# formkit/drag-and-drop

Repository: https://github.com/formkit/drag-and-drop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/drag-and-drop
Homepage: https://drag-and-drop.formkit.com
Language: HTML
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-07-01T16:01:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 89, longevity 71
- inputs: {"age_days": 999, "days_push": 63, "days_rel": 79, "gap_med": 5.5, "n_releases_24m": 21}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1948, forks 52 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:57.988917+00:00)

## What it is
FormKit Drag & Drop is a tiny (~4Kb gzipped), framework-agnostic JavaScript library for adding data-first drag-and-drop sorting and list-to-list transferring to web apps. It keeps your array as the source of truth and ships first-class wrappers for React, Vue, Solid, and vanilla JS/TS.

## Use cases
- add drag-and-drop sorting to a list in React
- reorder items in a Vue list by dragging
- transfer items between two lists with drag and drop
- implement multi-drag selection and reordering
- add drag handles and drop zones to a kanban-style board
- sortable lists in plain JavaScript without a framework
- animated drag-and-drop reordering with insert indicators

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight, dependency-free drag-and-drop solution
- you prefer a data-first model where your array drives the DOM
- you use React, Vue, Solid, or vanilla JS and want consistent APIs
- you need multi-drag, animations, drop zones, or drag handles out of the box

## When to avoid
- you need complex nested-tree drag-and-drop layouts
- you require file drag-and-drop uploads rather than list sorting
- you need drag-and-drop for canvas or non-DOM rendering contexts

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, animation, state-management
- domain: web-development, frontend
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: drag-and-drop, sortable-lists, data-first, react, vue, solid, typescript, lightweight, framework-agnostic, nodejs

## Member repositories
- formkit/drag-and-drop (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.988917+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 2026-08-30T03:06:59.373294+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/formkit/drag-and-drop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.988917+00:00, sha b5554a952687)
  - homepage: https://drag-and-drop.formkit.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:46:41.408957+00:00, sha 1518a8bce925)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.