Golden Layout is a JavaScript layout manager designed for building complex, multi-panel web applications with draggable and resizable components. It enables developers to arrange UI elements into flexible layouts that can be dynamically reconfigured by users through drag-and-drop interactions. The system is particularly useful for dashboards, IDE-like interfaces, and data-heavy applications where multiple panels need to coexist and be rearranged. Golden Layout manages component positioning, visibility, and resizing through a structured layout tree, allowing precise control over how elements are displayed. It also supports saving and restoring layouts, enabling persistence of user configurations across sessions. The library integrates with popular frontend frameworks such as Angular and Vue, and includes support for virtual components to bridge framework-specific rendering models.
Features
- Drag-and-drop layout management for web applications
- Resizable and dockable panels with flexible positioning
- Save and restore layout state across sessions
- Integration with frameworks like Angular and Vue
- Support for virtual components for framework compatibility
- Responsive and themeable layout system