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fgnass/spin.js

A spinning activity indicator observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/fgnass/spin.js · homepage · CSS · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5496
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 775
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

9245 stars · 1003 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

spin.js is a dependency-free JavaScript/CSS library that dynamically creates animated spinning activity indicators as a resolution-independent replacement for loading GIFs. It is highly configurable, uses CSS keyframe animations, and ships as a native ES6 module with TypeScript definitions.

Use cases

  • show a loading spinner while fetching data
  • replace animated loading GIFs with resolution-independent indicators
  • add a customizable activity indicator to a web app
  • display a spinner during long-running frontend operations
  • create CSS-based loading animations without images

When to choose

  • you need a lightweight, zero-dependency loading spinner for the browser
  • you want a resolution-independent alternative to loading GIFs
  • you need broad browser compatibility with configurable spinner options

When to avoid

  • your framework already provides built-in loading/spinner components
  • you need complex animated illustrations rather than a simple spinner
  • you are building a non-web platform like native mobile or desktop

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

ui-components animation frontend-framework frontend web-development browser cross-platform loading-spinner css-animations activity-indicator zero-dependency typescript-definitions nodejs

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