StudioCherno/Walnut
Walnut is a simple application framework for Vulkan and Dear ImGui apps observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
34/100
- Activity 3
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
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: 1605
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 583
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2424 stars · 476 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Walnut is a simple C++ application framework combining Dear ImGui with Vulkan for building immediate-mode desktop applications with real-time rendering. It bundles GLFW, GLM, and stb_image and provides setup scripts for Visual Studio 2022.
Use cases
- build a desktop app with Vulkan rendering and an ImGui interface
- create a launcher or tool UI on top of Vulkan
- prototype real-time graphics applications in C++
- make an immediate-mode GUI desktop application
- learn Vulkan with a preconfigured project setup
When to choose
- you want Dear ImGui UI blended with Vulkan rendering in a C++ desktop app
- you want a ready-made Visual Studio project scaffold for Vulkan development
- you are building tools like launchers or graphics utilities
When to avoid
- you need Linux or macOS support today (only Windows is currently supported)
- you need a retained-mode or native-look UI toolkit
- you are building mobile or web applications
Facets
framework · maturity active
ui-components graphics gui desktop-applications graphics developer-tools windows cpp cross-platform vulkan dear-imgui immediate-mode-ui desktop-framework glfw
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/StudioCherno/Walnut · fetched 2026-08-28 · eaccea883ee1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| StudioCherno/Walnut | main | 34 |
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