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Top Open Source iOS Libraries

At Space-O, our developers are using some of the best open source iOS libraries to while developing iOS Apps. Here we have listed top 9 open source iOS libraries that have been used by Space-O developers. For more information, check: https://www.spaceotechnologies.com/top-open-source-ios-libraries

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Top Open Source iOS Libraries

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  1. Top​​​​9​​​​Useful​​​​Open​​​​Source​​​​iOS​​​​Libraries of​​​​2017 ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Prepared​​​​By, ​​​​​​​​​​Space-O​​​​Technologies

  2. We​​​​love​​​​open​​​​source​​​​libraries! They​​save​​us​​a​​lot​​of​​time​​and​​hassle​​for​​developing​​iOS​​apps.​​Majority​​of these​​libraries​​support​​Cocoapods,​​which​​means​​adding​​them​​to​​Xcode projects​​is​​a​​real​​breeze. Many​​times​​we’ve​​been​​asked​​by​​developers​​(​and​​our​​clients​)​​that​​how does​​these​​open​​source​​libraries​​benefit​​us? The​​answer​​is​​simple.​​Rather​​than​​building​​something​​from​​scratch,​​why not​​use​​the​​available​​open​​source​​libraries​​to​​build​​your​​iOS​​app. Over​​the​​years,​​we’ve​​used​​a​​lot​​of​​different​​open​​source​​libraries​​which helped​​us​​complete​​milestones​​successfully​​in​​our​​clients’​​projects.​​These open​​source​​libraries​​helped​​us​​in​​developing​​one​​of​​the​​most​​successful apps​​used​​by​​millions​​of​​people​​all​​over​​the​​world. In​​this​​document,​​we’ve​​curated​​a​​list​​of​​useful​​open​​source​​iOS​​libraries. Embed​​them​​in​​your​​apps​​and​​embrace​​its​​benefits,​​just​​like​​we​​do.

  3. 1​​​​–​​​​AFNetworking When​​it’s​​the​​matter​​about​​networking,​​this​​iOS​​library​​makes​​every​​developer’s​​life​​a​​whole​​lot easier. If​​you’re​​using​​an​​API​​in​​your​​iOS​​app,​​this​​is​​what​​you​​can​​use​​(and​​we​​recommend).​​It​​is​​one of​​the​​most​​popular​​open​​source​​libraries​​out​​there.​​AFNetworking​​is​​a​​lightweight​​and​​fast​​open source​​networking​​library​​that​​uses​​blocks​​and​​grand​​central​​dispatch​​(GCD). This​​basically​​helps​​in​​improving​​app’s​​responsiveness,​​provides​​easier​​concurrency​​model​​than locks​​and​​threads,​​and​​also​​optimizes​​code​​with​​higher​​performance​​primitives. Thanks​​to​​its​​creator​​Matt​​Thompson,​​it​​is​​a​​great​​example​​of​​an​​open​​source​​project​​should​​be run.​​In​​fact,​​this​​iOS​​library​​has​​become​​quite​​popular​​as​​it​​has​​an​​amazing​​community​​of​​iOS developers​​who​​contributes​​to​​AFNetworking​​daily. When​​we​​say​​networking,​​we​​mean​​whenever​​you’ve​​to​​call​​certain​​API​​to​​fetch​​data​​from server​​or​​database,​​this​​iOS​​library​​makes​​the​​entire​​API​​call​​process​​a​​whole​​lot​​easier. Github​​​​Link​​​​–​​​​​​https://github.com/AFNetworking/AFNetworking

