r/odinlang

Desktop App GUI/UI Library for Odin

Hello all,

What is a good option for GUI/UI for desktop(consumer, small biz) apps in Odin which preferably means a retained mode(think something like Winforms but modern and cross-platform) and not immediate mode(meaning not game libraries such as Raylib). I see Blick/Zeiger(non-linear video editor and image viewer software) seems to be making their own UI and that's simply not feasible for me at the moment as a sole developer. Suggestions welcome.

Also, ideally cross-platform(the usual suspects of Windows, Mac, and would be great for Linux(guessing Wayland/XWayland?) and a hail mary for FreeBSD(probably also Wayland - although concerns with future possibly SystemD requirements eliminating use on FreeBSD)?).

Addendums and updates for clarity:
This is not for game development or I'd use Raylib which is outstanding with Odin.

Bonus points on any TUI libs in active development as a secondary option for users.

Further:

I see I'm not alone in sourcing something. Great thoughts here:

https://forum.odin-lang.org/t/yet-another-hopefully-better-idea-on-ui-layouts-and-text/2259

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u/Patient-Emphasis-664 — 8 days ago