MaterialDrawer README

The project's README from github.com/mikepenz/MaterialDrawer. As one markdown file: README.md.

MaterialDrawer

... the flexible, easy to use, all in one drawer library for your Android project.

What's included 🚀 • Setup 🛠️ • Migration Guide 🧬 • WIKI / FAQ 📖 • Used by • Sample App

What's included 🚀

If you upgrade from < 8.0.0 follow the MIGRATION GUIDE

Preview

Screenshots 🎉

Image

Setup

Latest releases 🛠

1. Provide the gradle dependency

The latest release is available on Maven Central.

implementation("com.mikepenz:materialdrawer:${latestRelease}")

//required support lib modules
implementation "androidx.appcompat:appcompat:${versions.appcompat}"
implementation "androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:${versions.recyclerView}"
implementation "androidx.annotation:annotation:${versions.annotation}"
implementation "com.google.android.material:material:1.5.0-alpha05" // requires at least 1.5.0-x
implementation "androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:${versions.constraintLayout}"

NavController Support @ Maven Central.

// Add for NavController support
implementation "com.mikepenz:materialdrawer-nav:${lastestMaterialDrawerRelease}"

Android-Iconics Support @ Maven Central .

// Add for Android-Iconics support
implementation "com.mikepenz:materialdrawer-iconics:${lastestMaterialDrawerRelease}"

2. Add the Drawer into the XML

The MaterialDrawerSliderView has to be provided as child of the DrawerLayout and will as such act as the slider

<androidx.drawerlayout.widget.DrawerLayout xmlns : android ="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app = "http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id = "@+id/root"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:fitsSystemWindows="true">

    ... your content ...

    <com.mikepenz.materialdrawer.widget.MaterialDrawerSliderView
        android:id="@+id/slider"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_gravity="start"
        android:fitsSystemWindows="true" />
</androidx.drawerlayout.widget.DrawerLayout>

3. Add the DrawerStyle to your theme

<style name="SampleApp.DayNight" parent="Theme.Material3.DayNight.NoActionBar">
    ...
    <item name="materialDrawerStyle">@style/Widget.MaterialDrawerStyle</item>
    <item name="materialDrawerHeaderStyle">@style/Widget.MaterialDrawerHeaderStyle</item>
    ...
</style>

Great. Your drawer is now ready to use.

Note

Using v9.x with Material 3 theming requires a Material3 theme as base for the activity.

Additional Setup

Add items and adding some functionality

//if you want to update the items at a later time it is recommended to keep it in a variable
val item1 = PrimaryDrawerItem().apply { nameRes = R.string.drawer_item_home; identifier = 1 }
val item2 = SecondaryDrawerItem().apply { nameRes = R.string.drawer_item_settings; identifier = 2 }

// get the reference to the slider and add the items
slider.itemAdapter.add(
	    item1,
	    DividerDrawerItem(),
	    item2,
	    SecondaryDrawerItem().apply { nameRes = R.string.drawer_item_settings }
)

// specify a click listener
slider.onDrawerItemClickListener = { v, drawerItem, position ->
    // do something with the clicked item :D
    false
}

Selecting an item

//set the selection to the item with the identifier 1
slider.setSelection(1)
//set the selection to the item with the identifier 2
slider.setSelection(item2)
//set the selection and also fire the `onItemClick`-listener
slider.setSelection(1, true)

By default, when a drawer item is clicked, it becomes the new selected item. If this isn't the expected behavior, you can disable it for this item using isSelectable = false:

SecondaryDrawerItem().apply { nameRes = R.string.drawer_item_dialog; isSelectable = false }

Modify items or the drawer

//modify an item of the drawer
item1.apply {
  nameText = "A new name for this drawerItem"; badge = StringHolder("19")
  badgeStyle = BadgeStyle().apply { textColor = ColorHolder.fromColor(Color.WHITE); color = ColorHolder.fromColorRes(R.color.md_red_700) }
}
//notify the drawer about the updated element. it will take care about everything else
slider.updateItem(item1)

