Top 23 GUI Open-Source Projects
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Project mention: I have implemented shader hot-reloading as well as a GLSL text editor in my custom game engine using an OpenGL renderer. One more step closer to ShaderToy. | reddit.com/r/opengl | 2022-01-19
I am using Dear ImGui as the low-level GUI library, meanwhile for the text editor I am using ImGuiColorTextEdit widget.
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install DBeaver because it's better anyway DBeaver fails to download plugins from server because of outdated SSL certificates "fixed in early access version" install early access version realize it's the same version that was already published not fixed
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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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That's a reasonable request. Discussion about a feature along those lines seems to be happening in https://github.com/tqdm/tqdm/issues/614; perhaps you could weigh in there?
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Project mention: Lifetimes, Clones, and Closures: Explaining the “glib::clone!()” Macro | reddit.com/r/rust | 2022-01-14
Unfortunately this isn't a problem to limited to gtk-rs. Many other GUI frameworks run into the same issue. This leads to issues this like this: https://github.com/yewstack/yew/issues/1656
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Project mention: Flameshot 11 released, powerful yet simple screenshot capture tool | reddit.com/r/Windows10 | 2022-01-18
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Hi gophers ! ive been lurking for awhile and have picked up Go for an app. Currently, the app is functioning as planned and I have utilised Fyne to build the cross-platform app. Alls going well until I realised:
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Project mention: Help with gstreamer and pyinstaller: I don't understand the error message | reddit.com/r/kivy | 2022-01-10
as per this link https://github.com/kivy/kivy/issues/5203, you're gonna go through conflicting dlls. at least double check/update everything to the latest version.
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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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Might not be ideal but if you don't find anything else, you could use filebrowser that points to an empty folder. Inside you create another folder called "Shared" or something, you can now create a public link and give it a password.
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awesome-python-applications
💿 Free software that works great, and also happens to be open-source Python.
Project mention: Where can I find real world django projects to read? | reddit.com/r/django | 2022-01-01 -
Don't let technology lockdown like WinForms stop you, friend. https://avaloniaui.net/ got you covered.
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Project mention: How's the GUI-creation side of Rust looking nowadays? | reddit.com/r/rust | 2022-01-16
iced is pretty good, I was able to create a GUI like this. It's still missing some features like multiple windows and popup menus.
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Project mention: Choose whatever OS you want, but if it’s ChromeOS I will not respect your choice | reddit.com/r/linuxmasterrace | 2022-01-18
I debloated it. Can share my custom ISO if you want it. (Recommend making your own tho. With relatively little effort you can remove all the bloat and telemetry stuff from it. Heck, there is even a script that does all of that for you. You just need to search it up :)
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Project mention: Flyleaf v3.4: Media Player .NET (4-6) Library for WPF/WinForms (based on FFmpeg/DirectX) | reddit.com/r/dotnet | 2022-01-18
Themes: WPF Control is based on Material Design In XAML and supports already some basic Color Themes
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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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PySimpleGUI
Launched in 2018 Actively developed & supported. Supports tkinter, Qt, WxPython, Remi (in browser). Create custom GUI Windows simply, trivially with a full set of widgets. Multi-Window applications are also simple. Python 2.7 & 3 Support. 325+ Demo programs & Cookbook for rapid start. Extensive documentation. Examples using Machine Learning(GUI, OpenCV Integration, Chatterbot), Desktop Widgets (Rainmeter-like), Matplotlib + Pyplot integration, add GUI to command line scripts, PDF & Image Viewe
Project mention: PySimpleGUI to close soon if dire financial situation doesn't improve | news.ycombinator.com | 2021-12-16 -
qt
Qt binding for Go (Golang) with support for Windows / macOS / Linux / FreeBSD / Android / iOS / Sailfish OS / Raspberry Pi / AsteroidOS / Ubuntu Touch / JavaScript / WebAssembly
I know of https://github.com/therecipe/qt, but I've no experience using it, so not sure how well it works. But normally if you feel handy with Go, I guess it should be easier than switching your development stack to C++.
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if you use a rss reader,you can try [rsshub](rsshub.app/). for example,you can subscribe "https://github.com/mayswind/AriaNg/releases.atom" in your rss reader,when AriaNG is released,you will be noticed in your reader.
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gdbgui
Browser-based frontend to gdb (gnu debugger). Add breakpoints, view the stack, visualize data structures, and more in C, C++, Go, Rust, and Fortran. Run gdbgui from the terminal and a new tab will open in your browser.
Project mention: Hi, I'm working on GDBFrontend debugger, what features would you like to see in your use cases? | reddit.com/r/embedded | 2021-11-22I was thinking about this project I tried a while ago.
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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 -
MahApps.Metro
A framework that allows developers to cobble together a better UI for their own WPF applications with minimal effort.
Another option is to use WPF with https://mahapps.com/
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Project mention: Are there native bindings for native UI development with Go? Window, GTK, MacOS | reddit.com/r/golang | 2021-11-10
There is this https://github.com/andlabs/ui but it doesn't seem to have been touched in quite a while.
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Index
What are some of the best open-source GUI projects? This list will help you:
| Project | Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | imgui | 34,101 |
| 2 | dbeaver | 24,162 |
| 3 | tqdm | 20,857 |
| 4 | yew | 18,698 |
| 5 | flameshot | 15,729 |
| 6 | fyne | 15,411 |
| 7 | kivy | 14,200 |
| 8 | filemanager | 14,196 |
| 9 | awesome-python-applications | 13,344 |
| 10 | Avalonia | 12,734 |
| 11 | iced | 12,469 |
| 12 | Windows10Debloater | 11,874 |
| 13 | MaterialDesignInXamlToolkit | 11,706 |
| 14 | cutter | 10,659 |
| 15 | libui | 10,142 |
| 16 | webview | 9,393 |
| 17 | PySimpleGUI | 9,229 |
| 18 | qt | 8,985 |
| 19 | AriaNg | 8,431 |
| 20 | gdbgui | 8,391 |
| 21 | lvgl | 8,335 |
| 22 | MahApps.Metro | 8,063 |
| 23 | ui | 8,059 |
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