# exyte/Macaw

Powerful and easy-to-use vector graphics Swift library with SVG support

Repository: https://github.com/exyte/Macaw
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/macaw
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ios, ios-animation, drawing, graphics, svg, ui, transition, swift, animation
Last push: 2024-02-07T13:37:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3927, "days_push": 938, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6048, forks 569 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:34.595882+00:00)

## What it is
Macaw is a Swift vector graphics library for iOS with SVG support, animations, and transitions. It is now deprecated; the maintainers recommend SwiftUI or SVGView instead.

## Use cases
- render svg images in an ios app
- draw vector graphics with swift
- animate vector shapes on ios
- build custom ui transitions in swift
- parse and display svg files on ios

## When to choose
- you maintain an existing Macaw-based iOS codebase
- you need a legacy Swift vector graphics library with SVG support on older toolchains

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new iOS project - use SwiftUI or SVGView instead
- you need ongoing bug fixes or new features
- you target the latest Xcode versions and want guaranteed compatibility

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: graphics, animation, ui-components
- domain: graphics, mobile-development, frontend
- platform: -
- tags: svg, vector-graphics, swift, deprecated, drawing, transitions, ios, mobile

## Member repositories
- exyte/Macaw (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:34.595882+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 2026-08-29T17:48:56.373519+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/exyte/Macaw (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:34.595882+00:00, sha 7698937af7e2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.