dockview
Dev tools
ui layout library
SHOW HN2025
334points
64comments
#148of 3,837 in 2025
Top 4%of 2025 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
13 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 31 comments about the project. Thread score +0.28.
Execution: 1 for, 4 againstIdea: 3 for, 1 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Zero dependencies and clean TypeScript
From 2 comments
This is really impressive. Can I also give you major props for the following: - Zero dependencies: wow, this is really good for a js package. - Documentation: nice, clear and…
bossyTeacher on HNWow. Stellar work. The TS looks really proper on first glance. I think you're right on zeitgeist -- we're going to need a lot more fundamental tools like this to build AI apps.…
samradelie on HN
Clear documentation and examples
From 1 comment
This is really impressive. Can I also give you major props for the following: - Zero dependencies: wow, this is really good for a js package. - Documentation: nice, clear and…
bossyTeacher on HN
Provenance-verified npm builds
From 1 comment
This is really impressive. Can I also give you major props for the following: - Zero dependencies: wow, this is really good for a js package. - Documentation: nice, clear and…
bossyTeacher on HN
Objections
Demo broke on Safari and iPad
From 3 comments
Safari can't handle the demo. https://dockview.dev/demo
mlajtos on HNDemo doesn't load in macOS Safari.
peppertree on HNSame issue on iPadOS (18.3) Safari.
andix on HN
No touch device support yet
From 2 comments
Do you plan to add touch device support? It doesn't work well on tablets and phones.
Onavo on HNNeat. Any mobile touch plans?
cyanydeez on HN
Requests
Touch and mobile support
From 2 comments
Yes, it's something that is planned. Currently some features work with touch inputs but not all of them. - https://github.com/mathuo/dockview/issues/696
mathuo on HNNeat. Any mobile touch plans?
cyanydeez on HN
Angular and SolidJS wrappers
From 2 comments
golden layout is the OG JavaScript layout manager, used it for many years beforehand. Orginally yes it was inspired by some of the other layout managers, include golden layout.…
mathuo on HNReally nice. SolidJS support would be nice too. I lately have no preference between React and Solid but I have some projects that could use this that happens to be in SolidJS.
therein on HN
Option to disable floating popouts
From 1 comment
Does this support disabling the ability to have floating popout windows?
MortyWaves on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Golden Layout
From 1 comment
How does this compare to golden layout? Inspired by it? I really enjoyed that project back in the day, but unfortunately support completely stopped (it had some folks take over,…
diob on HN
Does it preserve state when moving DOM elements
From 1 comment
Does this use the new moveBefore API to move DOM elements while preserving their state? Or is it going to recreate the elements eitherway due to React/Vue?
garbagepatch on HN
Alternatives named
Golden Layout
From 2 comments
How does this compare to golden layout? Inspired by it? I really enjoyed that project back in the day, but unfortunately support completely stopped (it had some folks take over,…
diob on HNI just tried using golden layout the other day. The demo on their website with react support is v1 and when I installed it, I got v2 which apparently drops react support and has…
joshribakoff on HN
FlexLayout
From 1 comment
Dockview is phenomenal, and congrats to @mathuo on a great project - I've recently thoroughly tested 6-7 available libraries in this category, and dockview is certainly in the…
alluro2 on HN
Mosaic
From 1 comment
Instead of content, put there webview/iframe – https://github.com/mlajtos/mosaic
mlajtos on HN