# louisdh/panelkit

A UI framework that enables panels on iOS.

Repository: https://github.com/louisdh/panelkit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/panelkit
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: swift, ios, ipad, ui, pro, panels, ux, uikit
Archived: true
Last push: 2019-02-18T15:50:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3481, "days_push": 2753, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3742, forks 154 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:15.968064+00:00)

## What it is
PanelKit is a Swift UI framework for iOS that enables draggable, pinnable, and floating panels in UIKit apps. It is protocol-based, requiring no subclassing, and handles panel presentation modally, as popovers, floating, or pinned left/right.

## Use cases
- add floating draggable panels to an iPad app
- build a pro-style multi-panel UI on iOS
- pin panels to the left or right side of the screen
- present panels modally or as popovers
- handle panel resizing when the keyboard appears
- create a panel-based productivity app interface

## When to avoid
- building for platforms other than iOS
- using SwiftUI rather than UIKit
- you need a actively maintained library - the last release was in 2019

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, frontend-framework, animation
- domain: mobile-development, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: uikit, panels, ipad, floating-panels, pro-apps, ios, swift, mobile

## Member repositories
- louisdh/panelkit (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:15.968064+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 2026-08-29T18:29:06.001112+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/louisdh/panelkit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:15.968064+00:00, sha 823882b0de96)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.