What is CustomButton?
CustomButton is a beautiful and minimalistic Android UI library that provides customizable buttons with outline and drawable support. Built as an extension of AppCompatTextView, CustomButton offers a modern alternative to Android’s Material buttons with better drawable support and consistent appearance across Android versions.Key features
Customizable outlines
Define custom stroke widths and colors with independent normal and selected states
Drawable support
Add left and right drawables with precise control over size and positioning
State management
Built-in touch listeners with automatic state transitions and custom color schemes
Minimal design
Flat, elegant buttons that look consistent across all Android versions (API 15+)
Why CustomButton?
CustomButton was created as a replacement for Android’s Material buttons, offering several advantages:- Flat design - Clean, minimalistic appearance without unnecessary elevation
- Better drawable control - Programmatically add and size drawables with ease
- Cross-version consistency - Looks the same on all Android versions
- Lightweight - Extends AppCompatTextView, so all TextView functionality is available
- Customizable states - Independent colors for normal and selected states across text, background, and stroke
CustomButton is part of the Custom UI collection of beautiful, minimalistic, and customizable Android UI components.
Get started
Installation
Add CustomButton to your project using Gradle and JitPack
Quickstart
Create your first custom button in under 5 minutes
Customization guides
Learn how to customize buttons with XML and programmatically