Effortless Tab Bars in iOS with Tabman: A Feature-Rich Library

Robert Harris -

GitHub Open Source Project: tabman Description:

Tabman, a GitHub open-source project developed by Wen-Li Hsiao, is a versatile library designed for implementing tab bars in iOS applications. Known for its simplicity and rich feature set, this library provides seamless tab bar functionality.

Features:

  1. Supports horizontal tab bars.
  2. Supports vertical tab bars.
  3. Allows customization of tab bar styles.
  4. Offers tab bar transition animations.
  5. Enables tab bar switching via swiping.

Use Cases:

Tabman is ideal for implementing tab bars in iOS applications such as main screens, user profiles, and discovery interfaces.

Usage:

  1. Add Dependency:
  2. Use Tabman:

Advantages:

  1. Simplicity: Implementing tab bars is effortless with Tabman, requiring only dependency inclusion and usage.
  2. Feature-Rich: Tabman supports horizontal and vertical tab bars, custom tab bar styles, tab bar transition animations, and swipe-based tab switching.
  3. Strong Compatibility: Compatible with iOS 10 and above.

Examples:

Usage examples of Tabman

Additional Features:

  1. Supports horizontal tab bars: Display tab bars horizontally.
  2. Supports vertical tab bars: Display tab bars vertically.
  3. Allows customization of tab bar styles: Customize tab bar backgrounds, tab colors, tab fonts, and more.
  4. Offers tab bar transition animations: Define custom animations for tab bar transitions.
  5. Enables tab bar switching via swiping: Easily switch between tabs by swiping.