nostra13/Android-Universal-Image-Loader
Powerful and flexible library for loading, caching and displaying images on Android. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5393
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 748
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
16828 stars · 6010 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Universal Image Loader is a Java library for Android that loads, caches (memory and disk), and displays images with extensive configuration options. It is the historical ancestor of modern Android image-loading libraries and is no longer maintained.
Use cases
- load images from the web into ImageViews on Android
- cache bitmaps in memory and on disk
- show placeholder images while images download
- customize image decoding and downloading pipeline
- display images in lists and grids asynchronously
When to choose
- maintaining a legacy Android app already built on UIL
- needing fine-grained control over image loading and caching on old Android versions
When to avoid
- starting a new Android project - use Glide, Coil, or Picasso instead
- needing actively maintained software or security updates
- targeting modern Android development with Kotlin-first tooling
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
image-processing caching android-tools mobile-development image-processing jvm image-loading bitmap-caching android-ui legacy android mobile
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/nostra13/Android-Universal-Image-Loader · fetched 2026-08-28 · 39203356b509
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| nostra13/Android-Universal-Image-Loader | main | 32 |
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