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nickbutcher/plaid

An Android app which provides design news & inspiration as well as being an example of implementing material design. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/nickbutcher/plaid · Kotlin · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3960
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 972
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

16177 stars · 3082 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Plaid is an Android app that aggregates design news and inspiration from sources like Dribbble and Product Hunt while showcasing Material Design in a real application. It also serves as a reference implementation for modern Android architecture using Kotlin, Android Architecture Components, and modularization.

Use cases

  • learn how to implement material design in a real android app
  • study a modularized android app architecture example
  • see how to migrate an app to android architecture components
  • find design news and inspiration on android
  • learn dependency injection in a multi-module android project
  • reference for converting a java android app to kotlin

When to choose

  • you want a real-world example of material design and modern android architecture
  • you are learning android architecture components, kotlin, or dynamic feature modules
  • you want a design news and inspiration reader on android

When to avoid

  • you need a production-ready, actively maintained news reader app
  • you need a simple starter template rather than a complex showcase app
  • you expect the material design UI itself to be the focus of ongoing development

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

ui-components animation state-management developer-tools android-tools mobile-development web-design tutorials jvm material-design sample-app kotlin architecture-components design-news learning-resource android mobile

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
nickbutcher/plaidmain32

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