  4. 2​​​​–​​​​Alamofire Alamofire​​is​​AFNetworking’s​​younger​​and​​more​​of​​a​​trendy​​brother.​​It​​is​​a​​Swift-based​​HTTP networking​​library​​for​​iOS​​and​​Mac​​OS​​X.​​It​​provides​​an​​elegant​​interface​​on​​top​​of​​Apple’s Foundation​​networking​​stack,​​which​​simplifies​​many​​common​​networking​​tasks​​such​​as providing​​network​​communication​​for​​a​​multiplayer​​game,​​and​​also​​makes​​uploading, downloading,​​and​​getting​​JSONS​​a​​piece​​of​​cake. Alamofire’s​​elegance​​comes​​from​​the​​fact​​that​​it​​was​​written​​in​​Swift​​from​​ground​​up​​and​​does not​​inherit​​anything​​from​​its​​Objective-C​​brother,​​AFNetworking.​​Alamofire​​offers​​chainable request/response​​methods,​​JSON​​parameter​​and​​response​​serialization​​to​​perform​​basic networking​​tasks​​like​​uploading​​files​​and​​reducing​​data​​from​​a​​third-party​​API. In​​simple​​words,​​it​​reduces​​the​​effort​​of​​developer​​because​​developer​​does​​not​​need​​to​​directly deal​​with​​​URLSession​.​​Alamofire​​uses​​​URLSession​​​internally. Although,​​you​​should​​have​​a​​conceptual​​understanding​​of​​HTTP​​networking​​and​​some​​exposure to​​Apple’s​​networking​​classes​​such​​as​​​URLSession​. But,​​by​​using​​an​​iOS​​library​​like​​Alamofire,​​you​​can​​greatly​​reduce​​boilerplate​​code​​in​​your​​iOS app.​​And​​like​​already​​mentioned,​​Alamofire​​is​​an​​incredibly​​easy​​to​​use​​and​​makes​​everything look​​a​​lot​​cleaner. Github​​​​Link​​​​–​​​​​​https://github.com/Alamofire/Alamofire

  5. 3​​​​–​​​​JSONModel Most​​of​​the​​time,​​our​​iOS​​devices​​are​​connected​​to​​the​​internet​​and,​​naturally,​​most​​of​​the​​apps on​​our​​smartphones​​connect​​to​​a​​remote​​server​​to​​obtain​​some​​chunks​​of​​data​​every​​now​​and then. Some​​of​​these​​mobile​​apps​​consume​​only​​a​​little​​bit​​of​​data.​​For​​example,​​News​​app​​fetching only​​latest​​headlines​​every​​hour.​​But​​other​​apps​​like​​Facebook​​or​​Twitter​​interact​​with​​these servers​​on​​continuous​​basis. All​​of​​the​​mobile​​applications,​​nowadays,​​communicate​​with​​these​​remote​​servers​​using​​JSON. If​​you’re​​​developing​​an​​iOS​​app​​​which​​often​​requires​​communication​​with​​a​​remote​​server,​​most probably​​you​​might​​already​​getting​​JSON​​responses.​​This​​is​​where​​JSONModel​​library​​comes​​to help. JSONModel​​is​​an​​open​​source​​library​​which​​helps​​to​​fetch​​JSON​​from​​server,​​parse​​it,​​and initialize​​your​​model​​classes​​with​​JSON​​response​​from​​the​​server.​​It​​also​​validates​​the​​JSON data.​​Most​​of​​the​​times,​​JSONModel​​is​​used​​to​​show​​response​​data​​received​​from​​API​​request in​​JSON​​format​​easily.​​So,​​If​​you’ve​​a​​more​​complex​​data​​model​​in​​your​​application, JSONModel​​is​​a​​real​​time-saver. Github​​Link​​–​​​https://github.com/icanzilb/JSONModel

  6. 4​​​​–​​​​MagicalRecord “Core​​Data​​is​​simple”​​​said​​Apple.​​​“Nice​​and​​simple.“ Really​​Apple? It​​doesn’t​​look​​like​​it.​​A​​ton​​of​​boilerplate​​code​​being​​added​​for​​core​​data​​to​​each​​iOS​​app​​isn’t very​​elegant.​​Not​​to​​mention​​adding,​​deleting,​​and​​updating​​all​​entities,​​creating​​various​​core data​​stacks​​for​​different​​environments.​​Point​​is,​​it​​just​​could​​have​​been​​much​​better,​​Apple. To​​see​​how​​things​​could​​go​​wrong​​while​​using​​Core​​data​​and​​to​​teach​​our​​interns​​how​​to​​handle it,​​we​​had​​assigned​​them​​a​​task.​​All​​they​​had​​to​​do​​is​​develop​​an​​iOS​​app​​which​​involved​​core data.​​All​​of​​them​​decided​​the​​whole​​infrastructure​​in​​the​​beginning​​to​​make​​it​​perfectly organized. Can​​you​​guess​​what​​happened?​​​Things​​started​​to​​get​​out​​of​​control​​and​​our​​interns​​couldn’t follow​​their​​pre-defined​​infrastructure​​80​​percent​​of​​the​​time. This​​is​​where​​MagicalRecord​​library​​came​​to​​rescue.​​One​​of​​our​​senior​​iOS​​developer,​​having 5+​​years​​of​​experience,​​explained​​them​​how​​to​​use​​MagicalRecord​​iOS​​library.