//to update only the name, badge, icon you can also use one of the quick methods
slider.updateName(1, "A new name")

//the result object also allows you to add new items, remove items, add footer, sticky footer, ..
slider.addItem(DividerDrawerItem())
slider.addStickyFooterItem(PrimaryDrawerItem().apply { nameTest = "StickyFooter" })

//remove items with an identifier
slider.removeItem(2)

//open / close the drawer
slider.drawerLayout?.openDrawer(slider)
slider.drawerLayout?.closeDrawer(slider)

//get the reference to the `DrawerLayout` itself
slider.drawerLayout

Add profiles and an AccountHeader

// Create the AccountHeader
headerView = AccountHeaderView(this).apply {
    attachToSliderView(slider) // attach to the slider
    addProfiles(
        ProfileDrawerItem().apply { nameText = "Mike Penz"; descriptionText = "[email protected]"; iconRes = R.drawable.profile; identifier = 102 }
    )
    onAccountHeaderListener = { view, profile, current ->
        // react to profile changes
        false
    }
    withSavedInstance(savedInstanceState)
}

Android-Iconics support

The MaterialDrawer provides an extension for the Android-Iconics library. This allows you to create your DrawerItems with an icon from any font.

Choose the fonts you need. Available Fonts

// Add for Android-Iconics support
implementation "com.mikepenz:materialdrawer-iconics:${lastestMaterialDrawerRelease}"

// fonts
implementation 'com.mikepenz:google-material-typeface:x.y.z@aar' //Google Material Icons
implementation 'com.mikepenz:fontawesome-typeface:x.y.z@aar'     //FontAwesome

//now you can simply use any icon of the Google Material Icons font
PrimaryDrawerItem().apply { iconicsIcon = GoogleMaterial.Icon.gmd_wb_sunny }
//Or an icon from FontAwesome
SecondaryDrawerItem().apply { iconicsIcon = FontAwesomeBrand.Icon.fab_github }

Advanced Setup

For advanced usecases. Please have a look at the provided sample activities.

Load images via url

The MaterialDrawer supports fetching images from URLs and setting them for the Profile icons. As the MaterialDrawer does not contain an ImageLoading library the dev can choose his own implementation (Picasso, Glide, ...). This has to be done, before the first image should be loaded via URL. (Should be done in the Application, but any other spot before loading the first image is working too)

//initialize and create the image loader logic
DrawerImageLoader.init(object : AbstractDrawerImageLoader() {
    override fun set(imageView: ImageView, uri: Uri, placeholder: Drawable) {
        Picasso.get().load(uri).placeholder(placeholder).into(imageView)
    }

    override fun cancel(imageView: ImageView) {
        Picasso.get().cancelRequest(imageView)
    }
    
    /*
    override fun set(imageView: ImageView, uri: Uri, placeholder: Drawable, tag: String?) {
        super.set(imageView, uri, placeholder, tag)
    }

    override fun placeholder(ctx: Context): Drawable {
        return super.placeholder(ctx)
    }

    override fun placeholder(ctx: Context, tag: String?): Drawable {
        return super.placeholder(ctx, tag)
    }
    */
})

An implementation with GLIDE v4 (See tag v6.1.1 for glide v3 sample) can be found in the sample application

JVM Target 1.8

// Since 8.1.0 the drawer includes core ktx 1.3.0 which requires jvm 1.8
kotlinOptions {
    jvmTarget = "1.8"
}

Style the drawer 🖌️

Custom style - styles.xml

Create your custom style. If you don't need a custom theme see the next section, how you can set the colors just by overwriting the original colors.

