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Dev tools · April 12, 2013

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 – Beautiful Facebook-style side menu in JavaScript launched on April 12, 2013 with 20 votes, #88 of 528 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 13 years on.

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In plain words

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 projects. The open-source tool is available on GitHub and targets web developers building interactive mobile-style interfaces.

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From the sources

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

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