# dropzone/dropzone

Dropzone is an easy to use drag'n'drop library. It supports image previews and shows nice progress bars.

Repository: https://github.com/dropzone/dropzone
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dropzone
Homepage: http://www.dropzone.dev/js
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: dropzone, javascript, drag-and-drop, javascript-library, file-upload
Last push: 2026-08-24T21:25:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5316, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 18378, forks 3238 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:26.611557+00:00)

## What it is
Dropzone is a JavaScript library that turns any HTML element into a drag-and-drop file upload zone. It displays file previews and upload progress bars and handles uploads via XHR, with extensive configuration and styling options.

## Use cases
- add drag and drop file uploads to a web form
- show image thumbnail previews while uploading
- display upload progress bars for files
- handle multiple file uploads via ajax
- build a customizable file dropzone ui

## When to choose
- you need polished drag-and-drop file uploads with previews and progress out of the box
- you want a battle-tested, widely used upload library with flexible styling

## When to avoid
- you need Internet Explorer support in the 6.x beta line
- you only need a plain file input without drag-and-drop UX

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: file-upload, ui-components, http-client
- domain: web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: drag-and-drop, javascript, file-previews, upload-progress, nodejs

## Member repositories
- dropzone/dropzone (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:26.611557+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 2026-08-29T17:02:03.911309+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dropzone/dropzone (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:26.611557+00:00, sha f6a8b0b446f4)
  - homepage: http://www.dropzone.dev/js (fetched 2026-08-29T08:00:09.134412+00:00, sha 3629606cb70e)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/dropzone (fetched 2026-08-29T08:00:09.143253+00:00, sha 2e53c93f64ea)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.