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loopj/android-smart-image-view

Android ImageView replacement which allows image loading from URLs or contact address book, with caching observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/loopj/android-smart-image-view · homepage · Java observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5654
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1126
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1287 stars · 492 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

SmartImageView is a drop-in replacement for Android's standard ImageView that loads images asynchronously from URLs or the contact address book. It caches images in memory and on disk for fast repeated loading.

Use cases

  • load images from urls into an android imageview
  • display contact profile photos in android
  • cache remote images on android
  • replace imageview with url-loading version
  • asynchronous image loading outside the ui thread

When to choose

  • you need a simple drop-in ImageView that loads from URLs or contacts with caching
  • you want a lightweight jar with minimal setup for legacy Android projects

When to avoid

  • you need modern image loading features like GIFs, transformations, or lifecycle integration (use Coil or Glide)
  • you are starting a new Android project and want an actively maintained library

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

image-processing caching ui-components mobile-development android-tools jvm imageview image-loading contact-photos drop-in-replacement android

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
loopj/android-smart-image-viewmain32

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