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cruisediary/Pastel

🎨 Gradient animation effect like Instagram observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/cruisediary/Pastel · Swift · MIT (permissive) 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

Full methodology

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

Member repositories

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