Conrod

Conrod

Conrod is an open-source GUI library for the Rust programming language. It provides widgets and tools for building cross-platform GUI applications that can run on desktop, mobile, and web.
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Conrod: Open-Source GUI Library for Rust

Cross-platform GUI library for building desktop, mobile, and web applications with widgets and tools for the Rust programming language.

What is Conrod?

Conrod is an open-source GUI library designed specifically for the Rust programming language. It allows developers to build cross-platform graphical user interface (GUI) applications that can run on desktop platforms like Windows, macOS and Linux, as well as mobile platforms like iOS and Android, and even web browsers.

Some key features of Conrod include:

  • A set of common GUI widgets like buttons, text boxes, sliders, images, etc.
  • 2D rendering engine using OpenGL
  • Support for handling user input events like clicks, drags, scrolls
  • Theme and style customization
  • Layout management tools
  • Abstraction over platform-specific APIs

Conrod handles a lot of the low level GUI details and interfacing, allowing developers to focus on building the logic and user experience of their application. Its cross-platform capabilities make it easy to write an app once and have it run across desktop, mobile and web without modification.

It is still under active development but already usable for production applications. Conrod offers an ergonomic API for rapid GUI development in Rust.

Conrod Features

Features

  1. Cross-platform - supports desktop, mobile and web
  2. Written in Rust - fast, safe and portable
  3. Widget-based GUI framework
  4. 2D graphics rendering
  5. Input event handling
  6. Font rendering
  7. Theming support

Pricing

  • Open Source

Pros

Fast performance

Memory safety guaranteed by Rust

Portable across platforms

Modular and extensible

Active development community

Cons

Limited widget set compared to more mature GUI toolkits

Rust ecosystem still maturing

Limited documentation and learning resources

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