Most Useful Open Source Swift Libraries for iOS Development

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Open source libraries in Swift have the potential and functionalities to help iOS developers in building high-end iOS apps that too in less time and open up the opportunities to increase the rate of engagement.

Open source libraries in Swift have the potential and functionalities to help iOS developers in building high-end iOS apps that too in less time and open up the opportunities to increase the rate of engagement.
Either you are a novice or a pro iOS app developer this is the list of most useful and top-rated Swift UI libraries that will enhance your skills by telling you how other developers do it and you will also be able to implement them to lessen the development time of your app. These libraries are most preferred option for iPhone app development  using Swift. You can add functionality to better customize the app using these UI libraries.


Upon close comparison of several hundreds of open source Swift UI libraries, only the best ones are listed here. These UI libraries are useful for enhancing UI of application in term of  Image, Color, Layout, Animation, Popup, Graph, Onboarding, Icon, Form, Search, Message and Feed.

 

Let us take a dig into these amazing open source swift UI libraries for iOS development.
1. Mascaw [594 stars on Github]

This one is a really powerful vector-graphics Swift animation library with SVG support that is easy to use.

Mascaw

Image Credit: GitHub

 

Hopefully, this list has a lot to offer to every iOS developer and the list has been categorised to help them easily find out the best Swift UI library as per his requirement during iPhone app development.

 

2. Stellar [1881 stars on Github]

This one is a super awesome swift library for Physical animation  

Stellar UI library

Image Credit: GitHub

3. Material [15587 stars on Github] 

A completely customizable open source UI library for implementation of Material Design in iOS app using Swift. It is equipped with  features like SearchBar(immediate visual response), and FABMenu (for the management of collection of views)

Material UI

Image Credit: GitHub

4. RazzleDazzle [3025 stars on Github]

A very simple UI library for keyframe-based animation that is perfect for adding the scroll view powered animations in the app.

Razzle Dazzle

 

Image Credit:  RazzleDazzle

5. PinterestSwift [1727 stars on Github]

To implement transition like Pinterest in Swift.  

Pinterest

Image Credit: Pinterest

 

6. Popover [1518 stars on Github]

This UI library is for implementing balloon pop up effect like Facebook app

Popover

Image credit: Popover

 

 

7. GuillotineMenu [2660 stars on Github]

Use GuillotineMenu to make menu gorgeous as well as easy to explore.The time period of animation effect can be set using the value property in duration .It also allows customization by letting the developer assign different “supportView” or “presentButton” for the menu

UI library                                                                        Image credit – GuillotineMenu



8. ScrollableGraphView[4647 stars on Github]
This open source UI library in swift provides an adaptive scrollable graph view for iOS to boost the visibility of simple discrete datasets.



UI

Image credit – ScrollableGraphView

 

8. Circle Menu[2781 stars on Github]

It is really stylish UI menu with circular layout and material design animations.

UI

Image credit –Circle Menu

It is also present for React Native platform

 

9. Neon  [3439 stars on Github]

Neon is a Layout UI library to enable iOS developers to build dynamic and eye-catching user interfaces for iPhone apps. It allows development of iOS apps free from auto layout constraints and to be built in an intuitive and natural manner

UI

 

Image credit – GitHub 

10. Reel Search [1364 stars on Github]

This open-source Swift library belongs to the category of Search UI. Use it to let users select options from a list of items.

 UI

Image credit – Reel Search

I hope these open source libraries will be beneficial in crafting a unique and user-friendly which is the most crucial factor for iOS apps to reach the top of the App Store.  
 
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