScript required for the initial viewport, delaying everything else.
Lazy loading images
Images below the fold are automatically lazy loaded to improve LCP and reduce bandwidth.
Server side rendering
Generate fully rendered HTML for maximum SEO and faster initial page loads.
SEO first
Optimized HTML output with proper metadata, semantic structure, and search engine friendliness.
Better Core Web Vitals
Engineered to improve Largest Contentful Paint, Interaction to Next Paint, and Cumulative Layout Shift.
Write the page. Diode finds the fast path.
Run the demo to watch Diode identify the critical viewport, reduce the initial payload, and produce search-ready HTML automatically.
Diode OptimizerPipeline walkthrough
import { Image } from 'diode/image';import { ProductCard } from './ui'; export default function Store() { return ( <main> <h1>Performance by default.</h1> <Image src="/hero.jpg" priority /> <ProductCard lazy /> </main> );}import { defineConfig } from 'diode'; export default defineConfig({ rendering: 'server', criticalCss: true, criticalJs: true, images: { belowFold: true }, seo: { semanticHtml: true }});<!doctype html><html lang="en"> <head> <style data-critical>…</style> <meta name="description" … /> </head> <body> <main><!-- rendered content --></main> <script type="module" defer>…</script> </body></html>Optimization pipelineReady
- Critical CSS
- Waiting
- Initial JavaScript
- Waiting
- Below-fold media
- Waiting
- Semantic HTML
- Waiting
- Built-in performance optimization
- Unified intelligent render pipeline
- Automatic route-by-route analysis
Performance should be a property of the system.
Instead of making developers install dozens of optimization plugins and manually configure performance, Diode JS includes intelligent optimizations by default.
Fast is the starting point.
Clean output. Smaller payloads. Stable pages.
Automatic optimizations
Diode makes performance decisions as it analyzes each page.
Minimal configuration
Sensible defaults replace a maze of plugins and tuning flags.
SEO-first rendering
Complete, semantic HTML arrives ready for people and crawlers.
Production-ready defaults
The fast path is the default path—from first build to every deploy.
Less configuration. More velocity.
A rendering framework designed around performance—not patched for it later.
| Feature | Diode JS | Typical SSR framework |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic critical CSS | Included | Manual |
| Automatic critical JS | Included | Not included |
| Lazy load below-fold images | Included | Usually manual |
| SEO optimized rendering | Built in | Basic |
| Core Web Vitals focus | End-to-end | Partial |
| Performance configuration | Minimal | Often required |
Optimize for outcomes you can feel.
One screen. Every signal in the green. Diode keeps the entire loading and interaction path in view.
Optimization coverage
- Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)
- Priority
- Interaction to Next Paint (INP)
- Protected
- Total Blocking Time (TBT)
- Unblocked
- Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)
- Stable
- First Contentful Paint (FCP)
- Immediate
- Speed Index (SI)
- Lean
Handled by the Diode pipeline
From your code to a faster page.
Diode analyzes, prioritizes, optimizes, and renders—before the page ever reaches a user.
01
Write code
Build the experience
02
Page analyzed
Diode maps the critical path
03
Critical CSS
Above-the-fold styles extracted
04
Critical JS
Initial interactions prioritized
05
Images optimized
Below-fold assets deferred
06
HTML rendered
Complete markup generated
07
Page delivered
Fast for users and crawlers
Keep performance work out of the backlog.
Diode turns recurring optimization work into framework behavior your team can rely on across every route.
Less performance debt
Critical rendering decisions happen as each page is prepared, instead of becoming a cleanup project after launch.
A cleaner delivery workflow
One integrated optimization path replaces a patchwork of unrelated plugins, flags, and manual performance checks.
Search-ready foundations
Rendered HTML, semantic structure, and metadata handling remain part of the baseline rather than optional finishing work.
Build websites that search engines and users love.
Stop fighting performance problems manually. Let Diode JS optimize your pages automatically so you can focus on building great products.