Hotwire Turbo for ASP.NET Core

Already know Razor Pages? You're 90% there.

Tombatron.Turbo isn't a new framework to learn. It's a thin layer that makes your existing server-rendered pages feel like a SPA.

ASP.NET CoreRazor PagesSignalRTag HelpersDependency InjectionSource Generators

Why Tombatron.Turbo?

Everything you need to build rich, interactive web applications without leaving the server-rendered world.

Wrap any section in a <turbo-frame> and only that region updates on navigation. SPA-like speed with zero client-side routing.

Push live DOM updates over SignalR. Append, prepend, replace, or remove elements from any connected client with a single method call.

The bundled source generator creates strongly-typed partial references at compile time. Typos become build errors, not runtime 500s.

AddTurbo(), UseTurbo(), MapTurboHub() — Turbo.js, the SignalR bridge, and signed stream tokens are wired up automatically.

Tag helpers, partials, view models, DI — everything you already use. No component model, no virtual DOM, no new abstractions to learn.

Convention-based controller discovery via import maps. Drop a JS file in wwwroot/controllers/ and it auto-registers, with hot reload in dev.

From setup to real-time broadcasts in under a minute.

// Program.cs
builder.Services.AddTurbo();
builder.Services.AddRazorPages();

app.UseTurbo();
app.MapTurboHub();
app.MapRazorPages();

<turbo-frame id="cart" src="/cart"
             loading="lazy">
  <p>Loading cart...</p>
</turbo-frame>

await _turbo.Stream("orders", async b =>
{
    await b.AppendAsync(
        "list",
        Partials.OrderRow,
        newOrder);
});

Blazor and Tombatron.Turbo both bring rich interactivity to .NET developers, but with different trade-offs. Pick the approach that fits your project.

Add one NuGet package to your existing ASP.NET Core app and start shipping faster, lighter web experiences today.

dotnet add package Tombatron.Turbo