# CanvasPod/Canvas

Animate in Xcode without code

Repository: https://github.com/CanvasPod/Canvas
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/canvas
Homepage: http://canvaspod.io
Language: Objective-C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2019-07-14T10:23:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4654, "days_push": 2607, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5277, forks 493 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:14.119334+00:00)

## What it is
Canvas is an Objective-C iOS library that lets designers and developers add animations like parallax headers, sticky sections, and blurred backgrounds without writing code, primarily via Interface Builder runtime attributes. It provides a CSAnimationView component configurable with duration, delay, and animation type.

## Use cases
- add animations to iOS views without writing code
- create parallax header effects in Xcode
- animate views directly from Interface Builder
- add fade, morph, or pop animations to UIViews
- let designers prototype iOS animations without Objective-C knowledge

## When to choose
- you maintain a legacy Objective-C iOS app targeting older iOS versions
- you want zero-code animations configured in Interface Builder
- your project does not rely heavily on Auto Layout for animated views

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new Swift or SwiftUI project with modern tooling
- your layouts depend heavily on Auto Layout, which Canvas does not handle well
- you need actively maintained or updated animation libraries

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: animation, ui-components, mobile-framework
- domain: mobile-development, frontend, web-design
- platform: cpp
- tags: xcode, interface-builder, objective-c, cocoapods, no-code-animations, ui-animations, ios, mobile, swift

## Member repositories
- CanvasPod/Canvas (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:14.119334+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 2026-08-29T17:59:18.236908+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/CanvasPod/Canvas (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:14.119334+00:00, sha fb47da0c30f6)
  - homepage: http://canvaspod.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:54:09.361793+00:00, sha a6ed77db0567)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.