# MattKetmo/darkroomjs

Extensible image editing tool in your browser

Repository: https://github.com/MattKetmo/darkroomjs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/darkroomjs
Homepage: https://mattketmo.github.io/darkroomjs
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: image-processing, image-editing, image-editor, image-cropper, image-crop, image-cropping, fabricjs
Last push: 2024-03-24T07:04:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4687, "days_push": 892, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1459, forks 411 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:47.301606+00:00)

## What it is
DarkroomJS is a JavaScript library providing basic in-browser image editing tools such as cropping, rotation, history (undo/redo), and saving, built on FabricJS and HTML5 canvas. It is extensible via a plugin architecture and is now discontinued and unmaintained.

## Use cases
- crop an image in the browser
- rotate images client-side before upload
- add undo/redo editing to a web image tool
- build a custom image editor with plugins
- let users edit photos before uploading

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight, framework-agnostic canvas image editor for a legacy JavaScript project
- you want a simple plugin-based crop/rotate tool and accept unmaintained code

## When to avoid
- you need maintained software with bug fixes and security updates
- you need advanced features like filters, annotations, or touch-friendly mobile UI
- starting a new project - use an actively maintained alternative like Pintura or TUI Image Editor

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: image-processing, ui-components, plugin-system
- domain: image-processing, web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: image-editor, canvas, fabricjs, cropping, rotation, html5-canvas, discontinued, javascript

## Member repositories
- MattKetmo/darkroomjs (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:47.301606+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:35:26.392866+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MattKetmo/darkroomjs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:47.301606+00:00, sha 086aaf090a90)
  - homepage: https://mattketmo.github.io/darkroomjs (fetched 2026-08-29T11:44:32.049683+00:00, sha 6323a6340942)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.