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DEX Method-Count Bin Packer 2D: Multidex SDK Bar Chart

2D bin-packing visualizer for Android's 65,536-method-per-DEX limit: toggle third-party SDKs, drag/zoom a stacked-bar view of multidex files, compare naive vs First-Fit-Decreasing packing order, and watch a packing-order strip, fill meter, and cold-start cost update live.

Computer Science2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
2d-mobile-third-party-sdks ↗ Open standalone

Android caps every DEX file at 65,536 referenced methods, and stacking third-party SDKs onto a mobile app is the single most common way projects hit that ceiling. This 2D simulator models the real build-time decision: toggle a shelf of common SDKs (Firebase, Maps, Facebook, Stripe, push, networking, image loading, video) plus a slider for a hypothetical SDK you're evaluating, watch a bin-packing algorithm split their methods across stacked-bar "DEX towers" you can drag-pan and zoom, and compare naive packing order against First-Fit Decreasing via a companion 1-D packing-order strip. A shrink slider models R8/ProGuard tree-shaking, a multidex switch shows what happens when the build isn't allowed to split at all, and live readouts track total methods, DEX-file count, last-DEX fill percentage, and an illustrative cold-start latency cost.

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2D bin-packing visualizer for Android's 65,536-method-per-DEX limit: toggle third-party SDKs, drag/zoom a stacked-bar view of multidex files, compare naive vs First-Fit-Decreasing packing order, and watch a packing-order strip, fill meter, and cold-start cost update live.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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