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cimgui/cimgui

c-api for imgui (https://github.com/ocornut/imgui) Look at: https://github.com/cimgui for other widgets observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/cimgui/cimgui · Lua · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

67/100

  • Activity 98
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4166
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 12
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1949 stars · 369 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A programmatically generated thin C API wrapper around Dear ImGui, the C++ immediate mode GUI library. It enables using Dear ImGui from any language that can interface with C, and also emits Lua definition files to assist in creating bindings.

Use cases

  • use dear imgui from c or other languages via a c api
  • create language bindings for imgui
  • build debug tools and editor uis for games
  • wrap imgui functions for ffi like luajit or d
  • compile imgui as a static c library

When to choose

  • you need Dear ImGui from a non-C++ language that can call C
  • you want auto-generated bindings that track upstream imgui versions
  • you need Lua definition files for generating your own bindings

When to avoid

  • you are writing C++ and can use Dear ImGui directly
  • you need imgui backends, which are not wrapped here
  • you need a high-level retained-mode GUI toolkit

Facets

library · maturity active

gui ui-components graphics developer-tools cross-platform windows cpp c cross-platform imgui dear-imgui c-api binding immediate-mode-gui gamedev auto-generated ffi game-development linux macos

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
cimgui/cimguimain67

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