# hexops/mach

zig game engine & graphics toolkit - mirror of https://code.hexops.com/hexops/mach

Repository: https://github.com/hexops/mach
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mach
Homepage: https://machengine.org
Language: Zig
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: game-engine, gamedev, zig, ziglang, open-source, composable, game-development, graphics, cross-platform, gui
Last push: 2026-05-23T01:41:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 83, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1886, "days_push": 103, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4827, forks 211 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:00.587905+00:00)

## What it is
Mach is a Zig game engine and graphics toolkit for building high-performance, cross-platform games, visualizations, and desktop/mobile GUI apps. It is modular, usable as a gamedev standard library, an alternative to GLFW/SDL/Raylib, or a full engine, with zero system dependencies beyond Zig.

## Use cases
- build a cross-platform game in zig
- render graphics with a zig gpu toolkit
- make a desktop or mobile gui app in zig
- cross-compile a game to windows linux and macos
- replace sdl or raylib with a zig-native windowing layer
- build real-time visualizations

## When to choose
- you want to write games or graphics apps in Zig
- you need effortless cross-compilation to any OS
- you want zero system dependencies and a fast setup
- you prefer modular components over a monolithic engine

## When to avoid
- you need a mature, stable engine with a full editor like Unity or Godot
- your project requires stable APIs that won't change
- you don't want to use Zig or track its nominated versions

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: experimental
- function: game-engine, graphics, gui, ui-components, developer-tools
- domain: graphics, cross-platform, desktop-applications, mobile-development
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: zig, gamedev, gpu, modular, cross-compilation, visualization, game-development, linux, macos, desktop, mobile

## Member repositories
- hexops/mach (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:00.587905+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 2026-08-29T18:18:30.606383+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hexops/mach (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:00.587905+00:00, sha 6d25a81e936b)
  - homepage: https://machengine.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:23.885288+00:00, sha b22371b94a54)
  - site_page: https://machengine.org//docs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:23.887826+00:00, sha 4a59adcb6ade)
  - site_page: https://machengine.org//about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:23.889421+00:00, sha 188788673748)
  - site_page: https://machengine.org/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:23.890916+00:00, sha 4a59adcb6ade)
  - site_page: https://machengine.org/about/goals (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:23.892555+00:00, sha ff21b78dca89)
  - site_page: https://machengine.org/about/zig-version (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:23.894313+00:00, sha b22371b94a54)
  - site_page: https://machengine.org/about/known-issues (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:23.896068+00:00, sha d6f751348234)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.