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Overview
Landscapist is an image-loading library for Jetpack Compose and Compose Multiplatform. It handles network fetching and caching while exposing loading states and a plugin system for placeholders, crossfades, blur, palettes, and other image behavior.
Features and best fit
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Key features
Bring Kotlin Multiplatform image fetching and caches into Compose
landscapist-core provides Ktor-based network fetching, memory and disk caches, and progressive loading, while landscapist-image displays results across Android, iOS, Desktop, and Web Compose targets.
Sources: [2]
Add loading UI and image effects as plugins
Loading, success, and failure slots can be combined with Shimmer, Crossfade, Blur, and other ImageComponent plugins. Integration modules are also available for existing Glide, Coil, and Fresco loaders.
Sources: [2]
Best fit
Fits image-heavy Compose applications that share code across platforms
Applications can share image fetching, caching, and UI-state handling across Kotlin Multiplatform targets while keeping the loader implementation behind a consistent Compose API.
Sources: [2]
Before adoption
Include the 2.13.2 iOS cache and Android App Bundle fixes when upgrading
Version 2.13.2 fixes an iOS disk-cache failure that could stop subsequent image requests and an Android App Bundle packaging failure caused by published Kotlin module names. Check these conditions when running an earlier 2.13 release.
Sources: [3]
Official sources
- [1]skydoves/landscapist — GitHub repository(2026-10-06)
- [2]Landscapist 2.13.2 — README(2026-10-06)
- [3]Landscapist 2.13.2 release(2026-10-06)
- [4]Landscapist Apache-2.0 license(2026-10-06)
Supplemental curator note
Landscapist fits Compose screens that need configurable loading states and image transformations. The 2.13 line also offers its own KMP core/image stack, so teams can choose between existing Coil/Glide integrations and a smaller standalone loader.
Try it in 3 steps
- 1
Add Landscapist Image 2.13.2
Pin the standalone Compose Multiplatform image module. Its core loader and Ktor client are provided through the module.
implementation("com.github.skydoves:landscapist-image:2.13.2") - 2
Render a network image in Compose
Follow the README example and load a network URL through LandscapistImage.
LandscapistImage( imageModel = { "https://example.com/image.jpg" }, modifier = Modifier.size(300.dp), ) - 3
Observe image loading state
Observe Loading, Success, and Failure transitions while verifying the request and rendering behavior.
LandscapistImage( imageModel = { imageUrl }, onImageStateChanged = { state -> println(state) }, )
Growth
Growth trends · Last 30 days
2,586 Stars
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Development activity
Last 90 days · weekly
- Commits (last 30 days)
- 139
- Open PRs
- 1
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GitHub data
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GitHub Topics
- android
- kotlin
- compose
- jetpack-compose
- image
- image-loading
- library
- skydoves
- compose-glide
- landscapist
- network
- compose-coil
- Stars
- 2,586
- Forks
- 139
- Watchers
- 12
- Open issues
- 2
- Contributors
- 16
- Owner type
- User
- Primary language
- Kotlin
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Repository last updated
- Sep 25, 2026
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