# inuyaksa/jquery.nicescroll

nicescroll plugin for jquery - scrollbars like iphone/ipad

Repository: https://github.com/inuyaksa/jquery.nicescroll
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jquerynicescroll
Homepage: https://nicescroll.areaaperta.com/
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-01-04T07:55:19+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": 5425, "days_push": 972, "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 3565, forks 1606 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:09.917134+00:00)

## What it is
A jQuery plugin that replaces native browser scrollbars with customizable, iOS/mobile-style scrollbars. It supports DIVs, IFrames, textareas, and the document body, with smooth momentum scrolling on desktop and touch devices.

## Use cases
- style custom scrollbars on a webpage
- make div scrolling feel like an iPhone
- add momentum scrolling to desktop browsers
- customize scrollbar appearance without taking page space
- enable horizontal scrollbar support on scrollable divs
- make scrollbars consistent across desktop and mobile browsers

## When to choose
- you're already using jQuery and want styled, smooth scrollbars with minimal code changes
- you need consistent scrollbar behavior across old and modern browsers, including IE8+
- you want iOS-style momentum scrolling on desktop or touch devices

## When to avoid
- you're building a modern app without jQuery - use native CSS scrollbar styling or a framework-free library instead
- you need actively developed software with guaranteed updates - the project is in maintenance mode
- you only need basic scrollbar styling supported natively by modern browsers via ::-webkit-scrollbar or scrollbar-width

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, animation
- domain: frontend, web-development
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: jquery-plugin, scrollbar, custom-scrollbars, touch-scrolling, ios-style, momentum-scrolling, dom

## Member repositories
- inuyaksa/jquery.nicescroll (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:09.917134+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 2026-08-29T18:34:10.539290+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/inuyaksa/jquery.nicescroll (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:09.917134+00:00, sha fabeadd0ae75)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/jquery.nicescroll (fetched 2026-08-29T09:28:06.385615+00:00, sha 2284ad063b21)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.