# TinyCrayon/TinyCrayon-iOS-SDK

A smart and easy-to-use image masking and cutout SDK for mobile apps.

Repository: https://github.com/TinyCrayon/TinyCrayon-iOS-SDK
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tinycrayon-ios-sdk
Homepage: https://www.tinycrayon.com
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: image-processing, ios-sdk, mask-image, cutout, image-mask
Last push: 2021-10-17T14:01:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3486, "days_push": 1781, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1835, forks 154 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:42.607106+00:00)

## What it is
TinyCrayon SDK is an MIT-licensed iOS library that adds image masking and cutout capabilities to mobile apps, with quick select, hair brush, and regular brush tools. It integrates via CocoaPods and supports both Swift and Objective-C.

## Use cases
- remove background from photos in an ios app
- add image cutout tool to mobile app
- let users mask parts of an image
- select hair or fur edges in photos
- build a photo editing feature with layer masks

## When to choose
- you need interactive image masking or background removal ui in an ios app
- you want a free MIT-licensed cutout sdk with smart edge detection
- your app supports both Swift and Objective-C

## When to avoid
- you need an Android or cross-platform solution
- you need fully automated background removal without user interaction
- you need actively maintained software with recent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: image-processing, ui-components, computer-vision
- domain: image-processing, mobile-development, graphics
- platform: -
- tags: image-masking, cutout, photo-editing, edge-detection, sdk, ios, swift, mobile

## Member repositories
- TinyCrayon/TinyCrayon-iOS-SDK (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:42.607106+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 2026-08-30T03:18:29.711110+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/TinyCrayon/TinyCrayon-iOS-SDK (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:42.607106+00:00, sha 561ad3cf25d4)
  - homepage: https://www.tinycrayon.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:57:37.732758+00:00, sha 0eb8f1d3ef3b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.