# imgui-rs/imgui-rs

Rust bindings for Dear ImGui

Repository: https://github.com/imgui-rs/imgui-rs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/imgui-rs
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, rust-library, gui, imgui
Last push: 2026-06-21T09:03:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 88, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4035, "days_push": 73, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3051, forks 388 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:39.641914+00:00)

## What it is
imgui-rs provides safe Rust bindings to Dear ImGui, the standard immediate-mode GUI library. It includes a high-level safe API crate, generated low-level sys bindings, and integrations with renderers like glow and platform backends like winit and SDL2.

## Use cases
- build debug tool windows in a Rust game
- create immediate mode GUI overlays in Rust
- add developer tooling UI to a wgpu or OpenGL app
- render ImGui interfaces from Rust
- build quick in-app tooling panels with Rust

## When to choose
- you want Dear ImGui's immediate-mode UI in a Rust application
- you need debug or tooling overlays for games or graphics demos
- you want flexibility to pick your own renderer and windowing backend

## When to avoid
- you need polished end-user application UI with native widgets
- you want a retained-mode or declarative GUI framework
- you need 100% coverage of Dear ImGui's API

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: gui, ui-components, graphics
- domain: graphics, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: rust, cpp, cross-platform
- tags: immediate-mode, dear-imgui, debug-ui, game-tools, opengl, game-development, desktop

## Member repositories
- imgui-rs/imgui-rs (main) score 62

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:39.641914+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 2026-08-30T07:28:53.883347+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/imgui-rs/imgui-rs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:39.641914+00:00, sha a6bb29a3b9f9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.