libui
Simple and portable (but not inflexible) GUI library in C that uses the native GUI technologies of each platform it supports. (by andlabs)
FLTK
FLTK - Fast Light Tool Kit - https://github.com/fltk/fltk - cross platform GUI development (by fltk)
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| libui | FLTK | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 18 | |
| 10,590 | 1,498 | |
| - | 5.5% | |
| 0.0 | 9.8 | |
| over 1 year ago | 2 days ago | |
| C | C++ | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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libui
Posts with mentions or reviews of libui.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-04.
- BeeWare Toga v0.4.0 – A Python native, OS native GUI toolkit
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Is there no simple GUI library for pure C?
What about https://github.com/andlabs/libui
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Capy – Cross-platform library for making true native GUIs in Zig
Fantastic! This is similar to the C library `libui` since it also acts as a wrapper of native libraries of each platform.
If only there was a way to interface to these using some declarative minimal and highly opinionated programming language and paradigm...
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Mathematical Patterns
For the GUI you will need a library or framework that interacts with your specifiv operating system and allows you to create windows and a canvas to which you can draw. You could give libui a chance.
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libui-ng-sys: external FFI bindings for libui-ng
libui-ng is a cross-platform GUI library with native widgets written in C. It is based on an earlier, (currently) inactive project known as libui. While Rust bindings for libui have existed for years (see ui-sys and iui), there is no solution for the new libui-ng; libui-ng-sys aims to fill this role.
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What GUI library should I start with after learning C?
libui
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Not-gtk GUI Libs/frameworks for plain C
https://github.com/andlabs/libui is very nice, but unfortunately dead, if it serves your purpose consider using it, this is a fork under development https://github.com/libui-ng/libui-ng
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Ask HN: Is there any cross platform non native GUI written in C that looks good?
https://github.com/andlabs/libui
Better yet, it has excellent DSLs that make it possible to build desktop apps in a way similar to HTML, but much better due to keeping all code dynamic in one language (no static/dynamic multi-language separation/mixing dissonance):
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Usable cross-platform GUI?
Maybe a module that uses https://github.com/andlabs/libui or a light HTML renderer?
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Electron Adventures: Episode 82: Glimmer DSL
LibUI is a "portable GUI library for C". It comes with so many disclaimers that it's an incomplete alpha version.
FLTK
Posts with mentions or reviews of FLTK.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-15.
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Is there no simple GUI library for pure C?
Fl_Flex (shameless plug!) is now officially in upstream FLTK since 1.4 for a "flexbox style" layout manager.
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[Cpp] Une assez grande liste de bibliothèques graphiques C ++
FLTK
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GUI libraries or frameworks?
A few examples: Dear ImGui, SFML, FLTK. Probably even Tk could be used.
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The state of Rust GUI libraries
FLTK (Fast Light Toolkit) is a lightweight, cross-platform supported toolkit for building GUIs. FLTK is supported on Windows, macOS, and UNIX systems and was originally built for C++. If you use the FLTK toolkit to create a GUI application, the application looks the same on all supported operating systems.
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Are there any low-level library options for creating desktop apps?
There are a lot of options and they're not that hard to find... Qt, wxWidgets, FLTK, IUP come immediately to mind.
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Looking for a cross-platform solution to my problem
FLTK. It's a cross-platform C++ GUI toolkit for UNIX®/Linux® (X11), Microsoft® Windows®, and MacOS® X.
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Where to start with developing cross platform apps?
There are various choices but the one I would recommend for a simple program is WxWidgets which is a W/M/L kit. Another one is FLTK. Another popular choice that is more complex, but allows you to do more as well, is Qt which has support for Android and iOS.
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Best framework to create GUI in linux?
FLTK
- How do you create a cross-platform GUI without using Electron?
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Longing for Lean GUI Frameworks (C/C++)
I know also FLTK and Azul; further, I've looked at TUIs like ncurses, notcurses, and Turbo Vision.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing libui and FLTK you can also consider the following projects:
imgui - Dear ImGui: Bloat-free Graphical User interface for C++ with minimal dependencies
wxWidgets - Cross-Platform C++ GUI Library
GTK+ - Read-only mirror of https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk
nana - a modern C++ GUI library
fox-toolkit - Unofficial Zenotech specific mirror of fox-toolkit; please refer to upstream site for latest version
nuklear - A single-header ANSI C immediate mode cross-platform GUI library
webview - Tiny cross-platform webview library for C/C++. Uses WebKit (GTK/Cocoa) and Edge WebView2 (Windows).
gtkmm - Read-only mirror of https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtkmm
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