I posted only in the <#C09222272|> Spent the week sick at home with two daughters, surrounded by Mi...

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[Jackson Mafra]

I posted only in the #C09222272

Spent the week sick at home with two daughters, surrounded by Minecraft, Roblox, and an impressive amount of screaming.
So instead of resting like a normal person, I built this:
https://github.com/jacksonfdam/androidx-cataloger

It scrapes the AndroidX site, lists all the libraries, shows their versions, and builds a version catalog for you — because manually checking mvnrepository and copy-pasting dependencies is a special kind of pain.

Still rough around the edges, but works great when I’m too lazy to do things properly. Feel free to fork, judge, or improve it.

Also included a validator...

[hfhbd]

You do know the official version catalog: https://maven.google.com/web/index.html#androidx.gradle:gradle-version-catalog:2025.04.00?

[hfhbd]

And you can also configure dependabot/renovate to update your dependencies?

[Jackson Mafra]

Yes, I'm well aware of the official version catalog.

[Jackson Mafra]

If you read the project readme. You choose the libraries that you want to include in the catalog.

The official catalog is great if you enjoy the "one-size-fits-all" approach and don't mind downloading the entire AndroidX universe when you only need a small galaxy of dependencies.

[Jackson Mafra]

As for Dependabot/Renovate I use, but I don't believe all the time in Trust me, this lib works better 0.0.1 versions to the left....

[Jackson Mafra]

I'm trying to show real info about what’s in your project—not just version numbers. You get visual comparisons of existing catalogs, so it’s easy to see what’s outdated without digging through messy PRs. You only include what you actually need, not the whole AndroidX family. And when something updates, you’ll know why—because seeing how dependencies connect can actually help.

Think of it like the difference between someone yelling “UPDATE THIS!” and someone explaining what’s changing and why it matters.

[Jackson Mafra]

But if you like the official catalog and automated bots, that’s valid.

[Jackson Mafra]

This side project is just for people who sometimes want to understand what they’re pulling into their projects.