Jetpack Compose is a modern, open-source, declarative UI toolkit for Android development, created by Google. It is written in Kotlin and designed to simplify and accelerate UI development for native Android apps. Compose allows developers to build UIs with less code, making the development process faster and more efficient. Instead of using XML layouts and imperative UI updates, developers describe UI components directly in Kotlin code. Jetpack Compose was first announced in May 2019, became production-ready in July 2021, and continues to receive updates and improvements.
Key features of Jetpack Compose include its declarative UI approach, seamless Kotlin integration, interoperability with existing Android views, Material Design support, and built-in animation capabilities. It uses composable functions, annotated with @Composable, to define UI elements. Jetpack Compose supports Android 5.0 and later. Being open source, Jetpack Compose is available at no cost. Developers can readily access and utilize it within their Android development projects.
