jessesquires/JSQMessagesViewController
An elegant messages UI library for iOS observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4945
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2821
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
11076 stars · 2753 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
An Objective-C iOS library providing an elegant, iMessage-style chat messages UI as a drop-in view controller. It is officially deprecated and no longer maintained.
Use cases
- add a chat message interface to an iOS app
- build an iMessage-style conversation screen in UIKit
- display message bubbles with avatars in Objective-C
- implement a messenger UI view controller for iOS
When to avoid
- starting a new iOS project
- you need Swift or actively maintained chat UI
- you need iOS 13+ or modern UIKit features
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
ui-components chat-interface mobile-development messaging-platforms frontend objective-c deprecated chat-ui uikit cocoapods ios mobile
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/jessesquires/JSQMessagesViewController · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3ae72e5f8925
- homepage: https://www.jessesquires.com/blog/officially-deprecating-jsqmessagesviewcontroller/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 39c947e857f9
- site_page: https://www.jessesquires.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 535faae6d987
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| jessesquires/JSQMessagesViewController | main | 10 |
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