# AshampooSystems/boden

Purely native C++ cross-platform GUI framework for Android and iOS development. https://www.boden.io

Repository: https://github.com/AshampooSystems/boden
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/boden
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: cross-platform, android-ui, ios-ui, cpp, cpp17, mobile, mobile-development, mobile-app
Last push: 2021-12-17T14:46:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2898, "days_push": 1720, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1746, forks 103 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:30.731128+00:00)

## What it is
Boden is a purely native C++17 cross-platform GUI framework for building Android and iOS apps with native OEM widgets. It provides a single C++ codebase that renders truly native look-and-feel on both mobile platforms.

## Use cases
- build a native android and ios app from one c++ codebase
- cross-platform mobile ui framework with native widgets
- write ios and android apps in c++17
- avoid webview-based mobile frameworks and get native controls
- develop battery-efficient native mobile apps in c++

## When to choose
- you want truly native platform widgets rather than drawn or web-based UI
- your team is proficient in modern C++ and targets both Android and iOS
- performance and battery efficiency matter for your mobile app

## When to avoid
- you need a fully stable, complete API - Boden is a beta with sparse recent activity
- you target desktop or web platforms in addition to mobile
- you prefer mainstream ecosystems like Flutter, React Native, or Kotlin Multiplatform

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: mobile-framework, ui-components, gui
- domain: mobile-development, cross-platform, web-development
- platform: cpp, windows
- tags: native-widgets, cpp17, mobile-ui, cross-platform-gui, android, ios, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- AshampooSystems/boden (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:30.731128+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:29:11.063255+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/AshampooSystems/boden (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:30.731128+00:00, sha 68c1ae369f59)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.