kentnguyen/KNSemiModalViewController

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1786 stars · 273 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

An Objective-C category on UIViewController that replicates the semi-modal view with pushed-back stacked animation from National Geographic's Park Guides app. It is a small drop-in library (2 files) requiring no subclassing, supporting iPhone and iPad.

Use cases

• show a semi-modal panel with stacked push-back animation in an iOS app
• present a partial-height modal view controller without subclassing
• add slide-up or fade transition overlays to any view controller
• implement a bottom sheet style picker inside navigation or tab bar controllers
• present a resizable semi-modal view that works with the keyboard

When to choose

• you maintain a legacy Objective-C iOS app targeting iOS 5-9 and want a lightweight semi-modal animation
• you want a tiny drop-in category instead of a full modal framework

When to avoid

• you are starting a new Swift or SwiftUI project - the library is unmaintained since 2016 and predates modern iOS APIs
• you need adaptive presentations or iOS 13+ sheet-style modals, which UIKit provides natively
• you need guaranteed license compliance - the repo lacks a clear LICENSE file despite claiming MIT

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

ui-components animation mobile-development frontend objective-c uiviewcontroller semi-modal ios-ui category deprecated ios mobile

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