# dolphin-wood/smooth-scrollbar

Customizable, Extendable, and High-Performance JavaScript-Based Scrollbar Solution.

Repository: https://github.com/dolphin-wood/smooth-scrollbar
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/smooth-scrollbar
Homepage: https://dolphin-wood.github.io/smooth-scrollbar/
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: smooth-scrolling, scrollbar, custom-scrollbar, smooth-scrollbar, javascript-scrollbar-plugin, frontend, javascript
Last push: 2023-06-06T05:20:24+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": 3920, "days_push": 1184, "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 3349, forks 375 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:57.817447+00:00)

## What it is
A JavaScript/TypeScript library that replaces native browser scrollbars with customizable, high-performance smooth scrollbars using translate3d-based inertial scrolling. It features a flexible plugin system for extending scrollbar behavior and styling.

## Use cases
- custom styled scrollbars that look the same across browsers
- add momentum-based inertial scrolling to a web page
- replace native scrollbars in a web app
- create a smooth scrolling container with damping control
- extend scrollbar behavior with custom plugins

## When to choose
- you need consistent, branded scrollbar appearance across browsers including older ones like IE10+
- you want inertial/momentum scrolling on desktop browsers
- you need a plugin architecture to customize scrolling behavior

## When to avoid
- you only need basic scrolling and native scrollbars are acceptable
- your layout relies heavily on position: fixed elements inside the scroll container
- you want a zero-maintenance drop-in solution without reading caveats about custom scrollbars

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, animation
- domain: frontend, web-development
- platform: browser
- tags: scrollbar, smooth-scrolling, inertial-scrolling, typescript, plugin-system, nodejs

## Member repositories
- dolphin-wood/smooth-scrollbar (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:57.817447+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 2026-08-29T18:40:58.956019+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dolphin-wood/smooth-scrollbar (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:57.817447+00:00, sha bb3de31fb983)
  - homepage: https://dolphin-wood.github.io/smooth-scrollbar/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:34:18.411185+00:00, sha f95983c92e69)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.