# ImGuiNET/ImGui.NET

An ImGui wrapper for .NET.

Repository: https://github.com/ImGuiNET/ImGui.NET
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/imguinet
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: imgui, netcore, games, graphics
Last push: 2026-07-21T04:07:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 65/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3958, "days_push": 43, "days_rel": 604, "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 2256, forks 355 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:31.359709+00:00)

## What it is
ImGui.NET is a .NET wrapper around the Dear ImGui immediate-mode GUI library, built on the cimgui C API. It lets .NET developers build graphical interfaces in an immediate-mode style across all major .NET runtimes and operating systems.

## Use cases
- build debug tooling overlays for games in C#
- create immediate-mode GUIs in .NET applications
- add developer UI panels to a MonoGame or OpenTK project
- render tool windows with Veldrid in a .NET Core app
- prototype in-game editor interfaces
- wrap Dear ImGui for use in C# or F#

## When to choose
- you're on .NET and want Dear ImGui's immediate-mode UI
- you need cross-platform debug/tooling UI for games or graphics apps
- you want a thin, low-overhead binding close to the native API

## When to avoid
- you need a full retained-mode UI framework with theming and layout
- you're not using a .NET runtime
- you need a high-level widget toolkit for end-user desktop apps

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, graphics, gui
- domain: graphics, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: dotnet, cross-platform, windows
- tags: dear-imgui, immediate-mode-gui, csharp-bindings, netstandard, veldrid, game-ui, native-interop, game-development, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- ImGuiNET/ImGui.NET (main) score 65

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:31.359709+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 2026-08-30T02:43:41.275128+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ImGuiNET/ImGui.NET (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:31.359709+00:00, sha cc07e105a520)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.