Touch-enabled Draggable & Sortable Library – draggable.js

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Description:

draggable.js is a customizable draggable/droppable/sortable/swappable JavaScript library that works with mouse drag, touch, and force touch events.

How to use it:

Install it via package managers:

# Yarn
$ yarn add @shopify/draggable
# NPM
$ npm install @shopify/draggable --save

Import a module of your choice into the project.

// core modules
import { Draggable, Droppable, Sortable, Swappable } from '@shopify/draggable';
// plugins
import { Plugins } from '@shopify/draggable';
// or
import Collidable from '@shopify/draggable/lib/plugins/collidable';
import ResizeMirror from '@shopify/draggable/lib/plugins/resize-mirror';
import Snappable from '@shopify/draggable/lib/plugins/snappable';
import SwapAnimation from '@shopify/draggable/lib/plugins/swap-animation';
import SortAnimation from '@shopify/draggable/lib/plugins/sort-animation';

Or directly load JavaScript libraries into your document.

<!-- Entire bundle -->
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@shopify/draggable/lib/draggable.bundle.js"></script>
<!-- legacy bundle for older browsers (IE11) -->
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@shopify/draggable/lib/draggable.bundle.legacy.js"></script>
<!-- Draggable only -->
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@shopify/draggable/lib/draggable.js"></script>
<!-- Sortable only -->
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@shopify/draggable/lib/sortable.js"></script>
<!-- Droppable only -->
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@shopify/draggable/lib/droppable.js"></script>
<!-- Swappable only -->
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@shopify/draggable/lib/swappable.js"></script>
<!-- Plugins only -->
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@shopify/draggable/lib/plugins.js"></script>

Draggable API, options, and events.

// containers: specify the containers that hold draggable items
// options: an array of options as shown below
new Draggable(containers, options)
// eventName: event name as shown below
// listener: callback for events
draggable.on(eventName, listener)
// eventName: event name as shown below
// listener: callback for events
draggable.off(eventName, listener)
// eventName: event name as shown below
draggable.trigger(eventName, event)
// destroy
draggable.destroy()
// add plugins
draggable.addPlugin(plugins);
// remove plugins
draggable.removePlugin(plugins);
// add sensors
draggable.addSensor(sensors);
// remove sensors
draggable.removeSensor(sensors);
// add containers
draggable.addContainer(containers);
// remove containers
draggable.removeContainer(containers);
// return class name for class identifier
draggable.getClassNameFor(name);
// check if is dragging
draggable.isDragging();
// return draggable elements for given container, excluding potential mirror or original source.
draggable.getDraggableElementsForContainer(container);

// options
draggable: '.draggable-source',
handle: null, // css selector for a handle element
delay: 0,
distance: 0, // the distance you want the pointer to have moved before drag starts
sensors: [], // how drag operations get triggered, by listening to native browser events: DragSensor, ForceTouchSensor, MouseSensor, TouchSensor
plugins: [Announcement, Focusable, Mirror, Scrollable],
classes: {
  'container:dragging': 'draggable-container--is-dragging',
  'source:dragging': 'draggable-source--is-dragging',
  'source:placed': 'draggable-source--placed',
  'container:placed': 'draggable-container--placed',
  'body:dragging': 'draggable--is-dragging',
  'draggable:over': 'draggable--over',
  'container:over': 'draggable-container--over',
  'mirror': 'draggable-mirror',
},

// events
draggable.on('drag:start', function(){
  // ...
})
draggable.on('drag:move', function(){
  // ...
})
draggable.on('drag:over', function(){
  // ...
})
draggable.on('drag:over:container', function(){
  // ...
})
draggable.on('drag:out', function(){
  // ...
})
draggable.on('drag:out:container', function(){
  // ...
})
draggable.on('drag:stop', function(){
  // ...
})
draggable.on('drag:pressure', function(){
  // ...
})
draggable.on('draggable:initialize', function(){
  // ...
})
draggable.on('draggable:destroy', function(){
  // ...
})

Sortable API, options, and events.

// Check out Draggable API for the base API
// options: an array of options as shown below
new Sortable(containers, options)
...

// Check out Draggable API for the base API
// events
Sortable.on('sortable:start', function(){
 // ...
})
Sortable.on('sortable:sort', function(){
 // ...
})
Sortable.on('sortable:sorted', function(){
 // ...
})
Sortable.on('sortable:stop', function(){
 // ...
})

Swappable API, options, and events.

// Check out Draggable API for the base API
// containers: specify the containers that hold Swappable items
// options: an array of options as shown below
new Swappable(containers, options)
Swappable.on('swappable:start', function(){
  // ...
})
Swappable.on('swappable:swap', function(){
  // ...
})
Swappable.on('swappable:swapped', function(){
  // ...
})
Swappable.on('swappable:stop', function(){
  // ...
})

Droppable API, options, and events.

// Check out Draggable API for the base API
// options: an array of options as shown below
new Droppable(containers, options)
...

// Check out Draggable events for the base events
droppable.on('droppable:dropped', function(){
  // ...
})
droppable.on('droppable:returned', function(){
  // ...
})

Plugins API.

// Collidable Plugin Events
sortable.on('collidable:in', () => console.log('collidable:in'));
sortable.on('collidable:out', () => console.log('collidable:out'));
// Snappable Plugin Events
sortable.on('snap:in', () => console.log('snap:in'));
sortable.on('snap:out', () => console.log('snap:out'));
// SwapAnimation Plugin Options
const sortable = new Sortable(document.querySelectorAll('ul'), {
  draggable: 'li',
  swapAnimation: {
    duration: 200,
    easingFunction: 'ease-in-out',
    horizontal: true
  },
  plugins: [Plugins.SwapAnimation]
});
// SortAnimation Plugin Options
const sortable = new Sortable(document.querySelectorAll('ul'), {
  draggable: 'li',
  sortAnimation: {
    duration: 200,
    easingFunction: 'ease-in-out',
  },
  plugins: [Plugins.SortAnimation]
});

Changelog:

v1.2.1 (10/22/2025)

• Update

v1.1.4 (03/18/2025)

• Add provenance statement

v1.1.3 (10/13/2023)

• Adds AutoBind decorator
• Fixes VSCode search to exclude generated files/folders
• Converts ResizeMirror test to typescript

v1.1.2 (10/12/2023)

• Update

v1.1.1 (09/28/2023)

• Also resolves absolute paths for ts build declarations
• Renames build files with .cjs and .mjs

v1.1.0 (09/26/2023)

• Update

v1.0.0statble (09/23/2023)

• Update

v1.0.0-beta11 (07/15/2020)

• Added exclude option to allow disable default plugins and sensors
• Added missing plugin types
• Support set the type of callback function according to the event type
• Fixes drag start concurrency (delay and distance options)
• Fixes text in mirror blurry
• Fixes accidently append mirror

v1.0.0-beta10 (06/19/2020)

• Added SortAnimation plugin
• Added distance?: number to DraggableOptions TS interface
• Fix mirror dimensions when constrainDimensions is active and not using fixed item width

v1.0.0-beta9 (08/27/2019)

• Added distance option
• Added thresholdX and thresholdY mirror options
• Fixes preventing of contextmenu in MouseSensor
• Fixes SortableEvent over and overContainer giving incorrect properties

v1.0.0-beta8 (09/08/2018)

• Announcement plugin to use textContent instead of innerHTML

v1.0.0-beta7 (06/10/2018)

• Added ResizeMirror plugin
• Fixed native drag events with draggable
• Fixed mouse position bug in scrollable
• Fix initial drag move event