# linebender/druid

A data-first Rust-native UI design toolkit.

Repository: https://github.com/linebender/druid
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/linebender-druid
Homepage: https://linebender.org/druid/
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-04-23T08:34:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 58/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 78, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2862, "days_push": 132, "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 9709, forks 567 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:36.904962+00:00)

## What it is
Druid is a data-first, Rust-native UI toolkit for building cross-platform desktop applications, inspired by declarative frameworks like Flutter and SwiftUI. The project has been discontinued and is unmaintained; its successor is Xilem.

## Use cases
- build a cross-platform desktop app in rust
- rust gui toolkit for desktop applications
- declarative ui framework in rust
- data-driven ui with rust
- maintain an existing druid application
- learn how druid works before moving to xilem

## When to choose
- you are maintaining an existing Druid application that fits its supported feature subset
- you want to study its architecture as background for Xilem

## When to avoid
- starting any brand-new application, since there will be no new features or bug fixes
- your app needs accessibility or 3D support
- you want a long-term-supported Rust GUI toolkit - use Xilem instead

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: abandoned
- function: gui, ui-components, state-management, graphics
- domain: desktop-applications, cross-platform, web-development
- platform: rust, cross-platform, windows
- tags: ui-toolkit, data-first, declarative-ui, discontinued, xilem-successor, desktop, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- linebender/druid (main) score 58

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:36.904962+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 2026-08-29T17:21:14.329313+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/linebender/druid (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:36.904962+00:00, sha 20bd5c778531)
  - homepage: https://linebender.org/druid/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:20:49.987544+00:00, sha 56a9379a7c06)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/druid (fetched 2026-08-29T08:20:49.996888+00:00, sha 44d3fe58bf8c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.