boxy vs nim-csfml

boxy

2D GPU rendering with a tiling atlas. (by treeform)

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nim-csfml

Nim bindings to SFML multimedia/game library (by oprypin)

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boxy		nim-csfml
	Project
4	Mentions	2
100	Stars	81
-	Growth	-
5.5	Activity	0.0
6 days ago	Latest Commit	over 1 year ago
Nim	Language	Nim
MIT License	License	zlib License

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boxy

Posts with mentions or reviews of boxy. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-01.

Nim v2.0 Released
49 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 1 Aug 2023

Not by itself! But together with other library boxy you can: https://github.com/treeform/boxy
You should use pixie to load textures, create text, rasterize vector graphic etc... and send them to boxy to be drawn every frame.
Yes Pixie is CPU only, and just like you can't use Cairo or Skea for real time games you can't use Pixie, but boxy you totally can.
How can I add graphics to my nim program?
10 projects | /r/nim | 4 Jun 2023
Simple Gamepad Support
7 projects | /r/nim | 10 May 2023

I made it because I really like pixie/boxy/windy combo, but there is no gamepad support built-in.
Is Fidget usable for implementation of 3D rendering?
9 projects | /r/nim | 12 Nov 2022

The author Fidget actually has a number of other great libraries that are part of the rendering stack. Notably, Pixie for text and shape rendering in 2D, Boxy for rendering textures to the GPU via opengl, and then Windy for an OS window context and user events, and a number of other libraries related to 3D rendering.

nim-csfml

Posts with mentions or reviews of nim-csfml. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-04.

How can I add graphics to my nim program?
10 projects | /r/nim | 4 Jun 2023

Another option might be SFML, via nim-csfml. I have no idea how it stacks up against other stuff, but I do think it should allow a GUI.
First 100,000 numbers in Recaman's sequence graphed, with colors (in Nim)!
2 projects | /r/nim | 5 Sep 2021

I used this csfml wrapper and the source code is here.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing boxy and nim-csfml you can also consider the following projects:

cpython - Alternative StdLib for Nim for Python targets, hijacks Python StdLib for Nim

nico - a Game Framework in Nim inspired by Pico-8.

nim-gamepad - Cross-platform gamepad library for nim

nimgl - NimGL is a Nim library that offers bindings for popular libraries used in computer graphics

owlkettle - A declarative user interface framework based on GTK 4

nitter - Alternative Twitter front-end

pixie - Full-featured 2d graphics library for Nim.

Arraymancer - A fast, ergonomic and portable tensor library in Nim with a deep learning focus for CPU, GPU and embedded devices via OpenMP, Cuda and OpenCL backends

vulkan - Vulkan C bindings for Nim

windy - Windowing library for Nim using OS native APIs.

pixels - Toy support library for primitive graphics programming.