nextapps-de/winbox
WinBox is a modern HTML5 window manager for the Web. 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 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 1969
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 748
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
6446 stars · 215 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
WinBox.js is a lightweight, dependency-free HTML5 window manager library for the web that lets developers create draggable, resizable, fully customizable window instances in the browser. It is written in JavaScript and distributed via npm with an Apache-2.0 license.
Use cases
- create draggable popup windows in a web app
- build a desktop-like UI in the browser
- add resizable floating panels to a dashboard
- implement multi-window layouts for a web-based IDE
- show modal-like content windows with minimize and maximize
- build a web desktop environment with widgets
When to choose
- you need OS-style windows inside a browser app
- you want a lightweight window manager with no dependencies
- you need fully customizable window chrome and themes
- you want high-performance windowing with a simple JS API
When to avoid
- you need a full desktop application framework like Electron
- you only need simple modals or dialogs
- your project requires a React/Vue-native component ecosystem
Facets
library · maturity stable
ui-components frontend-framework web-development frontend web-design browser cross-platform window-manager html5 popup-windows desktop-ui javascript no-dependencies lightweight web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/nextapps-de/winbox · fetched 2026-08-28 · 64df6d392f71
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/winbox · fetched 2026-08-29 · a24069149457
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| nextapps-de/winbox | main | 23 |
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