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cdoky/yytext

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2021-11-30

Objective-CAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5DormantSetup · moderate

TLDR

An iOS framework for displaying and editing richly formatted text, tappable links, inline images, custom colors, and more, with better performance than Apple's built-in text tools.

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    What it does
      Rich text display
      Rich text editing
      Tappable text elements
    Tech stack
      Objective-C
      CoreText
      iOS
    Use cases
      Chat apps
      News readers
      Social feeds
    Audience
      iOS developers
      App builders needing rich text

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Build a chat app that shows tappable mentions, emoji, and inline images in messages.

USE CASE 2

Create a news reader with bold headlines, inline images, and custom typography.

USE CASE 3

Add tappable hashtags to a social media feed's post text.

USE CASE 4

Build a note-taking app that supports rich text formatting like colors and borders.

What is it built with?

Objective-CCoreTextiOS

How does it compare?

cdoky/yytextadispring/mapios8cdoky/fbmemoryprofiler
LanguageObjective-CObjective-CObjective-C
Last pushed2021-11-302014-12-112016-04-15
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultymoderateeasymoderate
Complexity3/52/53/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Part of the larger YYKit toolkit, supports iOS 6 and up.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to use YYLabel to display text with a tappable colored word in my iOS app.
Prompt 2
Explain how to embed an image inside a paragraph of text using YYText.
Prompt 3
Walk me through setting attributes like font, shadow, and border on text with YYText.
Prompt 4
How does YYText improve rendering performance over UILabel for text-heavy screens like a chat feed?

Frequently asked questions

What is yytext?

An iOS framework for displaying and editing richly formatted text, tappable links, inline images, custom colors, and more, with better performance than Apple's built-in text tools.

What language is yytext written in?

Mainly Objective-C. The stack also includes Objective-C, CoreText, iOS.

Is yytext actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2021-11-30).

How hard is yytext to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is yytext for?

Mainly developer.

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