samhocevar/portable-file-dialogs
💬 Portable GUI dialogs library, C++11, single-header observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
28/100
- Activity 12
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2882
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 530
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1251 stars · 130 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A single-header C++11 library for showing portable native GUI dialogs (file open/save, folder selection, message boxes, notifications) on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It supports synchronous and asynchronous, cancelable dialogs without extra library dependencies.
Use cases
- show a file open dialog in a C++ app on Windows, Mac, and Linux
- display a message box or notification without a GUI framework
- pick a folder from a C++ command-line tool
- open native save-file dialog with a single header
- run non-blocking cancelable dialogs asynchronously
When to choose
- you need native file/message dialogs in C++ with zero dependencies
- you want a lightweight single-header solution
- you need asynchronous or cancelable dialogs
When to avoid
- you need a full GUI toolkit or rich custom dialogs
- you need feature-complete dialog options like tinyfiledialogs
- your target platform lacks Zeny/KDialog/AppleScript backends
Facets
library · maturity stable
gui ui-components desktop-applications cross-platform developer-tools windows cpp cross-platform single-header file-dialogs message-box notifications cpp11 header-only macos linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/samhocevar/portable-file-dialogs · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4c3e590f882d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| samhocevar/portable-file-dialogs | main | 28 |
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