# TakuSemba/Spotlight

Android Library that lights items for tutorials or walk-throughs etc...

Repository: https://github.com/TakuSemba/Spotlight
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/spotlight
Language: Kotlin
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: android, ui, ux, spotlight, java, android-ui, android-library, android-app
Last push: 2022-12-03T07:25:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3349, "days_push": 1369, "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 3667, forks 364 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:13.418581+00:00)

## What it is
An Android library that highlights UI elements with a spotlight effect for tutorials and walkthroughs. It lets developers define targets, shapes, and effects to guide users through app features.

## Use cases
- create onboarding walkthroughs for android apps
- highlight a button to teach users a feature
- build step-by-step product tours
- dim the screen and spotlight specific views
- show first-launch tutorial overlays

## When to choose
- you need to guide users through app features with visual highlights
- you want customizable spotlight shapes and animations on Android
- you need a lightweight Kotlin library for onboarding flows

## When to avoid
- you need cross-platform onboarding beyond Android
- you want a full onboarding framework with analytics and A/B testing
- the project needs active maintenance, as the latest release was in 2022

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, animation
- domain: mobile-development, android-tools, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: onboarding, tutorial-overlay, spotlight-effect, kotlin, user-education, android

## Member repositories
- TakuSemba/Spotlight (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:13.418581+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 2026-08-29T18:31:22.365873+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/TakuSemba/Spotlight (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:13.418581+00:00, sha 11e9f32df577)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.