bumptech/glide
An image loading and caching library for Android focused on smooth scrolling observed · 2026-10-09
Health v2 · maintenance only
94/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 85
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 4852
- days_rel: 102
- days_push: 12
- n_releases_24m: 12
Adoption not part of the score
35014 stars · 6171 forks observed · 2026-10-09
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Glide is a fast and efficient image loading and media management library for Android that wraps media decoding, memory and disk caching, and resource pooling behind a simple fluent API. It supports fetching, decoding, and displaying images, video stills, and animated GIFs, with a focus on smooth scrolling of image lists.
Use cases
- load remote images into ImageViews in an Android app
- smoothly scroll a RecyclerView full of images without jank
- display animated GIFs and video stills on Android
- cache images in memory and on disk for offline or fast reloads
- resize and center-crop images with placeholders while loading
- plug Glide into OkHttp or Volley network stacks
When to choose
- you are building an Android app that displays remote or local images
- you need performant image list scrolling with minimal jank
- you want built-in memory/disk caching and resource pooling
- you need GIF and video still support with a simple one-line API
When to avoid
- you are building for iOS, web, or desktop rather than Android
- you need general-purpose image editing or manipulation rather than loading and display
- you prefer a Kotlin-first coroutine-based image loader like Coil
Facets
library · maturity stable
image-processing caching http-client mobile-development android-tools media jvm image-loading gif-support smooth-scrolling bitmap-pooling media-decoding android mobile
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/bumptech/glide · fetched 2026-10-09 · 5ac909c138c9
- homepage: https://bumptech.github.io/glide/ · fetched 2026-09-14 · 68ec43c1a68d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| bumptech/glide | main | 94 |
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