Package

lax.js

Simple & lightweight (<4kb gzipped) vanilla JavaScript library to create smooth & beautiful animations when you scroll.

v2.0.3, 28 Dec 2020MITCommonJSTypes: NoneAnimation DOM and browser utilities

$ npm install lax.js

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 2.7k; -40% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 5 years ago; v2.0.3
GitHub stars: 10.5k; 479 forks
Open issues / PRs: 13 / 7
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

2,743 downloads last week, 8,568 in the last month. The 12-month change of -40% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 2.0.3, 28 Dec 20205 years ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 21 May 2025491 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: Yes
Open issues: 13
Open pull requests: 7
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: 4

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: Not declared
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 2.6 MB
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install lax.js

CDN

jsDelivr: 3.7m requests in 30 days

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/lax.js@2.0.3/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/lax.js@2.0.3/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/lax.js@2.0.3

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Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API, jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Not indexed (discovery only): downloads_week 2743 < 10000.