10 Best Smooth Scroll Libraries In Pure JavaScript (2023 Update)

Smooth Scroll is a modern web design pattern that enables the visitor to smoothly scroll the web page to a particular position.

In this post,  you will see the 10 best JavaScript libraries for smooth scroll functionality without any 3rd dependencies (e.g. jQuery).

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Originally Published Dec 05 2017, updated Jan 27 2023

10 Best Smooth Scroll JavaScript Plugins:

1. JavaScript Library For Smooth Page Scrolling Effect – smoothScroll

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A super tiny (~2kb) JavaScript library which enables your webpage scrolling to a specified position within the document.

2. locomotive-scroll

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A modern JS library that applies a smooth, subtle, configurable parallax scroll effect to elements when scrolled into view.

3. Smooth Scroll With Easing Functions – smooth-scroll

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A lightweight, fast JavaScript library which applies a smooth scroll behavior (with or without easing functions) to anchor links within the document.

4. Modern Performant Smooth Scroll Library – Jump.js

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A modern, performant and customizable smooth scroll library written in pure JavaScript (ES6).

5. Configurable Smooth Scroll Animation In Vanilla JavaScript – moveTo.js

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A lightweight JavaScript library that allows for scroll smoothly between content sections within the document. Powered by window.requestAnimationFrame() API and fully configurable via both JavaScript and Data attributes.

6. scroll-into-view-if-needed

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Element.scrollIntoView ponyfills for things like “if-needed” and “smooth”.

7. zenscroll

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A JavaScript module to smooth-scroll web pages and other scrollable elements.

8. Auto Apply Smooth Scroll Behavior To Anchor Links – anchor-scroll

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The anchor-scroll JavaScript library automatically applies a smooth scroll behavior on anchor links within the document.

9. naturalScroll

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The anchor-scroll JavaScript library automatically applies a smooth scroll behavior on anchor links within the document.

10. Smoothly Scroll To Any Point Within The Document – slimScroller.js

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An ultra-light JavaScript smooth scroll library that smoothly scrolls the page to any point within the document.

More Resources:

To download more smooth scroll libraries for your modern website & web app, here are a few more resources available online:

• CSSScript Smooth Scroll Section
• Best One Page Scroll JavaScript Libraries
• Best Scrollspy Plugins In JavaScript
• 10 Best Smooth Scroll JavaScript/jQuery Plugins