# golden-layout/golden-layout

A multi window layout manager for webapps

Repository: https://github.com/golden-layout/golden-layout
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/golden-layout
Homepage: https://golden-layout.github.io/golden-layout
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: golden-layout, javascript, layout, ui-components, drag-and-drop, typescript
Last push: 2026-01-25T19:56:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 52/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 64, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4350, "days_push": 220, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6708, forks 560 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:47.948823+00:00)

## What it is
Golden Layout is a JavaScript layout manager for arranging web app components in dockable, draggable panels with support for native popup windows. It supports touch, theming, layout save/load, and integration with frameworks like Angular and Vue.

## Use cases
- build a multi-panel dashboard with draggable dockable panes
- create an IDE-like layout in the browser with resizable panels
- open panels in native popup windows for multi-screen setups
- save and restore user workspace layouts
- add drag-and-drop panel rearranging to a web app

## When to choose
- you need dockable, draggable panel layouts in a web application
- you want multi-window/multi-screen support with native popups
- you need layout persistence and theming out of the box

## When to avoid
- you only need simple CSS flexbox or grid layouts without docking
- you need a stable published npm release - the npm module is outdated and building from source is recommended
- you need broad legacy browser support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, frontend-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: browser
- tags: layout-manager, docking, drag-and-drop, multi-window, popouts, dockable-panels, javascript, typescript

## Member repositories
- golden-layout/golden-layout (main) score 52

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:47.948823+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 2026-08-29T17:42:57.165850+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/golden-layout/golden-layout (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:47.948823+00:00, sha e7aa5dd54f6b)
  - homepage: https://golden-layout.github.io/golden-layout (fetched 2026-08-29T08:39:15.399165+00:00, sha b3c8450d781f)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/golden-layout (fetched 2026-08-29T08:39:15.408294+00:00, sha 78272bb39b36)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.