# airbnb/rheostat

Rheostat is a www, mobile, and accessible slider component built with React

Repository: https://github.com/airbnb/rheostat
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rheostat
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-04-12T15:02:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3927, "days_push": 873, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1688, forks 185 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:22.311510+00:00)

## What it is
Rheostat is an accessible, responsive slider component for React that works across mobile, tablet, and desktop. It supports custom algorithms, snapping, custom handle/progress rendering, and accessibility out of the box.

## Use cases
- add an accessible range slider to a React app
- build a price range filter slider for mobile and desktop
- create a slider with snap points
- customize slider handle and progress bar rendering in React
- implement a multi-handle slider with custom value algorithms

## When to choose
- you need an accessible slider in a React project
- you want a slider that works well on touch devices
- you need custom snapping or value-scaling behavior

## When to avoid
- your project does not use React
- you need a full form input library rather than a single slider
- you need a slider with active ongoing development and frequent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, accessibility
- domain: frontend, web-development, accessibility
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: react, slider, range-slider, accessible-components, mobile-friendly, web-server

## Member repositories
- airbnb/rheostat (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:22.311510+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 2026-08-30T03:38:42.769269+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/airbnb/rheostat (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:22.311510+00:00, sha 58f7d556bf29)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/rheostat (fetched 2026-08-29T11:13:51.327294+00:00, sha 7ee01821e308)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.