Overview

Why teams search for this library

Choose this Angular sortable library when you need drag and drop ordering that works with arrays, reactive forms, Signals and complex UI builders.

Install

npm install ng-hub-ui-sortable

Ideal for

task ordering
FormArray editors
layout builders
priority management

About sortable

ng-hub-ui-sortable helps Angular teams reorder data naturally in products where order matters: tasks, priorities, layout builders or dynamic form blocks. It is especially useful when you need drag and drop without losing control over state updates.

Feature guides

Core Usage

Basic usage scenarios for sortable lists.

Examples:

Simple Array

Reorder plain arrays.

Button groups

Cards

Ankara

Ankara description

Moscow

Moscow description

Munich

Munich description

Paris

Paris description

Washington

Washington description

Navigation

Current model

[
  "Ankara",
  "Moscow",
  "Munich",
  "Paris",
  "Washington"
]

Code

Signals

Bind sortable data to Angular writable signals.

Angularv18
Reactv19
Vuev3
Sveltev5

Current signal value:

[
  "Angular",
  "React",
  "Vue",
  "Svelte"
]

Code

Forms Integration

Use sortable with Angular reactive forms.

Examples:

FormArray Integration

Reorder FormArray controls with drag and drop.

Current FormArray value:

[
  "Ankara",
  "Moscow",
  "Munich",
  "Paris",
  "Washington"
]

Code

Advanced Configuration

Customize SortableJS behavior and interactions.

Examples:

Custom Options

Configure handles, filters, animation and events.

Filtered (disabled) items

Element 1
Element 2
Element 3
Element 4
Element 5

[
  "1",
  "2",
  "3",
  "4",
  "5"
]

Events

Updated 0 times

Element 1
Element 2
Element 3
Element 4
Element 5

Autoscroll

Drag near the edges of the list to trigger autoscroll.

Element 1
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Code

Multiple Lists

Connect lists, clone items and control transfer rules.

Transfer between lists

Element 1
Element 2
Element 3
Element 4
Element 5

[
  "1",
  "2",
  "3",
  "4",
  "5"
]

Element 6
Element 7
Element 8
Element 9
Element 10

[
  "6",
  "7",
  "8",
  "9",
  "10"
]

Clone items

List 1 is a clone factory; list 2 is its target.

Element 1
Element 2
Element 3
Element 4
Element 5

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Constrained groups

1. Cannot accept items

Element 1
Element 2
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Element 5

2. Normal list

Element 6
Element 7
Element 8
Element 9
Element 10

3. Clones children

Element 11
Element 12

4. Only #1 can drop here

Element 13

Code

Layout Builder

Nested sortable containers with tabs and widgets.

Build advanced visual layout builders with nested drag and drop in Angular. This powerful example demonstrates nested sortable lists with drag handles and component slots, perfect for creating page builders and dashboard designers.

Create hierarchical structures with drag-and-drop functionality—ideal for layout builders, dashboard organizers, and visual editors. Supports multi-level nesting with full control over handles and constraints.

Demo: Generic, Tabs & Widgets

Generic A

Widget 1

Widget 2

Tabs Container

Tab 1

Tab 2

Generic B

Widget 3

Generic C

Generic D

Widget 4

Generic E

Move log

No events yet.

Code

Manual Mode

Disable auto updates with `autoUpdateArray=false` and apply changes yourself using the `moveItemInArray`, `transferArrayItem` and `copyArrayItem` helpers.

Manual Control Mode

This example demonstrates manual array control by setting [autoUpdateArray]="false". This gives you complete control over when and how arrays are updated, similar to Angular CDK's approach.

Benefits: Perform validation, make API calls, implement undo/redo, or use immutable patterns before updating your data.

Single List - Manual Reordering

Drag and drop tasks to reorder them. Notice how we manually update the array using the moveItemInArray helper function.

Task List

Design UI mockups
Implement authentication
Write unit tests
Deploy to production

Current State:

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "title": "Design UI mockups",
    "completed": false
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "title": "Implement authentication",
    "completed": false
  },
  {
    "id": 3,
    "title": "Write unit tests",
    "completed": false
  },
  {
    "id": 4,
    "title": "Deploy to production",
    "completed": false
  }
]

Multiple Lists - Kanban Board Style

Drag tasks between different status columns. The transferArrayItem helper makes it easy to move items between arrays while maintaining full control.

