alexgibson/shake.js

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1507 stars · 275 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A small JavaScript plugin that adds a custom 'shake' event to mobile web browsers using the device accelerometer via the devicemotion API. It lets web apps trigger actions (like shake-to-undo) when the user physically shakes their phone or tablet.

Use cases

• detect shake gesture in mobile web app
• implement shake to undo on iphone/ipad web app
• trigger action when user shakes phone in browser
• listen to device accelerometer shake events in javascript
• add shake event listener to mobile website

When to choose

• you need shake gesture detection in a mobile web browser without native code
• you want a tiny dependency-free library using the W3C devicemotion API
• you need broad legacy mobile browser support including older iOS and Android

When to avoid

• your app runs only on desktop browsers without devicemotion support
• you need native app shake detection rather than web
• you need a maintained solution - the project has not been updated since 2018 and modern mobile browsers restrict devicemotion to HTTPS with user permission

Facets

plugin · maturity maintenance

plugin-system middleware web-development mobile-development frontend browser shake-gesture devicemotion accelerometer mobile-web event-plugin mobile javascript ios android

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