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24 alternatives to Snap.js – Beautiful Facebook-style side menu in JavaScript

Hello HN community. Usually, I write open source code and release it to this community for you to all enjoy, but last time i released this code, I expected more feedback than I had actually received. That being said, I would benefit greatly from some feedback, whether it is about my code or my process of publicizing it. Any help would be great! https://github.com/jakiestfu/Snap.js Enjoy!

Snap.js is a JavaScript library for creating side menu interfaces similar to those found in Facebook and Path mobile applications. Developers can use it to implement sliding shelf navigation panels in their web… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Snap.js – Beautiful Facebook-style side menu in JavaScript launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Snap.js - A Library for creating beautiful mobile shelfs in Javascript▲8

   A Library for creating beautiful mobile shelfs in Javascript (Facebook and Path style side menus) - jakiestfu/Snap.js

   2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   snappify▲538

   A powerful design tool for presenting your code snippets

   2022 · snappify.com · its alternatives →

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   Weekend project, Intro.js▲716

   2013 · usablica.github.com · its alternatives →

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   Snap.svg▲100

   JavaScript SVG library for the modern web

   2014 · snapsvg.io · its alternatives →

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   Editor.js▲723

   A block-styled editor with clean JSON output

   2019 · editorjs.io · its alternatives →

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   Hammer.js▲193

   Add touch gestures to your site

   2015 · hammerjs.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Snap Kit▲411

   Grow your app with Snapchat’s best features

   2018 · developers.snap.com · its alternatives →

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   GraphJS▲329

   Make any website social

   2018 · its alternatives →

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   Intro.js v2.0▲328

   Javascript framework for adding guide and screen tips

   2015 · usablica.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Vue-fullpage.js▲142

    VUE component for snap scrolling sites

    2018 · alvarotrigo.com · its alternatives →

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    sleek.design▲212

    we built sleek.design: you describe your app idea and it generates mobile mockups designs. it is possible to export them into html, react or figma. it is also possible to get a prompt that can be pasted into bolt and will generate the actual app starting from the design created. this is our third huge pivot and honestly the last shot we're giving ourselves. quick backstory: we're 3 bootstrapped builders. launched about a year ago with what's now on v1.reweb.so, basically a visual builder for nextjs/tailwind/shadcn. it went pretty viral and started growing, but we couldn't get past…

    Nov 2025 · sleek.design · its alternatives →

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    Snapcode▲134

    Manage and share your code snippets

    2021 · snapcode.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Bootstro.js - intro.js for Bootstrap▲79

    Tiny JS library using bootstrap's popovers to help guide your users around your website - clu3/bootstro.js

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Social Share Kit▲140

    Library of CSS/JavaScript social sharing tools

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Intro.js Hints▲126

    Create step-by-step product tours, user onboarding guides easily. Intro.js is a lightweight, open-source user onboarding library. Get started for free!

    2016 · introjs.com · its alternatives →

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    Behave.js – Coding Behaviors for textarea elements▲180

    2013 · jakiestfu.github.com · its alternatives →

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    Stitches▲135

    The modern CSS-in-JS library with near-zero runtime.

    2020 · stitches.dev · its alternatives →

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    Swap.js – a JavaScript micro-framework (HTML fragments over the wire)▲127

    Hi HN! I created this lib in the need of a simple and tiny framework to easily do AJAX-style navigation / replacement of fragments in the page, in a web application. For people who don't want to use client-side-rendering and complex frameworks à la React, there are nowadays a few "HTML-over-the-wire" libraries, like HTMX, Unpoly or this super-tiny one Swap.js :) One other key thing is that no external tool is needed: no bundler, no webpack, no TypeScript compiler, no minification needed. Just write HTML, JS (+ your preferred server-side language: PHP, Python, etc.) and it works. The…

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    fullPage 3.0▲11

    The biggest open source JS library for snap scrolling sites.

    2018 · alvarotrigo.com · its alternatives →

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    Creative Kit for Web (Snap Kit)▲109

    Add a Share to Snapchat button to desktop or mobile site

    2019 · developers.snap.com · its alternatives →

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    SnapCover▲119

    Create nice-looking banners for your X profile

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Aimless.js – the missing js randomness library▲64

    The missing JavaScript randomness library. Contribute to ChrisCavs/aimless.js development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Tragopan – Minimal, dependency-free pan/zoom JavaScript library▲69

    Minimal dependency-free pan/zoom library. Contribute to frameable/tragopan development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    TouchstoneJS, a React powered UI framework for beautiful mobile apps▲92

    The needs of app developers all around for better work tools the world give way to progress. On the UI Frameworks front, one toolkit proves useful.

    2014 · touchstonejs.io · its alternatives →

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