# nickbutcher/plaid

An Android app which provides design news & inspiration as well as being an example of implementing material design.

Repository: https://github.com/nickbutcher/plaid
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/plaid
Language: Kotlin
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-01-04T20:49:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3960, "days_push": 972, "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 16177, forks 3082 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:14.891869+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, animation, state-management, developer-tools
- domain: android-tools, mobile-development, web-design, tutorials
- platform: jvm
- tags: material-design, sample-app, kotlin, architecture-components, design-news, learning-resource, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- nickbutcher/plaid (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:14.891869+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 2026-08-29T17:05:12.277628+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nickbutcher/plaid (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:14.891869+00:00, sha 5a47a897d98b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.