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amlcurran/ShowcaseView

[Archived] Highlight the best bits of your app to users quickly, simply, and cool...ly observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/amlcurran/ShowcaseView · Java · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: archived no_license

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: 5132
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 3135
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

5550 stars · 1262 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

ShowcaseView is an Android library that highlights specific parts of an app's UI with an attractive overlay to guide users to features, gestures, or points of interest. It supports Holo, new-style, and Material themes and is used via a simple Builder API.

Use cases

  • show a first-time user tour of app features
  • highlight a button or menu action to users
  • point out gestures in an onboarding flow
  • create an overlay spotlight on part of the UI
  • add feature discovery tips to an Android app

When to choose

  • you maintain a legacy Android app already using it (API 11+)
  • you need a simple, proven overlay-highlight library for an older Android project

When to avoid

  • starting a new Android project - the repo is archived and unmaintained
  • you need Material You or modern AndroidX-compatible onboarding
  • you need queued multi-step tutorials (that feature was removed in v5)

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

ui-components animation mobile-development android-tools frontend jvm onboarding user-tour overlay highlight archived android-library android mobile

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
amlcurran/ShowcaseViewmain10

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