# etsy/AndroidStaggeredGrid

An Android staggered grid view which supports multiple columns with rows of varying sizes.

Repository: https://github.com/etsy/AndroidStaggeredGrid
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/androidstaggeredgrid
Homepage: https://github.com/etsy/AndroidStaggeredGrid
Language: Java
License Family: other
Topics: non-sox
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-04-09T20:59:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4650, "days_push": 1242, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4725, forks 1102 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:57.575609+00:00)

## What it is
An Android library providing a StaggeredGridView that supports multiple columns with rows of varying sizes, configurable column counts per orientation, and headers/footers. It was developed by Etsy for their app but is now deprecated in favor of RecyclerView with StaggeredGridLayoutManager.

## Use cases
- display a pinterest-style staggered grid on Android
- show items in multiple columns with varying row heights
- use different column counts in portrait and landscape
- sync grid scroll position across orientation changes
- add headers and footers to a staggered grid view

## When to choose
- maintaining a legacy Android app already using this library
- targeting very old Android versions where RecyclerView is unavailable

## When to avoid
- starting any new Android project - use RecyclerView with StaggeredGridLayoutManager instead
- you need bug fixes or community support - the library is deprecated and archived

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: ui-components, frontend-framework
- domain: mobile-development, android-tools, web-development
- platform: jvm
- tags: staggered-grid, android-view, deprecated, listview, recyclerview-alternative, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- etsy/AndroidStaggeredGrid (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:57.575609+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 2026-08-29T18:19:04.267133+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/etsy/AndroidStaggeredGrid (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:57.575609+00:00, sha b4089fdef261)
  - homepage: https://github.com/etsy/AndroidStaggeredGrid (fetched 2026-08-29T09:02:40.342482+00:00, sha ff27b627c14e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.