# janselv/fave-button

FaveButton is an iOS cute animated like button written in Swift.

Repository: https://github.com/janselv/fave-button
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fave-button
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-08-19T09:18:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3722, "days_push": 1110, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1515, forks 199 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:56.442008+00:00)

## What it is
FaveButton is an iOS UI component library providing an animated favorite/like button written in Swift, inspired by Twitter's heart animation. It supports customization of colors and particle effects via IBInspectable properties and a delegate protocol.

## Use cases
- add an animated like button to an iOS app
- recreate Twitter's heart burst animation in Swift
- customize favorite button colors and particle effects
- drop-in like button for storyboard or xib
- animated heart button with confetti dots

## When to choose
- you need a polished animated like/favorite button in an iOS app
- you want easy customization via Interface Builder inspectable properties
- you prefer a lightweight Swift component installable via CocoaPods or Carthage

## When to avoid
- you target platforms other than iOS
- you need Swift 5+ or SwiftUI-native support
- you need a heavily maintained library with frequent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, animation
- domain: mobile-development, frontend
- platform: -
- tags: like-button, swift-ui-components, twitter-heart-animation, cocoapods, carthage, ios, swift, mobile

## Member repositories
- janselv/fave-button (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:56.442008+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 2026-08-30T04:32:09.508459+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/janselv/fave-button (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:56.442008+00:00, sha 2f54f29d0d4d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.