# exyte/Chat

A SwiftUI Chat UI framework with fully customizable message cells and a built-in media picker

Repository: https://github.com/exyte/Chat
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/exyte-chat
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: chat, ios, swift, swift-library, swiftui, swiftui-components
Last push: 2026-08-21T10:06:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1563, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 587, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1856, forks 327 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:44.728667+00:00)

## What it is
A SwiftUI framework providing a chat UI with fully customizable message cells and a built-in media picker. It supports features like audio messages and media attachments for iOS apps.

## Use cases
- build a chat screen in a SwiftUI iOS app
- customize message bubbles and cells
- add a media picker for photo and video attachments
- support audio message recording and playback
- create a messaging UI without building it from scratch

## When to choose
- you are building an iOS chat interface in SwiftUI
- you need customizable message cells and built-in media picking
- you want a MIT-licensed Swift package with active maintenance

## When to avoid
- you need a cross-platform (Android/web) chat UI
- you need backend messaging infrastructure, not just UI
- your project uses UIKit exclusively or requires CocoaPods after version 2.4.2

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, chat-interface, frontend-framework
- domain: mobile-development, chatbots, frontend, messaging-platforms
- platform: -
- tags: swiftui, chat-ui, media-picker, message-cells, swift-package, ios, swift, mobile

## Member repositories
- exyte/Chat (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:44.728667+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 2026-08-30T03:16:38.810918+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/exyte/Chat (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:44.728667+00:00, sha d0ce347e820f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.