airbnb/infinity

Health v2 · maintenance only

Flags: no_releases archived no_license

Adoption not part of the score

2781 stars · 272 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Infinity.js is a JavaScript library that brings UITableView-style list virtualization to the web, speeding up scrolling through very long lists and keeping infinite feeds smooth. The project is officially deprecated and no longer actively maintained, with its last release in May 2018.

Use cases

• implement smooth infinite scrolling for a long web list
• virtualize thousands of list rows in the browser
• keep an infinite feed page responsive while scrolling
• lazy-render list items as the user scrolls down
• fix janky scrolling on mobile with huge lists
• build a UITableView-like scrolling experience in plain JavaScript

When to choose

• maintaining a legacy codebase that already depends on Infinity.js
• studying historical approaches to list virtualization on the web
• working in an older jQuery-era stack where modern framework virtualizers are not an option

When to avoid

• starting any new project, since the library is deprecated and unmaintained
• using React, Vue, or other modern frameworks, where react-window or similar virtualizers are better supported
• needing bug fixes, security updates, or compatibility with current browsers

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

ui-components web-development frontend performance browser infinite-scroll list-virtualization uitableview lazy-rendering dom deprecated javascript

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