# jd-alexander/LikeButton

Twitter's heart animation for Android

Repository: https://github.com/jd-alexander/LikeButton
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/likebutton
Language: Java
License Family: other
Topics: icons, animation, twiiter, custom-icon, heart
Last push: 2024-01-26T16:26:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3906, "days_push": 950, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3002, forks 388 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:37.479466+00:00)

## What it is
An Android library that provides a customizable like button widget replicating Twitter's heart burst animation. It supports multiple icon types, custom drawables, and configurable particle effects via XML attributes.

## Use cases
- add a twitter-style heart animation to my android app
- animated like button for android
- custom icon button with particle burst effect
- favorite button animation library for android
- implement a like/unlike toggle with animation

## When to choose
- you need a polished like/favorite interaction on Android with minimal setup
- you want to customize icons, colors, and animation sizes via XML attributes
- you prefer a drop-in custom view distributed through JitPack

## When to avoid
- you are building for iOS, web, or non-Android platforms
- you need a maintained library with active support and recent updates
- your project requires a license file for compliance review

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: animation, ui-components
- domain: mobile-development, android-tools, web-design
- platform: jvm
- tags: like-button, heart-animation, twitter, custom-view, gradle, jitpack, android

## Member repositories
- jd-alexander/LikeButton (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:37.479466+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 2026-08-29T18:47:24.971314+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jd-alexander/LikeButton (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:37.479466+00:00, sha 805bedb2c9eb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.