# ethanhua/Skeleton

A library provides an easy way to show skeleton loading view like Facebook and Alipay

Repository: https://github.com/ethanhua/Skeleton
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ethanhua-skeleton
Language: Java
License Family: other
Topics: android-library, android-ui, skeleton-loading, loadingview, shimmer, stateview, placeholder
Last push: 2021-07-31T07:30:24+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": 3321, "days_push": 1859, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3718, forks 459 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:15.421588+00:00)

## What it is
An Android library (now deprecated) that makes it easy to display skeleton loading placeholder views with shimmer animation, similar to Facebook and Alipay. It works non-invasively with any View or RecyclerView using a memory-optimised shimmer implementation.

## Use cases
- show skeleton loading placeholders while data loads in a RecyclerView
- add shimmer loading animation to any Android view
- display Facebook-style loading screens in an Android app
- show placeholder UI while fetching API data
- replace spinners with skeleton screens on Android

## When to choose
- you need skeleton/shimmer loading states in an Android app with minimal code changes
- you want a lightweight, non-invasive placeholder solution for any View or RecyclerView

## When to avoid
- starting a new project, since the library is deprecated and unmaintained
- you need Jetpack Compose loading placeholders
- you need guaranteed bug fixes or long-term support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: ui-components, animation
- domain: mobile-development, android-tools, frontend
- platform: -
- tags: skeleton-loading, shimmer, placeholder, loading-state, android-ui, deprecated, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- ethanhua/Skeleton (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:15.421588+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 2026-08-29T18:29:21.531076+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ethanhua/Skeleton (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:15.421588+00:00, sha 4ab7e16d0819)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.