TextureGroup/Texture
Smooth asynchronous user interfaces for iOS apps. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
67/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: 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: 3492
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 12
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
8181 stars · 1309 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Texture (formerly AsyncDisplayKit) is an iOS/tvOS UI framework built on UIKit that keeps complex interfaces smooth by moving layout, decoding, and rendering off the main thread via thread-safe 'node' abstractions over UIView/CALayer. It was originally built for Facebook's Paper and used to power Pinterest's app rewrite.
Use cases
- build smooth 60fps scrolling interfaces on iOS
- eliminate cell reuse bugs in collection and table views
- preload data performantly for paged or scroll-style feeds
- move image decoding and text sizing off the main thread
- reduce UI boilerplate in complex iOS apps
- migrate an app from AsyncDisplayKit to Texture
When to choose
- your iOS app drops frames due to heavy layout, image decoding, or text rendering
- you maintain a large feed- or scroll-heavy interface with cell reuse issues
- you want thread-safe UI hierarchies configurable on background threads
- you are already using AsyncDisplayKit and want its maintained successor
When to avoid
- you are starting a new iOS project with SwiftUI
- your app's UI is simple and never drops frames
- you need cross-platform UI rather than iOS/tvOS only
- you want a framework with a large active community and frequent updates
Facets
framework · maturity maintenance
ui-components animation state-management mobile-development frontend performance cpp uikit asyncdisplaykit asdisplaynode objective-c smooth-scrolling thread-safe-ui ios swift
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/TextureGroup/Texture · fetched 2026-08-28 · 866fbb34bdfc
- homepage: https://texturegroup.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · f01fc1dde724
- site_page: https://texturegroup.org/docs/getting-started.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · fca28093e1a5
- site_page: https://texturegroup.org/appledocs.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 32bfc806c48e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| TextureGroup/Texture | main | 67 |
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