Hammer.JS
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
Hammer.JS provides multi-touch gesture recognition for web pages.
Target Customer
Web developers building touch-enabled web applications who want to add gesture support without dependencies.
Key Differentiator
Small, dependency-free library (about 7.34 kB minified + gzipped) that recognizes gestures from touch, mouse, and pointer events; MIT-licensed open source.
Implementation Timeline
Very quick to implement: include the library and create a new Hammer instance; example provided
Pain Points
- 1Need to support multi-touch gestures (pinch, rotate) and other gestures (tap, swipe, pan) without bloated dependencies
- 2Desire customizable recognizers and straightforward integration
Key Features
- 1Default gestures: tap, doubletap, press, horizontal pan and swipe, plus multi-touch pinch and rotate
- 2Customizable recognizers and control over recognition order
- 3No external dependencies; works with touch, mouse, and pointer events
- 4Includes example usage and supports configuration via Hammer.Manager
- 5Open-source with MIT license
Target Customer Industries
Competitive Advantages
- 1Dependency-free, small footprint, easy to use
- 2Open-source with MIT license; active documentation
- 3Flexible recognizers and configuration
Key Benefits
Additional Product Information
Product Description
Hammer.JS is an open-source library that can recognize gestures made by touch, mouse and pointerEvents. It doesn’t have any dependencies, and it’s small, only 7.34 kB minified + gzipped.
Target Market
Web developers building touch-enabled web applications
Unique Value Proposition
Lightweight, dependency-free gesture recognition library with built-in recognizers and flexible customization
Technical Requirements
No dependencies; include Hammer.min.js; usage example: var hammertime = new Hammer(myElement, myOptions);
Pricing Model
MIT-licensed open-source (free)
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