# usablica/widearea

Create expandable textarea and write large amount of text easily.

Repository: https://github.com/usablica/widearea
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/widearea
Homepage: http://usablica.github.io/widearea/
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Topics: textarea, javascript
Last push: 2015-06-25T17:21:54+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": 4852, "days_push": 4087, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1130, forks 67 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:42.260552+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: ui-components, form-handling
- domain: web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: textarea, expandable-textarea, fullscreen-writing, localstorage-autosave, vanilla-javascript, javascript

## Member repositories
- usablica/widearea (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:42.260552+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 2026-08-30T06:38:17.349074+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/usablica/widearea (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:42.260552+00:00, sha 8599e165014b)
  - homepage: http://usablica.github.io/widearea/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:42:54.536596+00:00, sha 1d3d45c52721)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.