Blinc by project-blinc
A declarative, reactive UI system with first-class state machines, spring physics animations, and GPU-accelerated rendering
About Blinc
From the project's README at github.com/project-blinc/Blinc. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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A GPU-accelerated, cross-platform UI framework for building desktop, mobile, and web applications from a single Rust codebase. Highlights GPU-Accelerated, SDF rendering, glassmorphism, spring physics, @flow custom shaders Cross-Platform, Desktop (macOS/Windows/Linux), Android, iOS, Web (WebGPU) Builder API, Declarative, chainable: 40+ Components, shadcn/ui-style library with CSS-overridable theming 40+ Live Demos, Try them in your browser (WebGPU required) Quick Start
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 | 399 | github.com/project-blinc/Blinc |
| GitHub forks | 10 | github.com/project-blinc/Blinc |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 4.1 years | since Apr 2022 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 3 | last: 1 months ago |
| Funding links | 2 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| 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 → |
What people say on Hacker News
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Ready to self-host Blinc?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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