To Do 3

Review pull requests
Priority: high
Update documentation
Priority: medium
Refactor legacy code
Priority: low

In Progress 2

Fix bug #123
Priority: high
Add new feature
Priority: medium

Done 1

Initial setup
Priority: high

Operations Log

No operations yet. Start dragging items to see the log!

Code Example

Component Handler

import { moveItemInArray, transferArrayItem } from 'ng-hub-ui-sortable';

onTasksUpdate(event: SortableEvent): void {
  // Manually update the array with full control
  moveItemInArray(this.tasks, event.oldIndex, event.newIndex);
  
  // You can add validation, API calls, etc. here
  console.log('Task reordered!');
}

onListAdd(event: SortableEvent, targetList: any[], listName: string): void {
  const sourceList = this.getListByElement(event.from);
  
  // Transfer item between arrays
  transferArrayItem(sourceList, targetList, event.oldIndex, event.newIndex);
  
  // Perfect place for API calls to persist the change
  this.apiService.updateTaskStatus(item.id, listName);
}

Why Use Manual Control?

Validation

Validate changes before updating your data model. Prevent invalid operations or apply business rules.

API Integration

Make API calls to persist changes immediately. Handle success/error responses appropriately.

Undo/Redo

Implement undo/redo functionality by maintaining operation history before committing changes.

Immutability

Use immutable data patterns with OnPush change detection for optimal performance.

Code

Key features

Recent changes

Version 22.1.4 - 9/6/26, 12:00 AM

changed: The library no longer writes into the consuming application's console. Eight guard rails, the out-of-range check in moveItemInArray, the three in transferArrayItem, the three in copyArrayItem and the directive's container lookup, used to report invalid input with console.warn or console.error. A dependency has no standing to put noise in an application's console, least of all in a production build, and the message was addressed to whoever wrote the call rather than to whoever runs the app. Every guard keeps the behaviour it always had: the call is a no-op and the arrays are left untouched. A container selector that matches nothing likewise leaves the directive inert, now without a message, so audit those selectors (see MIGRATION.md, 5.6) instead of waiting for the console to point at them.

fixed: The directive's JSDoc examples teach the @for block rather than *ngFor. Those snippets ship in the published typings, so they are what a consumer's editor shows on hover over hubSortable, and they contradicted the README's Quick Start, leaving the reader to work out which surface of the same library to believe. Each @for sits on the line that opens the host element on purpose, because TypeScript reads a line-initial @for inside a JSDoc comment as a tag and splits the example in two.

Version 22.1.3 - 9/1/26, 12:00 AM

changed: The homepage in the manifest points at this library's own documentation page rather than at the site root, and eleven keywords were added covering the vocabulary someone actually searches with when they do not already know this package's name: dnd, drag-drop, reorder, reorderable, sortable-list, list, formarray, component, reusable, ui-library. Metadata only — no code, no types, no styles change, and nothing a consumer imports is affected.

Version 22.1.2 - 8/8/26, 12:00 AM

fixed: Documentation links now point at the canonical localized URLs. The README linked to https://hubui.dev/<path> with no locale prefix and no trailing slash, and both forms are 301-redirected, so every reader arriving from npm or GitHub landed on a redirect instead of the canonical page.

Version 22.1.1 - 7/28/26, 12:00 AM

added: Documented the pointer-only accessibility limitation of SortableJS drag-and-drop and the recommended keyboard alternative (move up/down controls on the same array).

Version 22.1.0 - 6/29/26, 12:00 AM

added: `provideSortable()` standalone provider function to register global SortableJS options without `SortableModule`.

added: Public type exports for the directive payloads (`SortableData`, `SortableEventName`, `SortableMoveEventPayload`).

deprecated: `SortableModule` and `SortableModule.forRoot()` — import the standalone `SortableDirective` and use `provideSortable()` instead.

changed: Aligned package scaffolding and documentation with the rest of the ng-hub-ui ecosystem.

Version 22.0.0 - 6/17/26, 12:00 AM

changed: Rebranded the package and standardized its metadata and README to match the ng-hub-ui family. The version was cut in the repository but never published to npm: the registry goes straight from 21.3.0 to 22.1.0, which is where the rebranding reached consumers.

Version 21.3.0 - 3/31/26, 12:00 AM

added: Improved binding support for writable signals and FormArrays, plus comprehensive test coverage for the directive.

