# google/grafika

Grafika test app

Repository: https://github.com/google/grafika
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/grafika
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-02-09T00:34:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4640, "days_push": 937, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6149, forks 1475 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:36.590422+00:00)

## What it is
Grafika is a Google-maintained Android test app that serves as a collection of graphics and media hacks exercising Android's graphics and media APIs. It acts as a companion to the Android System-Level Graphics Architecture documentation, demonstrating techniques for rendering, recording, and media encoding.

## Use cases
- learn how android graphics and media apis work
- test surface recording and playback on android
- experiment with opengl egl rendering on android
- debug mediacodec encoding and decoding behavior
- understand android system-level graphics architecture with examples
- find workarounds for android graphics performance problems

## When to choose
- you are developing Android graphics or media code and need reference implementations
- you want to reproduce or verify platform graphics bugs
- you need examples of correct threading and GC-conscious rendering code

## When to avoid
- you need a polished, stable, production-ready app
- you expect official support or want to contribute code
- you need NDK/native code examples

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: graphics, video-processing, developer-tools
- domain: android-tools, graphics, media, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: android-graphics, opengl-egl, mediacodec, surface-encoding, screen-recording, demo-app, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- google/grafika (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:36.590422+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 2026-08-29T17:47:32.322671+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/google/grafika (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:36.590422+00:00, sha 6e042ebc40ef)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.