The elegant way to build cross-platform applications with native performance.

Warning

For production code disable address sanitizer, it will cause high memory usage.

Features

Cross-Platform: Write once, build anywhere (Windows, Linux)
Lightweight: Minimal footprint with maximum functionality
Customizable: Tailor every aspect of your UI
Minimal Dependencies: Built with minimal dependencies
Pure C: Portable code perfect for embedded solutions
Community Driven: Open-source under GPL v2 license

Quick Start

Installation

Download the latest release from our GitHub Releases page.

Basic Example

#include <Gooey/gooey.h>
 
int main()
{
    Gooey_Init();
    GooeyWindow *win = GooeyWindow_Create("My Window", 400, 400, true);
 
    GooeyLabel *label_0 = GooeyLabel_Create("Hello World!", 0.26f, 164, 159);
 
    GooeyWindow_RegisterWidget(win, label_0);
 
    GooeyWindow_Run(1, win);
    GooeyWindow_Cleanup(1, win);
 
    return 0;
}

Documentation

Explore our comprehensive documentation:

Building from Source

Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/GooeyUI/GooeyGUI.git GooeyGUI

cd GooeyGUI
Get Submodules:
git submodule init

git submodule update --remote --merge
Build the library:
cmake -S . -B build

cd build && make

# Install if you encounter missing packages

sudo apt install libdrm-dev libgbm-dev libegl-dev libgl-dev libwayland-dev libxkbcommon-dev mesa-utils
Install (optional):
sudo make install
Building a example
gcc example.c -o example -L/usr/local/lib/ -lfreetype -lGooeyGUI -lGLPS -lm -I/usr/local/include/ -fsanitize=address,undefined && ./example

Contributing

We welcome contributions!

License

Gooey is released under the GNU General Public License v2.0.

Community

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Special Thanks

To all our contributors who help make Gooey better!