Gradle Build Tool
Adaptable, fast automation for all observed · 2026-10-18
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 98
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 27
- age_days: 6250
- days_rel: 12
- days_push: 3
- n_releases_24m: 30
Adoption not part of the score
18897 stars · 5327 forks observed · 2026-10-18
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-19, confidence 0.99
Gradle is an open‑source, high‑performance build automation system that uses a declarative DSL in Groovy or Kotlin. It supports Java, Kotlin, Android, C/C++, Swift and many other languages through a rich plugin ecosystem.
Use cases
- automate Java project builds
- manage multi‑module Android app compilation
- speed up CI pipelines with incremental builds and caching
- create custom build logic with Kotlin DSL
- handle large monorepos with parallel execution
- publish artifacts to Maven repositories
When to choose
- you need a scalable build system for JVM or Android projects
- your builds benefit from incremental compilation and caching
- you want a flexible DSL to write custom build logic
- you require extensive plugin ecosystem for diverse languages
When to avoid
- you prefer a GUI‑only build tool
- your project is limited to a single language without Gradle support
- you need a lightweight task runner with minimal configuration
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli build-tool backend mobile-development windows cross-platform cli jvm jvm-scripting cpp build-automation gradle-plugin-ecosystem incremental-builds caching parallel-execution devops linux macos swift android
7 sources
- readme: https://github.com/gradle/gradle · fetched 2026-10-18 · dd1f6d4556f0
- homepage: https://gradle.org · fetched 2026-10-05 · 010b372beac2
- site_page: https://gradle.org/features · fetched 2026-10-05 · 958200716a1e
- site_page: https://gradle.org/about-us · fetched 2026-10-05 · 7aa38150e38c
- site_page: https://gradle.org/install · fetched 2026-10-05 · 92f34b81f3c7
- site_page: https://docs.gradle.org/ · fetched 2026-10-05 · 6a83d156b611
- site_page: https://gradle.org/releases · fetched 2026-10-05 · 0da789ad1845
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| gradle/gradle | main | 99 |
| gradle/kotlin-dsl-samples | examples | 10 |
| gradle/declarative-gradle | plugin | 74 |
| gradle/docker-gradle | infra | 76 |
| gradle/native-samples | examples | 10 |
| gradle/gradle-native | plugin | 34 |
| gradle/gradle-distributions | infra | 94 |
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