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GlassyBottomBar Android Library

Glassmorphic Floating Navigation Bar for Jetpack Compose on JitPack

An open-source Jetpack Compose UI library that renders a frosted-glass floating bottom navigation bar with animated indicator pills.

RoleAuthor & Open Source Maintainer
PlatformJetpack Compose
Timeline2023
DomainDeveloper Tools

Project at a Glance

Published OnJitPack
UI StyleGlassmorphism
Native BlurRenderEffect API
LicenseMIT

Architecture & Engineering Challenge

Authored and published an open-source Android library utilizing modern RenderEffect blur shaders and spring physics for smooth tab transitions.

Features full developer customization for colors, glass opacity, corner radiuses, and item badge counts.

Key Technical Deliverables

Hardware-accelerated RenderEffect backdrop blur on Android 12+
Smooth spring pill indicator tracking active tab index
Drop-in Gradle dependency published to JitPack

Production Releases

Technology Stack

KotlinJetpack ComposeRenderEffect BlurJitPackAndroid 12+