metafizzy/isotope

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11102 stars · 1375 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Isotope is a JavaScript layout library for creating filterable and sortable grid layouts with animated transitions, supporting multiple layout modes like masonry, fitRows, and packery. It works with jQuery, vanilla JavaScript, or declarative HTML attributes.

Use cases

• filter and sort a portfolio grid with animations
• create a masonry-style image gallery with category filtering
• build a sortable product grid for a website
• animate reordering of card layouts in the browser
• implement a filterable list of items without a framework

When to choose

• you need animated filtering and sorting of grid items in the browser
• you want multiple layout modes (masonry, fitRows, packery) in one library
• your project is open source under GPLv3 or you have a commercial license

When to avoid

• your project is commercial and you cannot accept GPLv3 or purchase a license
• you need a fully MIT-licensed solution (consider Masonry instead)
• you need a maintained library - development ended around 2020 and releases are infrequent
• you are using a modern framework like React or Vue where CSS grid or framework-native solutions may fit better

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

ui-components animation frontend-framework web-development frontend web-design browser masonry-layout grid-layout filtering sorting jquery-plugin dual-license vanilla-js javascript

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