# GitLiveApp/firebase-kotlin-sdk

A Kotlin-first SDK for Firebase

Repository: https://github.com/GitLiveApp/firebase-kotlin-sdk
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/firebase-kotlin-sdk
Homepage: https://gitliveapp.github.io/firebase-kotlin-sdk/
Language: Kotlin
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: firebase, kotlin, kotlin-multiplatform, kotlin-coroutines, firebase-firestore, firebase-auth, firebase-database, firebase-functions
Last push: 2026-08-17T21:05:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 84, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2520, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": 28, "gap_med": 46.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1720, forks 199 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:26.748914+00:00)

## What it is
A Kotlin-first, multiplatform SDK for Firebase that wraps Firebase services (Auth, Firestore, Realtime Database, Functions, Analytics, Messaging, Storage, etc.) behind a common Kotlin API with coroutine support. It enables using Firebase as a backend directly from common code targeting iOS, Android, Desktop, and Web, e.g. with Compose Multiplatform.

## Use cases
- use firebase from kotlin multiplatform common code
- add firebase auth to a compose multiplatform app
- read and write firestore from ios and android with shared code
- call firebase cloud functions from kotlin
- subscribe to firebase messaging topics in a multiplatform app
- log analytics events from shared kotlin code
- replace platform-specific firebase sdks with a single kotlin api

## When to choose
- you are building a kotlin multiplatform or compose multiplatform app that needs a firebase backend
- you want a coroutine-friendly, idiomatic kotlin api over firebase services
- you want to share firebase integration code across ios, android, desktop, and web

## When to avoid
- you only target android and can use the official firebase android sdk directly
- you need full api coverage of a firebase service, since some modules have partial coverage
- your project is not on the jvm/kotlin toolchain

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: sdk, auth, database, analytics, caching, webhook
- domain: mobile-development, web-development, backend, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: jvm
- tags: firebase, kotlin-multiplatform, coroutines, firestore, compose-multiplatform, android, ios, web-server, desktop

## Member repositories
- GitLiveApp/firebase-kotlin-sdk (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:26.748914+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 2026-08-30T03:34:03.527639+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/GitLiveApp/firebase-kotlin-sdk (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:26.748914+00:00, sha 0c2a97e5c6b8)
  - homepage: https://gitliveapp.github.io/firebase-kotlin-sdk/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:09:47.908986+00:00, sha ceb616800900)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.