List of Android Libraries
This is an alphabetical list of libraries for Android development, the majority being actively maintained.
UI/UX Library is here.
Index
- Networking
- Image Loader
- Drawable
- Dependency Injections
- JSON
- O/R Mapping
- NoSQL
- Pub/Sub
- Logger
- Background Processing
- Fonts
- Video
- Parcelables
- Functional Programming
- Social Networks
- WebRTC
- Image Processing
- Camera
- Security
- Media
- Showcases
- Maps
- Other
Networking
Name, Repository, License
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Android Asynchronous Http Client, https://github.com/loopj/android-async-http, Apache License V2
Async Http Client, https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client, Apache License V2
ion, https://github.com/koush/ion, Apache License V2
OkHttp, https://github.com/square/okhttp, Apache License V2
Retrofit, https://github.com/square/retrofit, Apache License V2
RxNetty, https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxNetty, Apache License V2
Basic HTTP Client for Java, https://code.google.com/p/basic-http-client/, Apache License V2
Image Loader
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
Glide, https://github.com/bumptech/glide, License
ion, https://github.com/koush/ion, Apache License V2
Picasso, https://github.com/square/picasso, Apache License V2
Universal Image Loader, https://github.com/nostra13/Android-Universal-Image-Loader, Apache License V2
Fresco, https://github.com/facebook/fresco, BSD License
Drawable
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
MrVector, https://github.com/telly/MrVector, License
Dependency Injections
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
AndroidAnnotations, https://github.com/excilys/androidannotations, Apache License V2
Butter Knife, https://github.com/JakeWharton/butterknife, Apache License V2
Dagger(Square), https://github.com/square/dagger, Apache License V2
Dagger(Google), https://github.com/google/dagger, Apache License V2
RoboGuice, https://github.com/roboguice/roboguice, Apache License V2
Scopes, https://github.com/emmano/Scopes, MIT
JSON
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
Gson, http://google-gson.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/, Apache License V2
ig-json-parser, https://github.com/Instagram/ig-json-parser, BSD
Jackson, https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson, Apache License V2
O/R Mapping
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
ActiveAndroid, https://github.com/pardom/ActiveAndroid, Apache License V2
Cupboard for Android, https://bitbucket.org/littlerobots/cupboard, Apache License V2
DBFlow, https://github.com/Raizlabs/DBFlow, MIT
greenDAO, https://github.com/greenrobot/greenDAO, Apache License V2
RushOrm, https://github.com/Stuart-campbell/RushOrm, Apache License V2
Sugar ORM, https://github.com/satyan/sugar, Satya Narayan
Shillelagh, https://github.com/pieces029/shillelagh, Apache License V2
SQLBrite, https://github.com/square/sqlbrite, Apache License V2
Ollie, https://github.com/pardom/Ollie, Apache License V2
TriOrm, https://github.com/HendrixString/Android-TriOrm, Apache License V2
NoSQL
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
Couchbase-Lite-Android, https://github.com/couchbase/couchbase-lite-android, Apache License V2
Realm, https://github.com/realm/realm-java, Apache License V2
SimpleNoSQL, https://github.com/Jearil/SimpleNoSQL, Apache License V2
RxSimpleNoSQL, https://github.com/xmartlabs/RxSimpleNoSQL, Apache License V2
SnappyDB, https://github.com/nhachicha/SnappyDB, Apache License V2
Pub/Sub
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
EventBus, https://github.com/greenrobot/EventBus, Apache License V2
Otto, https://github.com/square/otto, Apache License V2
MBassador, https://github.com/bennidi/mbassador, MIT
Logger
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
Hugo, https://github.com/JakeWharton/hugo, Apache License V2
Timber, https://github.com/JakeWharton/timber, Apache License V2
LoggingInterceptor, https://github.com/ihsanbal/LoggingInterceptor, MIT
Background Processing
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
Android Priority Job Queue, https://github.com/path/android-priority-jobqueue, MIT
Tape, https://github.com/square/tape, Apache License V2
Zorn, https://github.com/HendrixString/Android-Zorn, Apache License V2
Fonts
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
Calligraphy, https://github.com/chrisjenx/Calligraphy, Apache License V2
Video
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
ExoPlayer, https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer, Apache License V2
ijkplayer, https://github.com/bbcallen/ijkplayer, Apache License V2
mp4parser, https://github.com/sannies/mp4parser, Apache License V2
Parcelables
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
AutoParcel, https://github.com/frankiesardo/auto-parcel, Apache License V2
Akatsuki, https://github.com/tom91136/Akatsuki, Apache License V2
Icepick, https://github.com/frankiesardo/icepick, Apache License V2
Parceler, https://github.com/johncarl81/parceler, Apache License V2
Functional Programming
Adding Java-8 Functional Programming Features
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
Retrolambda, https://github.com/orfjackal/retrolambda, Apache License V2
Functional Reactive Programming
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
RxAndroid, https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxAndroid, Apache License V2
RxJava, https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava, Apache License V2
Social Networks
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
ASNE, https://github.com/gorbin/ASNE, MIT
Facebook SDK, https://github.com/facebook/facebook-android-sdk, Apache License V2
Twitter Fabric, Unknown, Unknown
WebRTC
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
AndroidRTC, https://github.com/pchab/AndroidRTC, Apache License V2
Image Processing
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
GPUImage for Android, https://github.com/CyberAgent/android-gpuimage, Apache License V2
Camera
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
Landscape video camera, https://github.com/jmolsmobile/LandscapeVideoCamera, Apache License V2
EasyCamera, https://github.com/Glamdring/EasyCamera, Apache License V2
Build
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
Buck, https://github.com/facebook/buck, Apache License V2
Security
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
Grab'n Run, https://github.com/lukeFalsina/Grab-n-Run, Apache License V2
Media
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
PdfMyXml, https://github.com/HendrixString/Android-PdfMyXml, Apache License V2
Showcases
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
android-best-practices, https://github.com/futurice/android-best-practices, CC BY 4.0
BlurTestAndroid, https://github.com/patrickfav/BlurTestAndroid, Unknown
card.io-Android-source, https://github.com/card-io/card.io-Android-source, MIT
iosched, https://github.com/google/iosched, Apache License V2
JamsMusicPlayer, https://github.com/psaravan/JamsMusicPlayer, Apache License V2
Reflection No Reflection, https://github.com/stephanenicolas/reflection-no-reflection, Apache License V2
Mizuu, https://github.com/MizzleDK/Mizuu, Apache License V2
Mover, https://github.com/Codetail/Mover, Apache License V2
Talon-for-Twitter, https://github.com/klinker24/Talon-for-Twitter, Apache License V2
Telecine, https://github.com/JakeWharton/Telecine, Apache License V2
u2020, https://github.com/JakeWharton/u2020, Apache License V2
Maps
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
GraphHopper, https://github.com/graphhopper/graphhopper, Apache License V2
Mapsforge, https://github.com/mapsforge/mapsforge, LGPL
Other
Name, Repository, License
---, ---, ---
Joda Time Android, https://github.com/dlew/joda-time-android, Apache License V2
Bolts, https://github.com/BoltsFramework/Bolts-Android, BSD
Secure Preference Manager, http://prashantsolanki3.github.io/Secure-Pref-Manager/, Apache License V2