iScroll is a popular high-performance javascript library that lets you add responsive and feature-rich scrolls to your websites. The library is designed to be extremely lightweight with just a total size of 4Kb and can be readily included with any of your web development projects with little overhead on speed and size. It is aggressively optimized for performance and works best on multiple platforms, screen sizes, device types, and browser applications.
The question to ask should be, who would not use iScroll?! It is quite impossible to keep count of all the hundreds and thousands of websites that use the iScroll library. It has also been notably used by top brands like:
and a lot of other websites and applications.
Anyone wanting some cool scrolls on their site with added features like zoom in, pan out, granular position control, and more can make use of iScroll with no second thoughts. It is highly efficient and is easy to implement as well.
You can also use the iScroll library to build web-based mobile apps that can have the look and feel of a native app. As iScroll is cross-platform compatible, it is a perfect choice for your hybrid mobile app development needs.
IScroll is widely sought out as it solves a major problem faced by Webkit-based browsers on both android and iOS platforms. By default, android and iOS browsers do not support scrolling of content between the absolute headers and footers. And since most web pages are designed to have a fixed navigation bar, the lack of support for scrolling can make it challenging to navigate through a site. But iScroll lets you quickly achieve the desired layout with minimal effort.
And another biggest advantage of using iScroll is that it is mobile touch friendly making it a popular choice for developing mobile-friendly web pages and applications.
You can further implement several custom UI behaviors like page swipes, page snaps, and more with the help of the iScroll library.
It is a pure javascript library with tons of functionality packed into a tight and lightweight code.
As a way to further optimize the implementation, iScroll is made available in 5 different versions.
Which is a general-purpose script that contains all the common features
Is a bare minimal iScroll library containing critical functionalities and lacks support for a snap, scrollbars, mouse wheel, and keybindings. If all you need is the scrolling feature, you can go with this as it is the fastest solution you will ever find.
This is an enhanced version of the base iScroll.js and consists of an added feature that allows you to probe the current position of the scroll.
Adds the extra feature for zooming
Adds the feature that lets you do infinite and cached scrolling. This is the right solution when you have long lists of elements to be displayed for a small screen. For instance, when you are running a wiki-style information blog, this version of iScroll will help give a smooth scroll as your readers scan your blogs.
So, go ahead, and give iScroll a try, and we are sure, you will not be disappointed. iScroll not only adds a beautiful scrolling functionality to your website, but also adds to its user experience. If you are stuck anywhere or need technical assistance, contact us today.