# grovesNL/glow

GL on Whatever: a set of bindings to run GL anywhere and avoid target-specific code

Repository: https://github.com/grovesNL/glow
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/grovesnl-glow
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: opengl, opengl-es, webgl, rust
Last push: 2026-07-09T03:14:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 73/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2805, "days_push": 55, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1500, forks 159 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:54.228051+00:00)

## What it is
glow is a Rust library providing unified bindings to OpenGL, OpenGL ES, and WebGL, letting you write GL code once and run it anywhere. It abstracts away target-specific differences so the same rendering code works natively and in the browser via WebAssembly.

## Use cases
- write OpenGL code in Rust that also runs as WebGL in the browser
- avoid target-specific GL code across desktop and web builds
- render graphics with a single API over OpenGL and OpenGL ES
- build a Rust game or renderer targeting native and wasm
- port a native GL renderer to WebAssembly

## When to choose
- you need one GL binding crate that works on desktop, mobile, and web
- you want to compile Rust graphics code to wasm and run WebGL
- you want a thin, low-level GL API without heavy abstractions

## When to avoid
- you need Vulkan, Metal, or DirectX instead of GL-family APIs
- you want a high-level rendering engine rather than raw GL bindings
- you need compute shaders or features beyond what WebGL exposes

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: graphics, sdk
- domain: graphics, web-development, cross-platform
- platform: rust, wasm, cross-platform
- tags: opengl, opengl-es, webgl, bindings, rendering, game-development, desktop

## Member repositories
- grovesNL/glow (main) score 73

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:54.228051+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 2026-08-30T04:32:59.837540+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/grovesNL/glow (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:54.228051+00:00, sha 93648bb37abb)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/glow (fetched 2026-08-29T11:37:56.759868+00:00, sha e91998f5616d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.