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TLDR

A curated directory of open-source Android UI libraries organized by visual category, with screenshots so you can find the right component for your app.

Mindmap

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    What it does
      Searchable UI library directory
      Screenshots and GIFs
      Organized by component type
    Categories covered
      Layouts and panels
      Buttons and states
      Lists and grids
      Navigation menus
      Text and forms
      Charts and graphs
    Use cases
      Find ready-made components
      Avoid building from scratch
      Discover new libraries
    Audience
      Android developers
      UI designers
      App builders

Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Find a pre-built sliding panel or expandable layout component instead of coding one from scratch.

USE CASE 2

Browse animated button styles and progress indicators to match your app's design language.

USE CASE 3

Discover image loading libraries, chart components, and parallax effects for your feature.

USE CASE 4

Search for navigation menus, dialogs, and calendar widgets organized by visual category.

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min
Use freely for any purpose including commercial, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

In plain English

Awesome Android UI is a curated reference list of open-source Android UI and UX libraries, organized by visual category so that Android developers can quickly find the right component for what they want to build. It is not a software package you install, it is a Markdown document that functions as a searchable directory of ready-made visual components. The problem it solves is discoverability. Android development has a rich ecosystem of third-party UI libraries, but finding them requires knowing where to look. This list organizes hundreds of libraries by what they visually do, with screenshots and animated GIF previews for most entries so you can see exactly what each one looks like before following the link to the library itself. The categories cover the full spectrum of what you might encounter in app design: custom layout containers including sliding panels, expandable layouts, and swipe-back gestures; button variants with animated states; list and grid adapters with fancy effects; ViewPager components for swipeable screens; text labels and form fields; image loading and transformation libraries; seek bars and sliders; progress indicators; navigation menus; action bars; custom dialogs; calendars; charting and graph components; parallax scrolling effects; blur and visual effects; and a general "other" section for everything else. There is also a dedicated section for Jetpack Compose, Google's newer declarative UI framework for Android. Each entry shows the library name as a clickable link, its license, and a demo image or GIF. You would use this list at the beginning of an Android project or feature when you want to know what polished UI components are already available rather than building from scratch. There is no tech stack, it is Markdown prose readable on GitHub, requiring no installation.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
I'm building an Android app and need a custom sliding panel layout. Search awesome-android-ui for sliding panel libraries and show me the top 3 options with their links.
Prompt 2
What are the best open-source Android libraries for animated progress indicators and loading spinners? Check awesome-android-ui and list them with screenshots.
Prompt 3
I want to add a parallax scrolling effect and blur effects to my Android app. Find these in awesome-android-ui and tell me which libraries support both.
Prompt 4
Show me all the Android chart and graph libraries listed in awesome-android-ui that work with Jetpack Compose.
Prompt 5
I need a custom calendar widget for my Android app. What options are available in awesome-android-ui?
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