onevcat/Kingfisher
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A lightweight, pure-Swift library for downloading and caching images from the web. observed · 2026-09-24
Health v2 · maintenance only
97/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 96
- Longevity 100
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: 27
- age_days: 4215
- days_rel: 28
- days_push: 28
- n_releases_24m: 22
Adoption not part of the score
24402 stars · 2770 forks observed · 2026-09-24
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Kingfisher is a pure-Swift library for asynchronously downloading and caching remote images, with a multi-layer memory and disk cache and built-in image processors. It provides convenient extensions for UIImageView, UIButton, SwiftUI views, and more to set images from URLs with transitions and placeholders.
Use cases
- download and cache images from urls in an ios app
- load remote images into uiimageview with placeholder and transition
- cache images to memory and disk with expiration and size limits
- display remote images in swiftui with kfimage
- apply filters and processors to downloaded images
- prefetch images for collection views to improve scroll performance
When to choose
- you are building an iOS, macOS, or SwiftUI app that displays many remote images
- you need a battle-tested image loading and caching solution with fine cache control
- you want built-in image processing, prefetching, and transition animations
When to avoid
- you are not developing in Swift or on Apple platforms
- you only need a plain HTTP client without image-specific caching
- you need image loading for Android or web frontends
Facets
library · maturity stable
caching image-processing http-client mobile-development frontend media cross-platform swift image-downloading swiftui uikit memory-cache disk-cache ios macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/onevcat/Kingfisher · fetched 2026-09-24 · b116222e170a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| onevcat/Kingfisher | main | 97 |
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