  7. MagicalRecord​​is​​an​​open​​source​​iOS​​library​​which​​makes​​working​​with​​Core​​Data​​extremely easier​​and​​more​​elegant.​​MagicalRecord​​works​​like​​a​​wrapper​​for​​core​​data​​and​​hides​​all non-relevant​​stuff​​from​​developer. The​​point​​of​​MagicalRecord​​is​​to​​“clean​​up”​​core​​data​​code​​and​​enable​​simple​​one-line​​fetches of​​data,​​while​​also​​allowing​​custom​​performance​​optimizations. How​​does​​it​​do​​it?​​​Well,​​it​​provides​​convenience​​methods​​to​​wrap​​boilerplate​​for​​core​​data setup,​​query,​​and​​update.​​Furthermore,​​if​​you’ve​​ever​​worked​​with​​active​​record​​pattern,​​then MagicalRecord​​open​​source​​library​​is​​really​​recommended​​for​​using​​core​​data​​in​​your​​iOS​​app. Github​​Link​​–​​​https://github.com/magicalpanda/MagicalRecord

  8. 5​​​​–​​​​Chameleon If​​you’re​​an​​iOS​​app​​developer​​with​​a​​design​​band,​​this​​is​​a​​library​​you​​would​​really​​love​​to relish. Chameleon​​is​​a​​lightweight,​​yet​​powerful,​​color​​framework​​for​​both​​Objective-C​​and​​Swift.​​It​​was developed​​on​​an​​idea​​that​​iOS​​apps​​should​​function​​effortlessly​​while​​also​​maintaining​​their beautiful​​interfaces​​simultaneously. It​​basically​​extends​​UIColor​​with​​beautiful,​​modern​​flat​​colors.​​It​​also​​gives​​an​​ability​​to​​create color​​palettes​​from​​colors​​defined​​by​​you. So,​​if​​you’ve​​a​​beautiful​​design​​in​​mind​​for​​your​​iOS​​app,​​then​​this​​is​​a​​must-use​​library​​for​​you. Github​​Link​​–​​​https://github.com/ViccAlexander/Chameleon

  9. 6​​​​–​​​​GPUImage GPUImage,​​in​​simple​​words,​​is​​used​​for​​image​​processing.​​If​​you’re​​planning​​to​​add​​camera features​​in​​your​​iOS​​app,​​or​​​building​​a​​photo​​video​​app​​​from​​scratch,​​then​​get​​this​​GPUImage library​​embedded​​in​​your​​iOS​​app​​project. The​​GPUImage​​is​​a​​third-party​​framework​​available​​for​​interactive​​processing​​with​​camera, videos,​​images,​​processing​​of​​images​​and​​videos.​​It​​basically​​allows​​to​​apply​​GPU-accelerated filters​​and​​effects​​to​​images,​​live​​camera​​video,​​and​​movies. In​​fact,​​we’ve​​used​​this​​library​​in​​most​​of​​our​​photos​​videos​​app​​projects,​​some​​of​​which​​also​​got featured​​on​​the​​App​​Store. If​​you’d​​like​​to​​know​​more​​about​​which​​of​​our​​photos​​videos​​app​​got​​featured​​on​​App​​Store, please​​check​​this​​article. GPUImage​​is​​the​​best​​iOS​​framework​​to​​develop​​photos​​&​​video​​apps​​because​​it​​allows​​you​​to write​​your​​own​​custom​​filters,​​supports​​deployment,​​and​​has​​a​​quite​​simple​​user​​interface. The​​original​​GPUImage​​framework​​was​​written​​in​​Objective-C​​and​​was​​targeted​​for​​iOS​​app development,​​but​​the​​latest​​version​​is​​written​​entirely​​in​​Swift,​​which​​also​​targets​​Linux​​and​​other future​​platforms​​that​​supports​​Swift​​code. Github​​Link​​–​​​https://github.com/BradLarson/GPUImage

