idea4good/GuiLite
✔️The smallest header-only GUI library(4 KLOC) for all platforms observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
44/100
- Activity 48
- 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: 3274
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 315
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
7765 stars · 834 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
GuiLite is a minimal header-only C++ GUI library of about 4,000 lines of code with zero dependencies, capable of running on everything from MCUs without an OS to desktop and mobile platforms. It integrates with third-party frameworks like Qt, MFC, WinForms, and Cocoa, and includes tooling for layout, fonts, and IoT cloud connectivity.
Use cases
- build a gui for a microcontroller with only 29 KB of flash and 9 KB of ram
- add a lightweight touch display interface to an embedded iot device
- render a ui on linux/windows without pulling in qt or gtk
- embed a small gui inside an existing qt or mfc application
- create a cross-platform ui that runs on mcu, android, ios, and desktop from one codebase
- run a gui demo in docker on a single-board computer
When to choose
- you need an extremely small, dependency-free gui for resource-constrained hardware or mcus
- you want one gui codebase running across embedded, mobile, and desktop platforms
- you prefer a simple, readable c++ codebase you can fully understand and modify
When to avoid
- you need a rich widget set, accessibility support, or polished native look and feel
- you are building a complex desktop application where Qt or a full framework is more productive
- you need extensive third-party integrations and a large ecosystem
Facets
library · maturity active
ui-components graphics gui embedded-systems cross-platform iot graphics cross-platform embedded windows cpp header-only mcu microcontroller lightweight display rtos embedded-gui linux macos android ios docker
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/idea4good/GuiLite · fetched 2026-08-28 · b01f774b64e0
- homepage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grqXEz3bdC0 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 44136fa355b3
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| idea4good/GuiLite | main | 44 |
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