# drgullin/icheck

Highly customizable checkboxes and radio buttons (jQuery & Zepto)

Repository: https://github.com/drgullin/icheck
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/icheck
Homepage: http://fronteed.com/iCheck
Language: CSS
License Family: other
Last push: 2020-12-19T03:59:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4937, "days_push": 2083, "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 7296, forks 1582 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:58.086617+00:00)

## What it is
iCheck is a lightweight jQuery and Zepto plugin that replaces default browser checkboxes and radio buttons with fully customizable, skinnable HTML/CSS versions. It wraps inputs in styled divs, supports touch devices, keyboard and screenreader (ARIA) accessibility, and offers many options, callbacks, and methods.

## Use cases
- style checkboxes and radio buttons consistently across browsers
- make form inputs touch-friendly on mobile devices
- apply custom skins to form controls with jQuery
- keep checkboxes and radios keyboard and screenreader accessible
- customize checkbox appearance with any HTML and CSS
- programmatically control checkbox and radio state

## When to choose
- you use jQuery or Zepto and need pixel-consistent custom checkboxes and radios
- you need Retina-ready skins and cross-browser form input styling
- accessibility (ARIA, keyboard) matters for your custom form controls

## When to avoid
- you use a modern framework like React or Vue with its own component ecosystem
- you want actively developed software with a clear license
- you only need simple CSS-only styling without JavaScript

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, form-handling, frontend-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend, web-design, accessibility
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: jquery-plugin, zepto, checkboxes, radio-buttons, css-skins, form-inputs

## Member repositories
- drgullin/icheck (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:58.086617+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 2026-08-29T17:38:42.617496+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/drgullin/icheck (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:58.086617+00:00, sha 116b143e0456)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.