Dear ImGui Alternatives

Dear ImGui is described as 'Bloat-free graphical user interface library for C++. It outputs optimized vertex buffers that you can render anytime in your 3D-pipeline enabled application. It is fast, portable, renderer agnostic and self-contained (no external dependencies)' and is an app in the development category. There are nine alternatives to Dear ImGui for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best Dear ImGui alternative is Qt, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Dear ImGui are GTK, wxWidgets, Slint and Tkinter.

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Dear ImGui alternatives page was last updated May 24, 2024
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  1. Qt icon

    Qt

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    Qt is a cross-platform application framework that is widely used for developing application software that can be run on various software and hardware platforms with little or no change in the underlying codebase, while having the power and speed of native applications.

    53 Qt alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Qt screenshot 1

    Qt Features

    1.  Desktop Application
    2.  C++
    3.  Clean API
    4.  Cross-Platform
    5.  Embedded Device development
    6.  Native application

    Qt VS Dear ImGui

     

    • Qt is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Dear ImGui.

    • Qt is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Dear ImGui.

    • Qt is Freemium and Open SourceDear ImGui is Free and Open Source
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    GTK

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    GTK is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites.

    36 GTK alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    GTK screenshot 1

    GTK Features

    1.  Cross-Platform

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    wxWidgets

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    wxWidgets is a C++ library that lets developers create applications for Windows, OS X, Linux and UNIX on 32-bit and 64-bit architectures as well as several mobile platforms including Windows Mobile, iPhone SDK and embedded GTK+.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    wxWidgets Features

    1.  C++

    wxWidgets VS Dear ImGui

     
  5. Slint icon

    Slint

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    GUI toolkit for Rust, C++, and JavaScript to efficiently develop fluid graphical user interfaces for embedded devices and desktop applications.

    18 Slint alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Slint screenshot 1

    Slint Features

    1.  Rust

    Slint VS Dear ImGui

     

    • Slint is the most popular Web-based alternative to Dear ImGui.

    • Slint is Free and Open SourceDear ImGui is also Free and Open Source
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    Tkinter

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    The tkinter package (“Tk interface”) is the standard Python interface to the Tcl/Tk GUI toolkit. Both Tk and tkinter are available on most Unix platforms, including macOS, as well as on Windows systems.

    11 Tkinter alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    Tkinter screenshot 1

    Tkinter Features

    1.  Supports Python
    2.  Graphical User Interface

    Tkinter VS Dear ImGui

     
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    Iced

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    iced is a cross-platform GUI library for Rust. It is inspired by Elm, a delightful functional language for building web applications.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Rust
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    Iced screenshot 1
    Iced screenshot 2

    Iced Features

    1.  Cross-Platform
    2.  Graphical User Interface
    3.  Typesafe

    Iced VS Dear ImGui

     

    • Iced is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Dear ImGui.

    • Iced is Free and Open SourceDear ImGui is also Free and Open Source
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    FLTK

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    The Fast, Light Toolkit (FLTK, pronounced fulltick) is a cross-platform graphical user interface (GUI) library developed by Bill Spitzak and others. Made to accommodate 3D graphics programming, it has an interface to OpenGL, but it is also suitable for general GUI programming.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    FLTK screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  C++

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  10. Nevron Open Vision for .NET icon

    Nevron Open Vision for .NET

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    Nevron Open Vision for .NET is a suite of advanced UI components that helps you develop feature-rich Web (Blazor WebAssenbly) and Desktop (WinForms, WPF, Xamarin.Mac) applications from a single code base.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • BG flagBulgaria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    Nevron Open Vision for .NET screenshot 1

    Nevron Open Vision for .NET VS Dear ImGui

     
  11. Gio icon

    Gio

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    Gio is a library for writing cross-platform immediate mode GUI-s in Go. Gio supports all the major platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows, Android, iOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and WebAssembly.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • WebAssembly
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    • Self-Hosted
    Gio screenshot 1

    Gio Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No dependencies
    5.  Graphical User Interface
    6.  Golang

    Gio VS Dear ImGui

     

    • Gio is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Dear ImGui.

    • Gio is Free and Open SourceDear ImGui is also Free and Open Source
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