imgui-rs: Rust bindings for Dear ImGui by imgui-rs
Rust bindings for Dear ImGui
About imgui-rs: Rust bindings for Dear ImGui
From the project's README at github.com/imgui-rs/imgui-rs. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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are the Rust bindings to Dear ImGui, the standard immediate mode user interface library. Main library crates
The core of imgui-rs consists of: [](./imgui): High-level safe API [](./imgui-sys): Low-level unsafe API (automatically generated)
Next, we provide an example renderer, and two example backend platform implementations: [](https://github.com/imgui-rs/imgui-glow-renderer): Renderer implementation that uses the crate [](https:/
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 3.0k | github.com/imgui-rs/imgui-rs |
| GitHub forks | 387 | github.com/imgui-rs/imgui-rs |
| CRATES downloads (last month) | 145 | imgui-rs |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 10.7 years | since Aug 2015 |
| Last commit | 3 months ago | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 39 | last: 2.0 years ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
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| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
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