# parro-it/libui-node

Node bindings for libui, an awesome native UI library for Unix, OSX and Windows

Repository: https://github.com/parro-it/libui-node
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/libui-node
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2021-07-22T16:46:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3756, "days_push": 1868, "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 1873, forks 84 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:47.180084+00:00)

## What it is
Node.js bindings for the libui library, a lightweight portable GUI toolkit that renders native controls on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It lets developers build small cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript without the overhead of Electron.

## Use cases
- build a native desktop app with node.js
- create cross-platform gui apps without electron
- make a small windows mac linux desktop tool in javascript
- use native ui controls from node
- lightweight alternative to electron for desktop apps

## When to choose
- you want small, fast native-looking desktop apps from Node.js
- you prefer native controls over web-rendered UI
- you want to avoid Electron's memory footprint

## When to avoid
- you need a rich web-based UI or CSS styling
- you need a very actively maintained project (last release 2021)
- you need mobile or web targets

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, ui-components, desktop-framework
- domain: desktop-applications, cross-platform, web-development
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: native-ui, libui-bindings, nodejs-gui, lightweight-gui, nodejs, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- parro-it/libui-node (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:47.180084+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 2026-08-30T03:14:50.407015+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/parro-it/libui-node (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:47.180084+00:00, sha 4e2e4fcf6bb4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.