State of Rust GUI in 2021?

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  1. Slint

    Discontinued Slint is a toolkit to efficiently develop fluid graphical user interfaces for any display: embedded devices and desktop applications. We support multiple programming languages, such as Rust, C++ or JavaScript. [Moved to: https://github.com/slint-ui/slint]

    https://sixtyfps.io/ have a toolkit with Rust with free and paid offerings. I haven't used it, but might be worth the look.

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  3. flutter_rust_bridge

    Flutter/Dart <-> Rust binding generator, feature-rich, but seamless and simple.

    There is promising work around using Flutter. See https://github.com/fzyzcjy/flutter_rust_bridge/ and https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/appflowy.

  4. AppFlowy

    Bring projects, wikis, and teams together with AI. AppFlowy is the AI collaborative workspace where you achieve more without losing control of your data. The leading open source Notion alternative.

    There is promising work around using Flutter. See https://github.com/fzyzcjy/flutter_rust_bridge/ and https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/appflowy.

  5. druid

    A data-first Rust-native UI design toolkit. (by linebender)

    Wonder why there's no mentioned to druid yet!!!

  6. iced

    A cross-platform GUI library for Rust, inspired by Elm

    Iced !

  7. rustdesk

    An open-source remote desktop application designed for self-hosting, as an alternative to TeamViewer.

    Take a look at rustdesk for a tool written in Rust using Sciter.

  8. cargo-ui

    GUI for Cargo

  9. image-sieve

    GUI based tool to sort and categorize images written in Rust

  10. chiptrack

    A programmable cross-platform sequencer for the Game Boy Advance sound chip

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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