Makepad

Rust cross-platform UI framework.

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Console’s review

· Reviewed by David Mytton

What we like

Build application UIs for the web, mobile, and desktop. Supports web + Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android. Uses a declarative DSL. Built using custom shaders and supports 2D, 3D, VR, AR. Plenty of examples. Can be live-styled without recompiling during development.

Tradeoffs

API docs aren’t available. Built-in UI components don’t feel native on each supported platform.

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