# mikepenz/Android-ActionItemBadge

This library offers a simple method to add a small badge icon to your ActionBar-MenuItem

Repository: https://github.com/mikepenz/Android-ActionItemBadge
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/android-actionitembadge
Homepage: http://mikepenz.github.io/Android-ActionItemBadge
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2020-06-14T15:11:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4424, "days_push": 2271, "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 1256, forks 219 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:09.225514+00:00)

## What it is
An Android library that lets developers easily add badge icons with counts to ActionBar or Toolbar menu items. It integrates via a custom action layout and works with Android-Iconics for icon fonts.

## Use cases
- show a notification count badge on an action bar menu item
- add a badge to a toolbar icon in my Android app
- display unread message count on the app bar
- badge a menu item in Android
- update badge count dynamically on an action item

## When to choose
- you need a simple, ready-made badge for ActionBar/Toolbar menu items on Android
- you want a Maven Central dependency with minimal setup
- you use Android-Iconics icon fonts in your app

## When to avoid
- you need badges in BottomNavigationView or Material components rather than the action bar
- you want a Jetpack Compose solution
- you need a very actively maintained library - the latest release dates to 2020

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, mobile-framework
- domain: mobile-development, frontend, android-tools
- platform: jvm
- tags: android, actionbar, badge, menu-item, ui-library, mobile

## Member repositories
- mikepenz/Android-ActionItemBadge (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:09.225514+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 2026-08-30T05:07:16.886852+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mikepenz/Android-ActionItemBadge (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:09.225514+00:00, sha 6c451a502504)
  - homepage: http://mikepenz.github.io/Android-ActionItemBadge (fetched 2026-08-29T12:17:34.832238+00:00, sha 394b5bacf782)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.