loopj/android-smart-image-view
Android ImageView replacement which allows image loading from URLs or contact address book, with caching 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
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
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/loopj/android-smart-image-view · fetched 2026-08-28 · e12a39f77f5c
- homepage: http://loopj.com/android-smart-image-view/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · bd4548c77c43
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| loopj/android-smart-image-view | main | 32 |
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