# ilyashubin/scrollbooster

Enjoyable content drag-to-scroll library

Repository: https://github.com/ilyashubin/scrollbooster
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/scrollbooster
Homepage: https://ilyashubin.github.io/scrollbooster
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: drag, draggable, scroll, scrollable, scroll-library, library, ui, ui-components
Last push: 2024-04-17T05:49:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3091, "days_push": 868, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1005, forks 78 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:12.888544+00:00)

## What it is
ScrollBooster is a tiny (~2KB gzipped) zero-dependency JavaScript library that adds drag-to-scroll behavior to any content viewport via mouse, touch, trackpad, or wheel input. It supports transform-based or native scrolling, elastic bounce effects, and configurable scroll direction and friction.

## Use cases
- make a horizontal carousel draggable with the mouse
- add drag-to-scroll to a table or list that overflows its container
- enable touch and mouse dragging on a scrollable gallery
- emulate trackpad scrolling inside a fixed viewport
- add elastic bounce effect to scrollable content
- lock scroll direction during drag gestures

## When to choose
- you need lightweight drag-to-scroll with zero dependencies
- you want smooth momentum scrolling with bounce effects in the browser
- you need fine-grained control over scroll direction, pointer mode, and friction

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured carousel or slider with pagination and autoplay
- your project requires IE11 support without a transpile step
- you need scroll behavior on non-DOM platforms like canvas or native mobile

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: animation, ui-components
- domain: frontend, web-development
- platform: browser
- tags: drag-to-scroll, micro-library, zero-dependencies, touch, mouse-drag, javascript

## Member repositories
- ilyashubin/scrollbooster (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:12.888544+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 2026-08-30T07:13:09.571115+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ilyashubin/scrollbooster (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:12.888544+00:00, sha 42b287b60939)
  - homepage: https://ilyashubin.github.io/scrollbooster (fetched 2026-08-29T13:13:17.701894+00:00, sha 6eba0813dfb0)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/scrollbooster (fetched 2026-08-29T13:13:17.704388+00:00, sha e3de0652e3a3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.