Xilem is an experimental, next-generation cross-platform Rust UI framework. It provides a high-level reactive architecture for creating lightweight view trees and updating the rendered interface as application state changes.
The framework supports native applications through its Masonry backend as well as web applications. Xilem is inspired by React, SwiftUI and Elm, while using Rust’s type system and performance characteristics.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Build reactive user interfaces in Rust.
- Uses lightweight view trees to describe application interfaces.
- Updates rendered applications when the view tree changes.
- Supports native applications through the Masonry backend.
- Provides a web backend for browser-based applications.
- Uses winit for window creation and event handling.
- Uses Vello and wgpu for GPU-accelerated 2D graphics.
- Integrates Parley and Fontique for text layout and font handling.
- Provides accessibility integration through AccessKit.
- Includes examples for desktop and Android applications.
Website: github.com/linebender/xilem
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Developer: Linebender
License: Apache License 2.0
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