The best Dragula alternatives
5 tools that do a similar job to Dragula, 5 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
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Sortable
Open source · MIT · ★ 31.2k
A small JavaScript library for drag-and-drop reordering of lists, with no framework required.
Best for: Web developers adding reorderable lists to a site or app; Teams using React, Vue, Angular, or similar frameworks who want a framework-specific wrapper
- 2
FilePond
Open source · MIT · ★ 16.4k
A JavaScript library for drag-and-drop file uploads, with optional image resizing and cropping.
Best for: Web developers who need a polished upload widget in a site or app; Teams using React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, or jQuery who want an official adapter
- 3
interact.js
Open source · MIT · ★ 12.9k
JavaScript library for drag, drop, resize and multi-touch gestures in web pages.
Best for: Web developers building drag-and-drop interfaces; Developers who need touch and mouse gesture support in one library
- 4
Vue.Draggable
Open source · MIT · ★ 20.5k
A Vue 2 component that makes lists drag-and-drop reorderable and keeps the array in sync.
Best for: Vue 2 developers adding drag-to-reorder lists to an app; Teams that want Sortable.js features inside Vue components
- 5
Lenis
Open source · MIT · ★ 17k
A small JavaScript library that makes page scrolling smooth on websites.
Best for: Web developers adding smooth scrolling to a marketing or portfolio site; Developers syncing animations like GSAP ScrollTrigger or WebGL scenes to scroll position
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to Dragula. We don't take payment for placement.