Version 21.2.0 - 2/10/26, 12:00 AM

added: The SortableJS types are re-exported from the library root — `Sortable`, `SortableEvent`, `Options`, `MoveEvent`, `GroupOptions`, `PullResult` and `PutResult` — so typing a handler no longer means importing from two packages.

changed: `sortablejs` moved from peer dependencies to dependencies, so it installs with this package instead of being one more thing to remember.

Version 21.1.1 - 2/10/26, 12:00 AM

fixed: `update` and `add` emit once per drop in manual mode. SortableJS calls its own handlers more than once when the DOM is rearranged inside them, and those extra emissions used to reach the consumer.

fixed: The DOM and the bound array no longer disagree in manual mode: the directive reverts SortableJS's move so Angular renders from the array it was actually given.

fixed: Native SortableJS CustomEvents are suppressed at the container, so a template listener no longer fires twice for a single drop.

Version 21.1.0 - 2/9/26, 12:00 AM

added: Manual control mode via the `autoUpdateArray` input (default `true`); set it to `false` and the directive stops mutating the bound array and only reports what happened, which is what validation, persistence, undo and immutable state all need.

added: Array helper functions `moveItemInArray`, `transferArrayItem` and `copyArrayItem`, so manual mode does not mean rewriting index arithmetic in every application.

added: An events guide and a manual-control example covering a single list and a Kanban board.

Version 21.0.1 - 12/12/25, 12:00 AM

added: A README inside the package. The npm page had been blank since the first release.

Version 21.0.0 - 12/12/25, 12:00 AM

added: Writable signal support in the sortable bindings, alongside arrays and FormArrays, with hardened detection so neither shape trips TypeScript.

Version 20.0.0 - 12/10/25, 12:00 AM

added: First version published as `ng-hub-ui-sortable`, with the groundwork for Angular 20 compatibility. Everything the registry serves under this name starts here.

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Overview

Why teams search for this library

Install

Jump to

Ideal for

About sortable

Feature guides

Core Usage

Examples:

Simple Array

Button groups

Cards

Navigation

Current model

Code

Signals

Code

Forms Integration

Examples:

FormArray Integration

Code

Advanced Configuration

Examples:

Custom Options

Filtered (disabled) items

Events

Autoscroll

Code

Multiple Lists

Transfer between lists

Clone items

Constrained groups

Code

Layout Builder

Demo: Generic, Tabs & Widgets

Code

Manual Mode

Manual Control Mode

Single List - Manual Reordering

Current State:

Multiple Lists - Kanban Board Style

Operations Log

Code Example

Why Use Manual Control?

Validation

API Integration

Undo/Redo

Immutability

Code

Key features

Array and list ordering

Works with FormArray

Connected drag-and-drop flows

Recent changes

Version 22.1.4 - 9/6/26, 12:00 AM

Version 22.1.3 - 9/1/26, 12:00 AM

Version 22.1.2 - 8/8/26, 12:00 AM

Version 22.1.1 - 7/28/26, 12:00 AM

Version 22.1.0 - 6/29/26, 12:00 AM

Version 22.0.0 - 6/17/26, 12:00 AM

Version 21.3.0 - 3/31/26, 12:00 AM

Version 21.2.0 - 2/10/26, 12:00 AM

Version 21.1.1 - 2/10/26, 12:00 AM

Version 21.1.0 - 2/9/26, 12:00 AM

Version 21.0.1 - 12/12/25, 12:00 AM

Version 21.0.0 - 12/12/25, 12:00 AM

Version 20.0.0 - 12/10/25, 12:00 AM

Related libraries

Version 22.1.4 - 9/6/26, 12:00 AM

Version 22.1.3 - 9/1/26, 12:00 AM

Version 22.1.2 - 8/8/26, 12:00 AM

Version 22.1.1 - 7/28/26, 12:00 AM

Version 22.1.0 - 6/29/26, 12:00 AM

Version 22.0.0 - 6/17/26, 12:00 AM

Version 21.3.0 - 3/31/26, 12:00 AM

Version 21.2.0 - 2/10/26, 12:00 AM

Version 21.1.1 - 2/10/26, 12:00 AM

Version 21.1.0 - 2/9/26, 12:00 AM

Version 21.0.1 - 12/12/25, 12:00 AM

Version 21.0.0 - 12/12/25, 12:00 AM

Version 20.0.0 - 12/10/25, 12:00 AM