# raysan5/raygui

A simple and easy-to-use immediate-mode gui library

Repository: https://github.com/raysan5/raygui
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/raygui
Language: C
License: Zlib
License Family: permissive
Topics: raylib, imgui, buttons, gui, ui-design, ui-library, c, immediate-mode-gui, open-source
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:48:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 61, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3731, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 44, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5096, forks 390 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:09.699543+00:00)

## What it is
raygui is a simple, easy-to-use immediate-mode GUI library for C, designed as an auxiliary module for raylib but adaptable to other engines and frameworks. It is a single-file header-only library offering 25+ controls, a styling system, and icon support, intended primarily for tools development.

## Use cases
- build debug overlays and tool windows for a raylib game
- create quick internal tools with sliders, buttons, and text boxes in C
- add an immediate-mode GUI to a custom graphics engine
- prototype UI for desktop utilities without a retained-mode framework
- embed a lightweight GUI with icons into a game editor

## When to choose
- you are using raylib or want a minimal, dependency-light immediate-mode GUI in C
- you need simple tooling UI rather than complex retained-mode interfaces
- you prefer a single header-only file with easy integration

## When to avoid
- you need rich, complex, or accessible application UI with layout management
- you require a retained-mode GUI framework with theming and native widgets
- you are building a web or mobile application

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, gui
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: cpp, c, cross-platform
- tags: immediate-mode-gui, raylib, header-only, single-file, tools-development, game-tools, game-development, desktop

## Member repositories
- raysan5/raygui (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:09.699543+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 2026-08-29T18:02:14.438650+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/raysan5/raygui (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:09.699543+00:00, sha 1561a2b8dd95)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.