Nelarius/imnodes

Health v2 · maintenance only

Adoption not part of the score

2481 stars · 312 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

imnodes is a small, dependency-free node editor extension for dear imgui, written in C++. It provides immediate-mode building blocks for creating nodes, pins, and links inside ImGui windows, with users controlling all state.

Use cases

• build a node-based editor UI inside an ImGui application
• create visual shader or material graph editors
• add node graph editing to a game engine tool
• embed a visual scripting workspace in a C++ desktop app
• nest arbitrary ImGui widgets inside draggable nodes
• prototype dataflow or pipeline editors in immediate-mode GUI

When to choose

• you already use dear imgui and need node editor functionality
• you want a minimal, copy-paste dependency with no extra libraries
• you prefer immediate-mode style where your code owns all state
• you need customizable low-level building blocks rather than a fixed editor

When to avoid

• you need a full-featured standalone node editor application
• your project does not use dear imgui
• you need a retained-mode or batteries-included graph framework
• you require guaranteed Linux build support, which is untested upstream

Facets

library · maturity active

ui-components graphics developer-tools graphics developer-tools cross-platform cpp cross-platform imgui node-editor immediate-mode visual-programming gamedev header-only-style game-development desktop

Member repositories

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="Nelarius/imnodes")