Good similar libs on github :<p><a href="https://github.com/zurb/joyride" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/zurb/joyride</a><p><a href="https://github.com/heelhook/chardin.js" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/heelhook/chardin.js</a><p><a href="https://github.com/linkedin/hopscotch" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/linkedin/hopscotch</a><p><a href="https://github.com/sorich87/bootstrap-tour" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/sorich87/bootstrap-tour</a><p><a href="https://github.com/HubSpot/shepherd" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/HubSpot/shepherd</a><p><a href="https://github.com/usablica/intro.js" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/usablica/intro.js</a><p>Once I had a requirement and ended up trying nearly all of them and unfortunately, had to write my own (took about a day and a half) that accomplished the tour exactly the way I wanted. Off the top of my head, I can't recall what each of them missed but primary reason was that often they take off with a great experience and then the lead developer can't devote enough time to meet the diverse requirements of a huge community. The library ends up with a huge user base with lots of open issues, some critical to the user experience on the myriad of mobile devices.
Also a great library for onboarding purposes is Hopscotch [1]. It is allows you to create a interactive tour through the UI.<p>We are using it to introduce new users when launching the webapp the first time (Because having a 100% intuitive UI is a hard thing). We also made a study which showed us that using a onboarding mechansim really helps the user to get started and does not scare them away (which was a concern of some people).<p>[1] <a href="https://github.com/linkedin/hopscotch" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/linkedin/hopscotch</a>
Cool to see a project using Skeleton. Was disappointed when that project fizzled out once the creator left. It hit the sweet spot in CSS frameworks for me: small, un-opinionated and hard for people to tell you're using a framework (unlike Bootstrap which you can spot a mile away). Haven't found anything to replace it yet.
This is an awesome library, and seems to be very vibrant on Github.<p>If you're looking for something commercial (and paying for something commercial) however, I'd probably recommend one of the step by step tutorial tools that allow you to build the walk through using a visual editor, and without having to add code for each individual walk through and tool tip.<p>This is one of those cases where I just want to add a short JS snippet to my site, and allow product / marketing to customize and fine tune the tutorials and on-boarding without developer involvement.
I used Skeleton in the past and loved it for the same reasons. I'm trying out Imperavi Kube for a new project and it's clean, minimalist, and easy to use. I'm on mobile, otherwise I'd find you a link, but I'd recommend you check it out.
This is exactly what I need to quickly explain elements of my dashboards to new users! Alternatively, this could let me explain new elements as they are added over time. Perfect!