cruisediary/Pastel
🎨 Gradient animation effect like Instagram observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
68/100
- Activity 73
- Release rhythm 44
- Longevity 100
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: 3407
- days_rel: 162
- days_push: 162
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
3519 stars · 187 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Pastel is a Swift library that provides Instagram-style animated gradient backgrounds for iOS apps. It supports both SwiftUI and UIKit with customizable colors, durations, directions, and shared animation state.
Use cases
- add animated gradient background like instagram to my ios app
- animate gradient colors in swiftui
- create animated gradient text in ios
- add pastel gradient splash screen background
- coordinate gradient animation across multiple views
When to choose
- you need Instagram-style animated gradient backgrounds on iOS
- you want a simple SwiftUI modifier or UIKit view for gradient animation
- you need customizable gradient colors, direction, and timing
When to avoid
- you need gradients on Android or cross-platform
- you need complex shader-based or particle effects
- your project targets iOS below 16
Facets
library · maturity active
animation ui-components mobile-development frontend gradient swiftui uikit instagram-style cocoapods spm ios swift mobile
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/cruisediary/Pastel · fetched 2026-08-28 · d325d6f71ad3
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cruisediary/Pastel | main | 68 |
For agents
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