# daimajia/AndroidImageSlider

An amazing and convenient Android image slider.

Repository: https://github.com/daimajia/AndroidImageSlider
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/androidimageslider
Language: Java
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2020-10-01T16:41:17+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": 4475, "days_push": 2162, "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 5586, forks 1622 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:22.604000+00:00)

## What it is
An Android UI library providing a convenient, animated image slider widget (SliderLayout) with multiple indicator styles and transition animations. Images can be loaded from URLs, drawables, or files, with caching support via Picasso.

## Use cases
- add an image carousel to an Android app
- show a swipeable banner with auto-scrolling images
- display promotional images loaded from a URL in Android
- create a home screen image slider with custom indicators
- add animated image transitions to an Android layout

## When to choose
- you need a ready-made, attractive image slider widget for an Android app
- you want built-in animations and multiple indicator styles without writing custom code
- you are maintaining a legacy Android project already using this library

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new Android project - the library is unmaintained since 2020 and depends on outdated libraries like NineOldAndroids and old Picasso
- you need modern AndroidX/Jetpack Compose integration
- you need extensive customization beyond the provided animations and indicators

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: ui-components, image-processing, animation
- domain: mobile-development, android-tools, frontend
- platform: jvm
- tags: image-slider, carousel, banner, android-widget, picasso, android

## Member repositories
- daimajia/AndroidImageSlider (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:22.604000+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 2026-08-29T17:55:32.213947+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/daimajia/AndroidImageSlider (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:22.604000+00:00, sha d90d5991aa23)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.