cycfi/elements
Elements C++ GUI library observed · 2026-10-19
Health v2 · maintenance only
100/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 100
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-22. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 3860
- days_rel: 3
- days_push: 3
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
3723 stars · 284 forks observed · 2026-10-19
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Elements is a lightweight, modular, resolution-independent C++20 GUI library with a declarative DSEL syntax written entirely in C++. It is embeddable in other applications and plugin hosts (e.g., VST, AU) since it does not own the event loop.
Use cases
- build a desktop gui in modern c++
- create ui for an audio plugin like vst or au
- embed a gui in an existing application alongside other frameworks
- write declarative ui layouts without a visual gui editor
- build resolution-independent cross-platform interfaces
When to choose
- you want a lightweight, embeddable C++ GUI that coexists with other frameworks or plugin hosts
- you prefer declaring UI in C++ with a DSEL rather than XML or a GUI editor
- you are building audio plugins or applications needing fine-grained, modular UI elements
When to avoid
- you need a production-ready, API-stable GUI toolkit today, as the API is still changing
- you need comprehensive documentation, which is still a work in progress
- you need a mature ecosystem with extensive third-party widgets and tooling
Facets
library · maturity experimental
gui ui-components graphics desktop-applications cross-platform developer-tools cpp cross-platform declarative-ui dsel modern-cpp embeddable skia cairo audio-plugins desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/cycfi/elements · fetched 2026-10-19 · ce149a5277ba
- homepage: http://cycfi.github.io/elements/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 10791bc1c341
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cycfi/elements | main | 100 |
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