// define a custom drawer style
<style name="Widget.MaterialDrawerStyleCustom" parent="Widget.MaterialDrawerStyle">
    <item name="materialDrawerInsetForeground">#4000</item>
    <!-- MaterialDrawer specific values -->
    <item name="materialDrawerBackground">?colorSurface</item>
    <item name="materialDrawerPrimaryText">@color/color_drawer_item_text</item>
    <item name="materialDrawerPrimaryIcon">@color/color_drawer_item_text</item>
    <item name="materialDrawerSecondaryText">@color/color_drawer_item_text</item>
    <item name="materialDrawerSecondaryIcon">@color/color_drawer_item_text</item>
    <item name="materialDrawerDividerColor">?colorOutline</item>
    <item name="materialDrawerSelectedBackgroundColor">?colorSecondaryContainer</item>
</style>

// define a custom header style
<style name="Widget.MaterialDrawerHeaderStyleCustom" parent="">
    <item name="materialDrawerCompactStyle">true</item>
    <item name="materialDrawerHeaderSelectionText">?colorOnSurface</item>
    <item name="materialDrawerHeaderSelectionSubtext">?colorOnSurface</item>
</style>

// define the custom styles for the theme
<style name="SampleApp" parent="Theme.Material3.Light.NoActionBar">
    ...
    <item name="materialDrawerStyle">@style/Widget.MaterialDrawerStyleCustom</item>
    <item name="materialDrawerHeaderStyle">@style/Widget.MaterialDrawerHeaderStyleCustom</item>
    ...
</style>

Adjust BezelImageView style

Overwrite the Style of the BezelImageView for the whole MaterialDrawer

<style name="BezelImageView">
    <item name="biv_maskDrawable">@drawable/material_drawer_rectangle_mask</item>
    <item name="biv_drawCircularShadow">false</item>
    <item name="biv_selectorOnPress">@color/material_drawer_primary</item>
    <item name="android:scaleType">centerInside</item>
</style>

Used by

(feel free to send me new projects)

Articles about the MaterialDrawer

Credits

Developed By

License

Copyright 2021 Mike Penz

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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MaterialDrawer
What is this?MaterialDrawer is an open-source Android library that adds a flexible navigation drawer to your app — an all-in-one drawer solution following Google's Material Design guidelines, with over 11,000 GitHub stars.
Is this a finished app or something I add to my own project?It's a library you add as a dependency to your own Android project, not a standalone app. The drawer is built on a RecyclerView and configured through a quick and simple API.
How do I add it to my Android project?Add it as a Gradle or Maven dependency as shown in the README's Setup section. The library is built on the AndroidX support libraries, and you assemble the drawer from drawer items in code.
Will it work on older Android devices?Yes — it's compatible down to API Level 16, which means Android 4.1 and newer, and it works through the AndroidX support libraries.
Any catch when upgrading or using Material 3 theming?Yes — when upgrading from v9.x, Material 3 theming requires your activity to have a Material3 theme as its base, so plan your app theme setup accordingly.
Which apps use it in production?A long list of shipped apps: Tusky and Pachli (Mastodon clients), Boost for reddit, Calendula, MLManager, Meldmail, Recipedia and dozens more are named in the README's Used by section.
Can I use it in my own app for free?Yes — it's licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (copyright Mike Penz), so it's free to use in personal and commercial apps.
What comes out of the box?An AccountSwitcher and account header, multiple default drawer items, expandable items, badge support, sticky headers or footers, RTL support, a Gmail-like MiniDrawer and NavController support.
What can I use for drawer icons?Vector .svg icons and icon fonts through the Android-Iconics integration — including Google Material Design Icons, Google Material Community icons, FontAwesome and more.
Can profile images load from a URL?Yes, but the library ships no image-loading component — you wire in your own, like Picasso or Glide, before the first image is fetched, ideally in the Application class.
How customizable is the drawer's look?Quite a lot: it comes with various themes that help keep your own themes clean, you can modify colors on the go, and override styles.xml or the BezelImageView style for deeper changes.
What are similar projects?material-components-android, SlidingMenu, FlycoTabLayout, AppIntro, AndroidSwipeLayout, QMUI_Android, material-dialogs, banner
Which topics is it in?material-theme, material-components, material-ui, android-ui, androidx, android-development, android-library, material-design, themes, mobile-development, theme, kotlin
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mikepenz
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CommitOct 14Releasev9.0.2Aug 15
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