# atlassian/pragmatic-drag-and-drop

Fast drag and drop for any experience on any tech stack

Repository: https://github.com/atlassian/pragmatic-drag-and-drop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pragmatic-drag-and-drop
Homepage: https://atlassian.design/components/pragmatic-drag-and-drop
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: drag-and-drop, dnd, dropzone, sortable
Last push: 2026-08-26T02:47:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 67
- inputs: {"age_days": 941, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 12739, forks 327 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:59.698482+00:00)

## What it is
A low-level, headless drag and drop toolchain built on the browser's native drag and drop APIs, usable with any frontend framework. It powers products like Trello, Jira, and Confluence and ships a tiny ~4.7kB core with optional packages for visuals and accessibility.

## Use cases
- add drag and drop to a react app
- build sortable lists in vue
- implement kanban board dragging
- create dropzones for file uploads
- make a trello-style board
- framework-agnostic drag and drop library
- accessible drag and drop with keyboard support

## When to choose
- you need fast, lightweight drag and drop across any framework
- you want full control over rendering and styling (headless)
- you need virtualization support or cross-browser consistency including mobile
- you need assistive technology support for dragging

## When to avoid
- you want a batteries-included, pre-styled drag and drop component
- you need drag and drop outside the browser (native/desktop apps)
- you prefer a single opinionated package over assembling small pieces

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: ui-components, frontend-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: drag-and-drop, headless, framework-agnostic, sortable, typescript, web-server

## Member repositories
- atlassian/pragmatic-drag-and-drop (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:59.698482+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 2026-08-29T17:13:49.663383+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/atlassian/pragmatic-drag-and-drop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:59.698482+00:00, sha 51def3b0c016)
  - homepage: https://atlassian.design/components/pragmatic-drag-and-drop (fetched 2026-08-29T08:10:24.373343+00:00, sha 751b1722f107)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.