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Modernizr vs Shepherd.js: What are the differences?
Developers describe Modernizr as "Respond to your user’s browser features". It’s a collection of superfast tests or detects as we like to call them which run as your web page loads, then you can use the results to tailor the experience to the user. It tells you what HTML, CSS and JavaScript features the user’s browser has to offer. On the other hand, Shepherd.js is detailed as "Guide your users through a tour of your app". Shepherd is a JavaScript library that allows you to easily create site tours to guide users through your app or website. It leverages Tippy.js, another open source library, to render dialogs for each tour "step".
Modernizr can be classified as a tool in the "JavaScript Compilers" category, while Shepherd.js is grouped under "Javascript Utilities & Libraries".
Some of the features offered by Modernizr are:
- Easy to deliver tiered experiences
- Make use of the latest and greatest features in browsers
- Without leaving less fortunate users high and dry.
On the other hand, Shepherd.js provides the following key features:
- Site tour
- Navigation
- Tutorial
Modernizr and Shepherd.js are both open source tools. Modernizr with 23.8K GitHub stars and 3.04K forks on GitHub appears to be more popular than Shepherd.js with 7.75K GitHub stars and 452 GitHub forks.
