# uwerat/qskinny

A lightweight framework on top of the Qt scene graph and only few classes from Qt/Quick. It is usable from C++ and/or QML.

Repository: https://github.com/uwerat/qskinny
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/qskinny
Language: C++
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-25T09:53:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3330, "days_push": 8, "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 1667, forks 321 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:19.654840+00:00)

## What it is
QSkinny is a lightweight C++/QML GUI framework built on top of the Qt scene graph, offering lightweight controls with a design that separates control logic, styling, and rendering. It targets performance-sensitive applications such as automotive GUIs, providing good startup performance and a low memory footprint.

## Use cases
- build a lightweight embedded GUI with Qt
- create an automotive HMI dashboard in C++
- write Qt controls usable from both C++ and QML
- reduce memory footprint and startup time of a Qt Quick app
- style and render custom UI controls on the Qt scene graph

## When to choose
- you need a performant, low-footprint Qt-based GUI for embedded or automotive systems
- you prefer implementing UI controls in C++ rather than QML-heavy stacks
- you want a clean separation between control logic, styling, and rendering

## When to avoid
- you need extensive documentation and a mature, complete QML API
- you want a large ecosystem of ready-made widgets and community support
- your project is fine with standard Qt Widgets or Qt Quick

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, graphics, frontend-framework
- domain: web-development, embedded-systems, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: cpp, cross-platform, embedded, windows
- tags: qt, qml, scene-graph, gui-framework, automotive-hmi, lightweight-ui, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- uwerat/qskinny (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:19.654840+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 2026-08-30T03:42:54.566159+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/uwerat/qskinny (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:19.654840+00:00, sha a126fa277c0d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.