tinyfiledialogs vs libui

tinyfiledialogs

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libui

Simple and portable (but not inflexible) GUI library in C that uses the native GUI technologies of each platform it supports. (by andlabs)

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tinyfiledialogs		libui
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0	Mentions	17
2	Stars	10,244
-	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	0.0
over 2 years ago	Latest Commit	5 months ago
C	Language	C
BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

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tinyfiledialogs

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libui

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libui-ng-sys: external FFI bindings for libui-ng
2 projects | reddit.com/r/rust | 20 Apr 2022

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.
What GUI library should I start with after learning C?
3 projects | reddit.com/r/C_Programming | 17 Feb 2022

libui
Not-gtk GUI Libs/frameworks for plain C
6 projects | reddit.com/r/C_Programming | 22 Jan 2022

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
Ask HN: Is there any cross platform non native GUI written in C that looks good?
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 7 Dec 2021

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):
Usable cross-platform GUI?
2 projects | reddit.com/r/vlang | 4 Nov 2021

Maybe a module that uses https://github.com/andlabs/libui or a light HTML renderer?
Electron Adventures: Episode 82: Glimmer DSL
3 projects | dev.to | 29 Oct 2021

LibUI is a "portable GUI library for C". It comes with so many disclaimers that it's an incomplete alpha version.
Glimmer DSL for LibUI – Simplest Native GUI Cross-Platform Syntax
3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 22 Oct 2021

I find the concepts (i.e. "SWT without Java") behind libui (https://github.com/andlabs/libui) exciting, and I could picture myself using it someday (through its Python bindings).
I'm a bit worried, though, that the project is described as "mid-alpha" and hasn't received a single commit since January this year.
Could anyone familiar with the project comment on its current state ?
Nim version 1.6.0 released - Nim Blog
4 projects | reddit.com/r/programming | 19 Oct 2021
In search of a simple GUI library for C/C++
8 projects | reddit.com/r/C_Programming | 15 Oct 2021

just now I was browsing libui.
Glimmer DSL for LibUI Beta Release
6 projects | dev.to | 8 Oct 2021

LibUI is a thin Ruby wrapper around libui, a relatively new C GUI library that renders native controls on every platform (similar to SWT, but without the heavy weight of the Java Virtual Machine).