# cs01/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.

Repository: https://github.com/cs01/gdbgui
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gdbgui
Homepage: https://gdbgui.com
Language: TypeScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: gdb, c, python, gui, frontend, browser, debugger-visualizer, golang, rust, c-plus-plus, websockets, reactjs, debugger, gdb-frontend, gdbgui, gnu-debugger
Last push: 2025-06-29T22:40:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 36/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 29, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3597, "days_push": 430, "days_rel": 430, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 10350, forks 521 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:41.768830+00:00)

## What it is
gdbgui is a browser-based frontend to the GNU debugger (gdb), letting users set breakpoints, view stack traces, and visualize data structures for C, C++, Go, Rust, and Fortran. It runs as a Python-launched local server that opens a graphical debugging UI in a browser tab.

## Use cases
- debug c or c++ programs with a graphical interface
- add breakpoints and view the call stack without an IDE
- visualize data structures while debugging rust or go
- run gdb from the terminal with a browser ui
- teach debugging in computer science courses
- replace ddd with a modern gdb frontend

## When to choose
- you debug C, C++, Go, Rust, or Fortran with gdb but want a GUI
- you don't use a full IDE but want visual debugging
- you're a beginner who finds raw gdb commands intimidating
- you want a lightweight tool installable via pipx

## When to avoid
- you need to debug Python code (gdbgui only debugs via gdb)
- you use LLDB instead of gdb
- you're on Windows (support was removed)
- you need a UI button for every gdb command

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: browser, python, cli
- tags: gdb, debugger-frontend, browser-ui, c-cpp-debugging, websockets, breakpoints, stack-visualization, debugging, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- cs01/gdbgui (main) score 36

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:41.768830+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 2026-08-29T17:19:07.671192+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cs01/gdbgui (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:41.768830+00:00, sha c0fb2ab6f9c8)
  - homepage: https://gdbgui.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:18:50.501110+00:00, sha d1db0815c5d0)
  - site_page: https://www.gdbgui.com/installation (fetched 2026-08-29T08:18:50.510121+00:00, sha d194854cbe7a)
  - site_page: https://www.gdbgui.com/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T08:18:50.512100+00:00, sha 6f319bf1e64d)
  - site_page: https://www.gdbgui.com/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T08:18:50.513576+00:00, sha facbf921e735)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.