/GuiLite

✔️The smallest/simplest/stablest GUI library(5 KLOC) for all platfoms

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GuiLite - The smallest/simplest/stablest GUI library

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Introduction

  • GuiLite is the smallest GUI library with 5000 lines of C++ code, it runs on all platforms(e.g, iOS, Android, Linux, Windows, macOS, Docker and MCU with or without OS).
  • GuiLite is embeddable, it runs inside other UI frameworks(e.g, Qt, MFC, Winform, Cocoa). You could use GuiLite features and host UI features simultaneously.
  • GuiLite render UI by itself, independent of OS & Grphic library.
  • GuiLite could work with many languages(e.g. Swift, Java, C#, Golang).
  • 🔧We want people to customize GuiLite.
  • ⚙️We hope GuiLite is small enough to help you understand how UI works.
  • 👑You should be the master of your UI and not be tied to a specific framework.

🔥New feature：Hello Star

HelloNavigation

  • Hello Star has only 100+ lines code, showing you how to develop star field effect with GuiLite.
  • Support: MCU / Windows / Linux

Features

Cross platform

ARM Linux STM32 Without OS
ARM Linux MCU MCU
Windows Mixed Reality Android
Win MR Android
macOS iOS
macOS iOS

Support Docker Container

We build GuiLite demo as docker image, you can update/deploy/run the latest GuiLite demo on your device with single command below:

  • sudo docker run -it --privileged -v /dev:/dev-share idea4good/gui-lite:latest bash /run.sh

Easy customization

wallpaper

Multi-language:

unicode

Multi-theme

multi-theme

IoT Edge or Code Telemetry

⚠️Remove all shell/batch files if you do not want to share the data.

  • Report build activities to cloud:
    BuildInfo
  • Sync running data to cloud:
    DataOnCloud

Start with Demo

GuiLite is only a framework, could not create UI by itself. In order to show how to build UI App with it, We provide some samples for you.

  • Sample code here.
  • Sample introduction:
Sample name Platform Description Build guidance Diffculty level
HelloParticle Windows, Linux, STM32F103, STM32F429 Show how to develop particle effect Build ★
HelloStar Windows, Linux, STM32F103, STM32F429 Show how to develop star field effect Build ★
HelloGuiLite Windows, Linux Show how to Initialize UI, load resource, layout UI Build ★★
HelloMario Windows, Linux, STM32F103, STM32F429 Show how to develop multi-layer UI system Build ★★
HelloNavigation Windows, Linux, STM32F103, STM32F429 Show how to navigate/click widgets by hard button in non-touch GUI scenario Build ★★
HelloFont Windows, Linux Show how to use multi-language feature(UTF-8) Build ★★
HelloAnimation Windows, Linux Show how to make animation Build ★★
HelloSlide Windows, Linux Show how to use sliding pages Build ★★★
HelloWave Windows, Linux, STM32F103, STM32F429 Show how to use wave widget Build ★★★
HostMonitor iOS, Mac, Android, Windows, Linux Show how to build complex UI for all platforms Build ★★★★

Documents

GuiLite is the smallest and simplest GUI library.

  1. Just 5,000 line C++ code
  2. Only use basic C++ feature(class, virtual function), no complex syntax
  3. All rendering base on draw_pixel, no algorithm
  4. Full documents and small live demos for reference

How to learn?

  1. Build/Run GuiLite library
  2. Build/Run HelloXXX demos
  3. Read/Modify HelloXXX/UIcode/UIcode.cpp code
  4. Read/Modify gui code
  5. Read/Modify core code
  6. Build your UI framework

Videos

Mirror repository

Gitee in China

Thanks

  • Thanks the help from QQ group, you guys make GuiLite better! And welcome new friend to join us.
  • Thanks the donations from Gitee users, every penny of donations will be used for needy children or family of China.