# 29jitender/Spotlight

Spotlight is an Android library used to onboard users by showcasing specific features in the app.

Repository: https://github.com/29jitender/Spotlight
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/29jitender-spotlight
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2020-07-11T04:15:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3732, "days_push": 2244, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1252, forks 157 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:08.366612+00:00)

## What it is
Spotlight is an Android library for onboarding users by highlighting and showcasing specific UI features with an animated overlay. It provides a builder API to target views, customize overlay colors, text, and animations, and is explicitly no longer maintained.

## Use cases
- show new users how to use a feature in my android app
- add a spotlight overlay highlighting a button on first launch
- create an onboarding tour that points at specific views
- display a tooltip with heading and subheading over a target view
- show a one-time coach mark with a unique usage id
- highlight UI elements with a dark mask overlay animation

## When to choose
- you need a quick, simple spotlight/coach-mark overlay on an older Android app
- you want a builder-style API with customizable overlay colors, text, and reveal animations
- your project targets old Android API levels (11+) and legacy Java codebases

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new project, since the library is explicitly unmaintained
- you need ongoing updates, bug fixes, or compatibility with the latest Android versions
- you need advanced onboarding flows like multi-step tours or Jetpack Compose support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: ui-components, animation
- domain: mobile-development, android-tools, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: onboarding, spotlight-overlay, feature-tour, user-education, java, unmaintained, android

## Member repositories
- 29jitender/Spotlight (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:08.366612+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:07:31.280038+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/29jitender/Spotlight (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:08.366612+00:00, sha 7fe447e7b54f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.