Android View Animations
A Java library that adds ready-made animation effects to Android views, with a simple call to play them.
- Stars
- 12.4k
- Forks
- 2.4k
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- Java
- Last update
- 5.2 years ago
- Type
- Library
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What it is
AndroidViewAnimations is a collection of pre-built animation effects, such as fades, slides, zooms, bounces and flips, that Android developers can apply to views in their apps. Instead of writing animation code from scratch, a developer picks an effect by name and plays it on a view using a small chained call. The README says it relies on a companion project for easing functions to make motion look more natural.
- Animate a button with a Tada or Pulse effect to draw attention to it
- Slide or fade in a panel when a screen opens using a SlideInUp or FadeInDown effect
- Repeat a Shake or Wobble effect on a form field to signal an input error
- Play a RollIn or ZoomIn effect on a splash-screen logo
Great for
- Android developers who want quick, polished entrance or attention animations for buttons, cards or text
- Developers prototyping a UI who need placeholder motion without custom animation code
- Teams that want a simple, named set of effects rather than building their own
Not ideal for
- Projects needing a maintained, actively updated library: the last push in the metadata is from August 2021, so compatibility with newer Android versions is unverified
- Apps needing highly custom or complex animation sequences, since the README shows a single chained call and no advanced timeline features
- Non-Android developers, since the library targets Android only
How to get it
- 1
Install with a package manager
You'll need: Android Studio or a Gradle-based Android project
Add the Gradle dependency (from README)
implementation 'com.daimajia.androidanimations:library:2.4@aar' - 2
Run it
- Add the Gradle dependency to your app's build.gradle file and sync the project
- Call YoYo.with(Techniques.Tada) on a view, optionally setting duration and repeat
- Call playOn with the target view, for example findViewById(R.id.edit_area)
- Try other effect names listed in the README's Effects section
- 3
Get the most out of it
- Adjust duration and repeat on the YoYo call to control timing and looping
- Browse the Effects list in the README (Attention, Fade, Rotate, Slide, Zoom and more) to pick the right motion
- Check the Techniques.java file in the repository to see every available effect
- Pair the library with the linked Android Easing Functions project for more natural motion
Downloads
Strengths
- Large collection of named effects, documented in the README by category
- Very short usage: one chained call with options like duration and repeat
- Widely starred on GitHub (12,435 stars at time of metadata) and released under the permissive MIT license
Trade-offs
- Last code push was August 2021 and the README shows an older version (2.4), so long-term support is uncertain
- Depends on a separate easing-functions library that must also be added to the project
- The README gives no detail on compatibility with current Android versions or on performance testing
How it compares
| Project | Stars | Type | Level | Updated | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AndroidViewAnimations (this) | 12.4k | Library | beginner | 5.2 years ago | Android developers who want quick, polished entrance or attention animations for buttons, cards or text |
| BaseRecyclerViewAdapterHelper | 24.6k | Library | intermediate | 15 days ago | Android developers who build list screens with RecyclerView |
| SkeletonView | 12.9k | Library | beginner | 5 months ago | iOS developers building apps that load data from the network |
| Detox | 12.1k | Library | intermediate | 4 days ago | Teams building React Native apps for Android and iOS who want automated end-to-end tests |
| animated-tab-bar | 11.1k | Library | intermediate | 4.8 years ago | iOS developers who want animated tab bar icons without writing the animation logic from scratch |
| manim | 96k | Library | intermediate | 2 months ago | Programmers who want to make math or science explainer videos with precise, code-controlled animation |
Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.