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AZUL - Desktop GUI framework by fschutt

Rust MIT

Desktop GUI Framework

guirustdesktopopenglgui-frameworkcppcdesktop-gui-frameworkgui-library
Verdict 65/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 4.8 years ago

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Health score
65 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
6.1k
223 forks

About AZUL - Desktop GUI framework

From the project's README at github.com/fschutt/azul. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

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> Azul is a free, functional, reactive GUI framework for Rust, C and C++, built using the WebRender rendering engine and a CSS / HTML-like document object model for rapid development of beautiful, native desktop applications Website | Releases | User guide | API documentation | Discord Screenshots

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/12084016/126752996-1ec1f221-2b01-4f01-99c6-794640

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
68
maturity
62
community
82
security
70
sustainability
88
adoption
32

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 6.1k github.com/fschutt/azul
GitHub forks 223 github.com/fschutt/azul
CRATES downloads (last month) 191 azul

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age8.3 yearssince Jan 2018
Last commit12 days agoApr 25, 2026
Releases shipped1last: 4.8 years ago
Funding links5declared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

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