Top 23 C GUI Projects
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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.
Project mention: Ask HN: Is there any cross platform non native GUI written in C that looks good? | news.ycombinator.com | 2021-12-07https://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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webview
Tiny cross-platform webview library for C/C++/Golang. Uses WebKit (Gtk/Cocoa) and Edge (Windows)
Hi, I am in the process of moving my app from the browser to webview. For the most part this works well but my JavaScript functions are not being called. What am I missing?
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SonarLint
Deliver Cleaner and Safer Code - Right in Your IDE of Choice!. SonarLint is a free and open source IDE extension that identifies and catches bugs and vulnerabilities as you code, directly in the IDE. Install from your favorite IDE marketplace today.
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lvgl
Powerful and easy-to-use embedded GUI library with many widgets, advanced visual effects (opacity, antialiasing, animations) and low memory requirements (16K RAM, 64K Flash).
Project mention: Are there any cross-platform GUI libraries out there? | reddit.com/r/C_Programming | 2021-12-12 -
Project mention: Robotgo v0.100.0 is released, Go desktop automation. Enhancement bitmap and image, add arm support... | reddit.com/r/golang | 2021-09-27
Link to the Readme: https://github.com/go-vgo/robotgo
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Project mention: C++ dev having trouble finding what ui toolkit to use for pet project | reddit.com/r/linuxmasterrace | 2021-11-30
### [Nukler](https://github.com/Immediate-Mode-UI/Nuklear)
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xmake can also easily write some lua scripts to dump the build dependency graph https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake
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nuklear
This project provides Go bindings for nuklear.h — a small ANSI C GUI library. (by golang-ui)
Project mention: Looking to make an image viewer/editor, which libraries should I consider? | reddit.com/r/C_Programming | 2021-12-07Another option that's pure c and a great library is nuklear https://github.com/vurtun/nuklear
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Scout APM
Less time debugging, more time building. Scout APM allows you to find and fix performance issues with no hassle. Now with error monitoring and external services monitoring, Scout is a developer's best friend when it comes to application development.
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Project mention: does anyone know a tutorial on how to create a midi program? | reddit.com/r/code | 2021-03-08
If what you want is to make VST plugins, you're going to need a lot more. I've used the iplug/iplug2 framework: https://github.com/iPlug2/iPlug2/tree/master/Examples/IPlugMidiEffect https://github.com/iPlug2/iPlug2
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Project mention: Work towards a standard appindicator protocol has started (with support from GNOME and KDE) | reddit.com/r/linux | 2022-01-15
GNOME does maintain GTK. It is the core of their development platform. Its code is even hosted on GNOME's Gitlab
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linux-wifi-hotspot
Feature-rich wifi hotspot creator for Linux which provides both GUI and command-line interface. It is also able to create a hotspot using the same wifi card which is connected to an AP already ( Similar to Windows 10).
Has anyone successfully set one up? I've tried every guide I could find but I can only get a connection with no internet access. I've also tried this: https://github.com/lakinduakash/linux-wifi-hotspot but it doesn't work. I know for a fact my adapter can run a hotspot because I had it setup on windows.
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>"Ghost is a hobby operating system for the Intel x86 platform. The project is licensed as GPLv3. It was started as a research project to learn more about low-level software programming and computer internals. The sources are available on GitHub (https://github.com/maxdev1/ghost).
Features
The kernel and the userspace applications are written from scratch in C++ and Assembly (and some C). It is not based on any existing kernel.
There is a POSIX.1 compatibility layer to simplify porting some software to the system.
o Micro-kernel
o Symmetric multi-processing
o Patched GCC (OS specific toolchain)
o IPC (pipes, signals, messages, shared memory)
o ELF executable & shared library support
o libc, self-made
o libghostapi, kernel API library
o libghostuser, simplified file I/O, creating UIs etc.
