# metafizzy/packery

:bento: Gapless, draggable grid layouts

Repository: https://github.com/metafizzy/packery
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/packery
Homepage: https://packery.metafizzy.co
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2025-03-08T03:49:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 27/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 10, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5045, "days_push": 543, "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 4318, forks 322 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:41.902404+00:00)

## What it is
Packery is a JavaScript library and jQuery plugin that creates gapless, draggable grid layouts using a bin-packing algorithm. It fills empty gaps in layouts and supports draggable items, making it suitable for dashboards and masonry-style galleries.

## Use cases
- build a draggable dashboard grid
- create a gapless masonry image gallery
- fill gaps in a grid layout with bin-packing
- let users drag and rearrange grid items
- stamp elements in place within a layout
- fit items into specific spots in a grid

## When to choose
- you need gapless packing of variable-size items in the browser
- you want draggable grid items with a mature, battle-tested library
- you want a jQuery plugin or vanilla JS layout library

## When to avoid
- you need a modern framework-native layout solution (e.g., React/Vue components)
- you need CSS-only grid layouts without drag support
- you need active feature development - the project is in maintenance mode

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, animation
- domain: web-development, frontend, web-design
- platform: browser
- tags: grid-layout, bin-packing, draggable, masonry, jquery-plugin, layout, javascript

## Member repositories
- metafizzy/packery (main) score 27

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:41.902404+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 2026-08-29T18:21:44.872900+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/metafizzy/packery (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:41.902404+00:00, sha bab97d58890b)
  - homepage: https://packery.metafizzy.co (fetched 2026-08-29T09:11:02.360247+00:00, sha 69aedee2c55b)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/packery (fetched 2026-08-29T09:11:02.430038+00:00, sha 660e027af2ff)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.