usablica/widearea
Create expandable textarea and write large amount of text easily. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4852
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 4087
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1130 stars · 67 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
WideArea is a lightweight JavaScript/CSS library that turns textareas into expandable, fullscreen writing areas with autosave to localStorage. It is a small drop-in enhancement for web forms where users write long text.
Use cases
- expand textareas for writing long comments or posts
- add fullscreen writing mode to a form textarea
- autosave textarea content to localStorage
- add light/dark color scheme toggle to textareas
- enhance all textareas on a page with one function call
When to choose
- you need a tiny (~2KB) dependency-free textarea enhancement
- you want fullscreen editing and autosave for long-form text inputs
- you want a simple drop-in with a data attribute and one function call
When to avoid
- you need a modern framework-integrated rich text editor
- you need active maintenance, security updates, or a clear license file
- you need accessibility features or mobile-first behavior beyond basic enhancement
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
ui-components form-handling web-development frontend browser textarea expandable-textarea fullscreen-writing localstorage-autosave vanilla-javascript javascript
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/usablica/widearea · fetched 2026-08-28 · 8599e165014b
- homepage: http://usablica.github.io/widearea/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1d3d45c52721
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| usablica/widearea | main | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="usablica/widearea")
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