Overview
ChatKit is an Android library that simplifies the development of UI for chat applications. It offers flexible styling options, customizable layouts, and easy data management.
Features
- Ready-to-use solution: ChatKit provides an already styled solution for quick implementation.
- Default and custom media messages: Users can choose between default media messages or create their own custom media messages.
- Fully customizable layouts: ChatKit allows users to easily customize layouts by setting styles out of the box or creating their own custom markup and holders for unique behavior.
- List of dialogs: ChatKit offers a list of dialogs, including tete-a-tete and group chats, with markers for unread messages and a last user message view.
- List of messages: Users can browse through a list of messages, both incoming and outgoing, with history pagination and pre-calculated dates headers.
- Different avatars: ChatKit supports different avatars with no specific realization of image loading, allowing users to use any library they prefer.
- Selection mode: Users can interact with messages using the selection mode feature.
- Links highlighting: ChatKit highlights links in messages for easy navigation.
- Dates formatting: The library includes easy dates formatting for a better user experience.
- Custom models: Users can create their own models for dialogs and messages without the need for conversion.
- Message input view: ChatKit provides a ready-to-use message input view for easy input of messages.
- Custom animations: The library offers custom animations for a smoother user experience.