# rust-windowing/glutin

A low-level library for OpenGL context creation

Repository: https://github.com/rust-windowing/glutin
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/glutin
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, opengl
Last push: 2026-07-24T20:13:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 68/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 16, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4420, "days_push": 40, "days_rel": 490, "gap_med": 115.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2086, forks 491 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:11.964259+00:00)

## What it is
Glutin is a low-level, cross-platform Rust library for creating OpenGL contexts and surfaces on top of native windows. It serves as a building block for rendering infrastructure and pairs naturally with winit for windowing.

## Use cases
- create an OpenGL context in Rust
- render graphics with OpenGL in a native window
- build a custom rendering engine in Rust
- set up EGL surfaces for OpenGL on Android
- initialize GL context for a game or visualization app

## When to choose
- you need fine-grained, low-level control over OpenGL context creation in Rust
- you are building your own rendering or windowing abstraction layer
- you need cross-platform GL context support including Android

## When to avoid
- you want a full graphics framework or high-level rendering API
- you use Vulkan, Metal, or wgpu instead of OpenGL
- you want built-in OpenGL bindings - pair it with gl_generator or similar

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: graphics, gui
- domain: graphics, cross-platform
- platform: windows, rust, cross-platform
- tags: opengl, egl, gl-context, windowing, rendering, game-development, linux, macos, android

## Member repositories
- rust-windowing/glutin (main) score 68

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:11.964259+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 2026-08-30T02:55:48.596518+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rust-windowing/glutin (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:11.964259+00:00, sha d733f6a4ecf8)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/glutin (fetched 2026-08-29T10:35:41.649165+00:00, sha 25bfc06b0f3c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.