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Welcome to the official documentation for SORA.

SORA is a lightweight Android image loading library designed for speed, reliability, and simplicity. It provides efficient image loading, memory and disk caching, SVG support, request management, and modern Android compatibility while maintaining a straightforward API.

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Overview

Key Features

• Memory and disk caching
• HTTP and HTTPS image loading
• SVG rendering support
• Animated drawable support
• Smart image resizing and downsampling
• Request cancellation and tagging
• RecyclerView-safe image loading
• Loading state observation
• Memory trimming support
• Lightweight and easy integration

Platform Support

Requirement	Value
Android API	21+
Target SDK	34
Java	8+
Recommended	Java 11

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Getting Started

New to SORA?

Start here:

1. Installation
2. Quick Start
3. Request Builder
4. Cache Management

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Documentation

Basics

• Installation
• Quick Start
• Image Loading
• Placeholders and Error Drawables

Advanced Usage

• SVG Support
• Animated Images
• Request Cancellation
• Verification Keys
• ImageLoadObserver

Performance

• Memory Cache
• Disk Cache
• Memory Trimming
• Best Practices

Reference

• ImageLoader
• ImageLoadState
• LoadError
• API Reference

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Examples

Practical examples are available for:

• Basic Image Loading
• RecyclerView Integration
• SVG Rendering
• Cache Management
• Error Handling

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Releases

Current stable release:

v1.0.5

Dependency:

implementation "com.github.EKITEAM:SORA:1.0.5"

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Community

Found a bug or have a feature request?

• Open an Issue
• Start a Discussion
• Submit a Pull Request

Contributions of all sizes are welcome.

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Project Links

• GitHub Repository
• Releases
• JitPack Package
• Apache License 2.0

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Philosophy

SORA focuses on delivering a modern image loading experience for Android while remaining lightweight, predictable, and easy to integrate into existing Java-based projects.

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SORA — Light up your images.