# facebookarchive/shimmer-android

An easy, flexible way to add a shimmering effect to any view in an Android app.

Repository: https://github.com/facebookarchive/shimmer-android
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/shimmer-android
Homepage: http://facebook.github.io/shimmer-android/
Language: Java
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-03-23T16:44:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4205, "days_push": 1259, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5356, forks 701 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:15.970131+00:00)

## What it is
Shimmer for Android is a Java library that adds a shimmering effect to any Android view. It is commonly used as an unobtrusive loading indicator and was originally developed for Facebook Home.

## Use cases
- add a shimmer loading placeholder to views in an Android app
- show an unobtrusive loading indicator while content loads
- create skeleton screens with a shimmering effect
- animate views with a subtle shine effect

## When to choose
- you need a simple, proven shimmer effect on Android views
- you want a lightweight loading indicator for Java-based Android apps

## When to avoid
- you need a actively maintained library with recent updates
- your project is Kotlin-first and prefers Jetpack Compose alternatives

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: animation, ui-components
- domain: mobile-development, android-tools, frontend
- platform: -
- tags: shimmer-effect, loading-indicator, java, facebook-archive, android

## Member repositories
- facebookarchive/shimmer-android (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:15.970131+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 2026-08-29T17:58:47.193866+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/facebookarchive/shimmer-android (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:15.970131+00:00, sha 61fe01fffbe0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.