Android Drawable Generator

Generate optimized drawable XML code and image assets for Android apps with custom specifications

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How to Get Started

Simple steps to create amazing results

1

Enter Your Specifications

Describe the drawable you need - whether it's an icon, background, button, or splash screen. Input your desired colors, dimensions, and style preferences.

2

Customize Settings

Fine-tune your drawable with advanced options. Select screen densities, adjust colors, choose formats, and preview your design in real-time.

3

Download & Implement

Generate your drawable and download it instantly. Get all density variants ready to drop into your Android project's drawable folders.

Main Features

Powerful capabilities at your fingertips

Multi-Density Support

Automatically generates drawables for all screen densities (LDPI, MDPI, HDPI, XHDPI, XXHDPI, XXXHDPI) ensuring perfect display on every Android device.

Intuitive Design Tools

Create professional drawables without any design experience. Simple controls and real-time preview make it easy to achieve exactly what you envision.

Instant Download

Get your complete drawable package immediately with organized folders ready for direct integration into your Android Studio project.

Multiple Formats

Generate PNG, XML vector drawables, and nine-patch graphics. Choose the format that best suits your app's performance and quality needs.

Optimized Output

All generated drawables are automatically optimized for file size without sacrificing quality, ensuring faster app load times and smaller APK sizes.

Custom Shapes & Styles

Create buttons, backgrounds, icons, and more with rounded corners, gradients, borders, and shadows using simple parameter inputs.

Did You Know?

Interesting Things You Might Not Know About Android Drawable

Born with Android 1.0

Android Drawables were introduced in September 2008 with the first Android release, making them over 15 years old as a visual resource system that has powered millions of apps.

Nine-Patch Innovation

The NinePatchDrawable format, created specifically for Android, uses a 1-pixel border to define stretchable regions, reducing APK sizes by up to 90% compared to storing multiple resolution variants of the same image.

XML as Art Medium

Vector Drawables introduced in Android 5.0 (2014) allow designers to create complex graphics entirely in XML, with some intricate icons containing over 1,000 lines of path data and commands.

The DPI Multiplication

Android's density-independent system spans 6 primary drawable folders (ldpi, mdpi, hdpi, xhdpi, xxhdpi, xxxhdpi) with scale factors ranging from 0.75x to 4x, requiring designers to think in multiples of 4dp for optimal results.

Material Design Revolution

Google's 2014 Material Design guidelines transformed drawable usage by introducing animated VectorDrawables and RippleDrawables, with some Material icons containing over 50 individual animation frames within a single XML file.

The Color State List

StateListDrawables can define up to 9 different visual states (pressed, focused, selected, etc.) in a single XML file, allowing one drawable resource to replace dozens of separate image files.

Backward Compatibility Challenge

VectorDrawables weren't natively supported on pre-Lollipop devices (covering 28% of users in 2016), forcing developers to create complex fallback systems until AndroidX introduced automatic PNG conversion at build time.

The Tinting Revolution

Android 5.0 introduced drawable tinting, allowing a single vector asset to appear in unlimited colors without duplication, reducing the Google Material Icons library from over 10,000 files to just 2,000 base vectors.

Layer-List Mastery

LayerDrawables can stack up to 50+ individual drawable layers with independent positioning and scaling, enabling complex UI elements like custom progress bars and badges entirely without custom view code.

The APK Size Impact

Switching from PNG to VectorDrawable for icons typically reduces an app's APK size by 20-60%, with Google reporting that YouTube's Android app saved over 1.5MB by converting to vectors in 2016.

Animation Frame Precision

AnimationDrawables can sequence up to 100+ individual frames with per-frame duration control down to 1 millisecond, though Google recommends keeping sequences under 30 frames for memory efficiency.

The Gradient Evolution

GradientDrawables evolved from simple two-color transitions in Android 1.0 to supporting radial, sweep, and multi-stop gradients by Android 4.0, with some complex backgrounds using 10+ color stops to achieve photorealistic effects.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know

You can generate various types of drawables including icons, backgrounds, buttons, and splash screens.
Yes, the generated drawable is optimized for different screen densities to ensure it looks great on all devices.
No, our tool is designed to be user-friendly and requires no prior design experience. Just input your specifications and get the drawable you need.
Absolutely! All drawables generated with our tool are royalty-free and can be used in personal and commercial Android applications without any restrictions or attribution requirements.
You can download drawables in multiple formats including PNG for raster graphics, XML for vector drawables, and 9-patch PNG for scalable backgrounds. Each format comes with all necessary density variants.
Simply download the generated package and copy the drawable folders into your Android Studio project's res directory. The files are pre-organized by density, making integration quick and seamless.

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Create professional Android drawables in seconds. No design skills required, unlimited downloads, optimized for all devices.