o libstdc++ port
o VESA video driver
o Window server (GUI with homemade toolkit)
o PS/2 keyboard & mouse driver
o Userspace filesystem driver support
o Serial COM1 debug interface
o Virtual 8086 for BIOS calls
o Copy-on-write implementation, fork()
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Project mention: How to create a graphical application without relying on Xorg or Wayland? | reddit.com/r/NetBSD | 2021-05-26
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Project mention: MiSTer FPGA vs Mednafen - PC Engine / TurboGrafx 16 Showdown Software Emulation vs FPGA Showdown! | reddit.com/r/RetroArch | 2021-11-11
Using the commandline parameters or easy to do with mednaffe (GUI) https://github.com/AmatCoder/mednaffe/releases/tag/0.9.1
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hello_imgui
Hello, Dear ImGui: cross-platform Gui apps for Windows / Mac / Linux / iOS / Android / Emscripten with the simplicity of a "Hello World" app
(I ran git clone --recursive https://github.com/pthom/hello_imgui to get the hello_imgui directory)
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totalcross
TotalCross is a Software Development Kit that helps cross platform application development. Currently supported platforms are: Windows, Wince, Android, iOS, Linux and Linux ARM for embedded systems.
You can join the TotalCross community through the official website, GitHub and Discord. It will be a great experience and you are sure to learn a lot of great things! Look forward to seeing you there!
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qtools
QTools collection of open source tools for embedded systems development on Windows, Linux and MacOS
Project mention: What software do professionals use to make GUI mockups for embedded systems? | reddit.com/r/embedded | 2021-12-13 -
virtual_touchscreen
Simple evdev linux device driver and GUI program to simulate multitouch touchscreen
Project mention: Can't use some apps which seem to require a touchscreen | reddit.com/r/Androidx86 | 2021-12-15Normally I use -device virtio-mouse-pci and these apps fail to respond. I've also tried -device virtio-input-host-pci both with a Wacom Bamboo pen tablet which can handle two touches at once, and https://github.com/vi/virtual_touchscreen/. With both of these, when there are two touch points active, something draws partially transparent white circles on the screen which move in sync with the touches, but the apps still don't respond.
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Hi. Thanks but I have already covered 2 such tools: Screenkey and KmCaster. There's also this which I only briefly mentioned in an article, which works on Wayland.
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ncurses
snapshots of ncurses - see http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ncurses.faq.html (no pull requests are accepted)
Project mention: ncurses alternatives - S-Lang, termbox, and rang | libhunt.com/r/ncurses-snapshots | 2021-12-30 -
Project mention: Is WinUI the most modern GUI library for C++ desktop applications on Windows? | reddit.com/r/cpp | 2021-12-06
If you want a Dear Imgui "starter kit", you can try ImFrame. It packages a few libraries into a very lightweight cross-platform application framework.
C GUI related posts
- Work towards a standard appindicator protocol has started (with support from GNOME and KDE)
- Cannot call JavaScript function from Go webview
- Proposal to add build graph output to GNU Make
- With Rust's Crate feature wherein you can add dependencies to your code, what is it's equivalent in C?
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ncurses alternatives - S-Lang, termbox, and rang
4 projects | 30 Dec 2021
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PDCurses alternatives - notty and S-Lang
3 projects | 30 Dec 2021
- I can't include external libraries to my mingw installation
Index
What are some of the best open-source GUI projects in C? This list will help you:
| Project | Stars | |
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| 1 | libui | 10,133 |
| 2 | webview | 9,348 |
| 3 | lvgl | 8,335 |
| 4 | robotgo | 7,153 |
| 5 | nuklear | 5,121 |
| 6 | xmake | 4,363 |
| 7 | nuklear | 1,459 |
| 8 | Guitar | 1,250 |
| 9 | iPlug2 | 1,190 |
| 10 | GTK+ | 971 |
| 11 | linux-wifi-hotspot | 891 |
| 12 | PDCurses | 727 |
| 13 | lagrange | 699 |
| 14 | ghost | 392 |
| 15 | microwindows | 355 |
| 16 | mednaffe | 242 |
| 17 | hello_imgui | 214 |
| 18 | totalcross | 177 |
| 19 | qtools | 79 |
| 20 | virtual_touchscreen | 68 |
| 21 | showmethekey | 40 |
| 22 | ncurses | 37 |
| 23 | ImFrame | 29 |
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