  10. 7​​​​–​​​​ReactiveCocoa ReactiveCocoa​​isn’t​​just​​another​​drop-in​​project​​like​​others​​in​​this​​list.​​It​​is​​rather​​an Objective-C​​framework​​inspired​​by​​functional​​programming. ReactiveCocoa​​is​​an​​Objective-C​​framework​​for​​Functional​​Reactive​​programming (FRP),​​which​​seeks​​to​​provide​​more​​concise​​and​​flow-based​​code. The​​main​​reason​​why​​ReactiveCocoa​​known​​as​​FRP​​(Functional​​Reactive Programming)​​is​​because​​it​​combines​​a​​couple​​of​​programming​​styles. ● Functional​​Programming​​–​​which​​makes​​use​​of​​higher​​order​​functions​​such​​as functions​​that​​take​​other​​functions​​as​​their​​arguments. ● Reactive​​Programming​​–​​which​​focuses​​of​​data-flows​​and​​change​​propagation. Besides​​this,​​ReactiveCocoa​​also​​offers​​new​​methods​​to​​compose​​and​​transform streams​​of​​values.​​It​​operates​​by​​using​​signals,​​which​​captures​​present​​and​​future values.​​More​​importantly,​​the​​main​​benefit​​of​​ReactiveCocoa​​is​​that​​it​​provides​​a​​way​​to deal​​with​​asynchronous​​behaviors,​​callback​​blocks,​​notifications​​and​​KVO,​​just​​by​​using the​​signals. Github​​Link​​–​​​https://github.com/ReactiveCocoa/ReactiveCocoa

  11. 8​​​​–​​​​iRate What’s​​the​​best​​way​​to​​get​​more​​reviews​​in​​the​​App​​Store? It’s​​simple​​–​​​Ask​​​​the​​​​User​​. It​​may​​sound​​like​​an​​old-school​​way,​​but​​most​​developers​​still​​implement​​custom​​in-app​​alerts​​to collect​​reviews​​from​​their​​app​​users.​​Now,​​if​​you​​don’t​​really​​have​​time,​​or​​wish​​not​​to​​create everything​​from​​scratch,​​then​​iRate​​is​​the​​best​​option. iRate​​is​​a​​small​​iOS​​library​​that​​you​​can​​use​​in​​your​​project​​and​​forget​​about​​asking​​users​​for review.​​iRate​​will​​do​​it​​for​​you,​​at​​proper​​time.​​And​​if​​you​​want​​to​​learn​​how​​to​​implement​​iRate library,​​just​​check​​out​​our​​iOS​​tutorial​​on​​–​​​How​​to​​Add​​“Rate​​This​​App”​​Feature​​in​​Your​​iPhone App​​to​​Increase​​Your​​App​​Ratings​. Github​​Link​​–​​​https://github.com/nicklockwood/iRate

  12. 9​​​​–​​​​RETableViewManager RETableViewManager​​is​​a​​powerful​​data-driven​​content​​manager​​for​​UITableView. It​​allows​​developers​​to​​manage​​the​​content​​of​​any​​UITableView​​with​​ease,​​both​​forms​​and​​lists. RETableViewManager​​is​​built​​on​​top​​of​​reusable​​cells​​technique​​and​​provides​​APIs​​for​​mapping any​​object​​class​​to​​any​​custom​​cell​​subclass. The​​general​​idea​​is​​to​​allow​​developers​​to​​use​​their​​own​​UITableView​​and UITableViewController​​instances​​(and​​even​​subclasses),​​providing​​a​​layer​​that​​synchronizes data​​with​​the​​cell​​appearance.​​It​​fully​​implements​​UITableViewDelegate​​and UITableViewDataSource​​protocols​​so​​you​​don’t​​have​​to. It​​deliver​​us​​predefined​​cells​​for​​bools,​​texts,​​dates,​​etc.,​​but​​developers​​can​​also​​create​​their own​​custom​​views​​and​​use​​them​​along​​with​​the​​default​​ones. Github​​Link​​–​​​https://github.com/romaonthego/RETableViewManager

  13. So,​​these​​are​​the​​​top​​9​​useful​​open​​source​​libraries​​of​​2017​​​to​​know​​about. Here,​​at​​Space-O​​Technologies,​​open​​source​​iOS​​libraries​​are​​integral​​part​​of​​iPhone app​​development​​because​​it​​makes​​scaling​​iOS​​apps​​extremely​​easy​​task. If​​you​​have​​queries​​regarding​​any​​of​​the​​iOS​​libraries,​​feel​​free​​to​​​contact​​us​.

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