Compose Multiplatform is a declarative framework for sharing user interface code across multiple platforms with Kotlin. It is based on Jetpack Compose and is developed by JetBrains and open source contributors.
The framework lets developers share UI code between Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows and the web. Desktop applications target the JVM and use hardware-accelerated rendering, while web support uses Kotlin/Wasm. Compose Multiplatform also provides desktop-specific extensions for menus, keyboard shortcuts, window manipulation and notifications.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Share UI code across Android, iOS, desktop and web platforms.
- Uses the declarative Jetpack Compose programming model.
- Supports Linux, macOS and Windows desktop applications.
- Offers hardware-accelerated rendering on desktop platforms.
- Provides desktop extensions for menus, keyboard shortcuts, window manipulation and notifications.
- Access native platform APIs from Kotlin Multiplatform code.
- Embed native UI components alongside Compose interfaces.
- Build browser-based interfaces using Kotlin/Wasm.
- Compose HTML library provides composable building blocks for HTML and CSS interfaces.
Website: github.com/JetBrains/compose-multiplatform
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Developer: JetBrains
License: Apache License 2.0
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