# youknowone/UI7Kit

Backport flat-style UIKit from iOS7 to iOS5+

Repository: https://github.com/youknowone/UI7Kit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ui7kit
Language: Objective-C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: ios6, ios7, uikit, monkey-patching
Archived: true
Last push: 2022-12-15T16:45:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4829, "days_push": 1357, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, 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 1667, forks 196 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:19.659394+00:00)

## What it is
UI7Kit is an Objective-C library that backports the flat-style iOS7 UIKit appearance to iOS5 and iOS6 apps. It can also dynamically patch legacy UIKit classes at runtime to apply the iOS7 look with a single line of code.

## Use cases
- make my iOS 5/6 app look like iOS 7 flat design
- backport iOS7 UIKit styling to older iOS versions
- patch legacy UIKit components at runtime
- apply flat theme to an old iOS app without rewriting UI code
- use UI7-styled navigation bars and tables on iOS6
- renew an old app's appearance with minimal code changes

## When to choose
- you maintain an app that must support iOS5/iOS6 but want the iOS7 flat look
- you want a drop-in, 100% UIKit-compatible styling layer
- you prefer runtime patching over rewriting view code

## When to avoid
- your app targets iOS7 or later only, where native flat UI already exists
- you need blur effects or status bar styling, which are not supported
- you need a mature, actively developed solution for current iOS versions

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, gui, theme
- domain: mobile-development, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: uikit, ios7, backport, objective-c, flat-design, runtime-patching, cocoapods, ios, mobile

## Member repositories
- youknowone/UI7Kit (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:19.659394+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 2026-08-30T03:42:55.899453+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/youknowone/UI7Kit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:19.659394+00:00, sha daff1da7a4f5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.