# MessageKit/MessageKit

A community-driven replacement for JSQMessagesViewController

Repository: https://github.com/MessageKit/MessageKit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/messagekit
Homepage: https://messagekit.github.io
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: messaging, messenger, message, jsqmessagesviewcontroller, swift, viewcontroller, hacktoberfest, ios, chat
Last push: 2026-08-20T05:39:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 28, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3334, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": 635, "gap_med": 53, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6265, forks 1198 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:41.130529+00:00)

## What it is
MessageKit is a community-driven Swift library for building customizable chat and messaging UIs in iOS apps, serving as the replacement for the deprecated JSQMessagesViewController. It provides ready-made view controllers and components like message bubbles and typing indicators that developers can style and extend.

## Use cases
- add a chat interface to an ios app
- build a messenger ui in swift
- replace jsqmessagesviewcontroller
- create customizable message bubbles and typing indicators
- implement a chat screen with swift package manager

## When to choose
- you need a native iOS chat UI with deep customization
- you want a maintained, community-driven successor to JSQMessagesViewController
- your project targets iOS 14+ with Swift 6 and uses Swift Package Manager

## When to avoid
- you need chat on Android or cross-platform rather than iOS
- your app must support iOS 13 or older without pinning an older MessageKit version
- you want a full backend messaging solution rather than just the UI layer

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, chat-interface
- domain: mobile-development, messaging-platforms, frontend
- platform: -
- tags: chat-ui, messaging-ui, uikit, jsqmessagesviewcontroller-successor, swift-package-manager, ios, swift, mobile

## Member repositories
- MessageKit/MessageKit (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:41.130529+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 2026-08-29T17:46:30.289811+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MessageKit/MessageKit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:41.130529+00:00, sha 575d80491353)
  - homepage: https://messagekit.github.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:43:06.044047+00:00, sha 846561c2d036)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.