Gtk# vs Eto.Forms

Gtk#

Gtk# is a Mono/.NET binding to the cross platform Gtk+ GUI toolkit and the foundation of most GUI apps built with Mono (by mono)

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Eto.Forms

Cross platform GUI framework for desktop and mobile applications in .NET (by picoe)

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Gtk#		Eto.Forms
	Project
1	Mentions	17
417	Stars	3,472
0.0%	Growth	0.5%
0.0	Activity	8.8
about 1 year ago	Latest Commit	9 days ago
C#	Language	C#
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

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Gtk#

Posts with mentions or reviews of Gtk#. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-12-12.

What language do you use for developing GTK-Applications?
2 projects | /r/GTK | 12 Dec 2021

mono/gtk-sharp is still stuck on 2.0 I think, but GtkSharp/GtkSharp uses 3.22 and up.

Eto.Forms

Posts with mentions or reviews of Eto.Forms. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-27.

Cross-platform desktop applications
2 projects | /r/dotnet | 27 Jun 2023

An option that does not seem to have been mentioned yet is Eto.Forms: https://github.com/picoe/Eto
AM2RLauncher Flatpak - GNOME Platform 42 is end of life
2 projects | /r/AM2R | 29 Mar 2023

And the above is caused by https://github.com/picoe/Eto/issues/2361
What your hidden nuget gems ?
32 projects | /r/dotnet | 10 Mar 2023

Eto Forms - Simple cross-platform UI toolkit using native components, also for F# - https://github.com/picoe/Eto
Is it possible to make desktop app gui's with just C#?
4 projects | /r/csharp | 6 Dec 2022

Yes, you can use Eto.Forms. There is also Windows Forms (with WYSIWYG editor).
What GUI should I use for a Windows app?
3 projects | /r/csharp | 2 Nov 2022
Best .NET framework that both Mac and windows developers can use to make a desktop GUI?
4 projects | /r/csharp | 15 Oct 2022

Check out Eto Forms
How do you format applications using UI engines like Eto
2 projects | /r/csharp | 28 Sep 2022

Look at the Wiki: Containers
Windows Central: "Microsoft to merge Surface Pro X ARM and Surface Pro 9 Intel versions under one product line"
8 projects | /r/hardware | 31 Aug 2022

To move on to GUI dev, there's the Qt Framework, Eto.forms for C#; Rust has the ImGui wrapper for the C++ Dear ImGui library.
Cross platform gui frameworks that aren't xaml-based?
14 projects | /r/dotnet | 29 Jan 2022
So i rewrote WinUI to WPF
6 projects | /r/csharp | 1 Dec 2021

I've been using Eto Myself

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Gtk# and Eto.Forms you can also consider the following projects:

Avalonia - Develop Desktop, Embedded, Mobile and WebAssembly apps with C# and XAML. The most popular .NET Foundation community project.

Xamarin.Forms - Xamarin.Forms Official Home

XWT - A cross-platform UI toolkit for creating desktop applications with .NET and Mono

metroframework-modern-ui - My humble attempt to bring the new Modern UI alias Metro UI of Windows 8 to .NET Windows Forms applications.

Modern UI for WPF - MUI - Modern UI for WPF

ScintillaNET - A Windows Forms control, wrapper, and bindings for the Scintilla text editor.

UWP Community Toolkit - The Windows Community Toolkit is a collection of helpers, extensions, and custom controls. It simplifies and demonstrates common developer tasks building .NET apps with UWP and the Windows App SDK / WinUI 3 for Windows 10 and Windows 11. The toolkit is part of the .NET Foundation.

MaterialSkin - Theming .NET WinForms, C# or VB.Net, to Google's Material Design Principles.

Uno Platform - Build Mobile, Desktop and WebAssembly apps with C# and XAML. Today. Open source and professionally supported.