# LeoNatan/LNPopupController

A framework for presenting view controllers as popups of other view controllers, much like the Apple Music and Podcasts apps.

Repository: https://github.com/LeoNatan/LNPopupController
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lnpopupcontroller
Language: Objective-C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: popup, objective-c, swift, xcode, uiviewcontroller, lnpopupcontroller, ios, cocoa-touch, mac-catalyst
Last push: 2026-08-23T08:58:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4028, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 10, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 76}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3117, forks 346 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:44.183853+00:00)

## What it is
LNPopupController is an iOS framework implemented as a UIViewController category for presenting view controllers as popup bars and popups, mimicking the Apple Music and Podcasts mini-players. It supports docking to tab bars, toolbars, or custom views, and works with UIKit in Swift and Objective-C on iOS and Mac Catalyst.

## Use cases
- add a mini-player like Apple Music to my iOS app
- present a view controller as a swipeable popup over a tab bar
- show a docked bottom bar with expandable content in UIKit
- build a podcast player overlay that expands and dismisses
- add a floating now-playing bar docked to the toolbar
- implement a dismissible bottom sheet popup with safe area support

## When to choose
- you need Apple Music-style popup presentation in a UIKit app
- you want a battle-tested library with Swift and Objective-C support
- you need popup bars docked to tab bars, toolbars, or custom views
- you target iOS or Mac Catalyst with safe area handling

## When to avoid
- you are building a SwiftUI-only app (use LNPopupUI instead)
- you need Android or cross-platform support
- you want a simple bottom sheet rather than a docked popup bar

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: ui-components, animation, mobile-framework
- domain: mobile-development, cross-platform, media
- platform: mac-catalyst, cross-platform
- tags: uikit, popup-bar, mini-player, objective-c, swiftui-companion, apple-music-style, ios, swift

## Member repositories
- LeoNatan/LNPopupController (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:44.183853+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 2026-08-29T18:45:59.050265+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/LeoNatan/LNPopupController (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:44.183853+00:00, sha c7b389e6df9a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.