An easy-to-use, 2D GUI library written entirely in Rust.
Conrod is a 2D graphical user interface (GUI) library designed for Rust applications. It provides a straightforward way to create interactive interfaces, emphasizing ease of use and flexibility for developers building desktop or graphical tools. It uses a hybrid immediate mode approach for responsive UI design.
Rust developers building desktop applications, graphical tools, or any project requiring a custom 2D GUI, particularly those who value simplicity and control in UI development.
Developers choose Conrod for its hybrid immediate mode GUI that balances responsiveness with ease of use, its extensible support for multiple graphics backends (like glium, wgpu, vulkano), and its declarative widget construction using Rust's builder pattern for readable code.
An easy-to-use, 2D GUI library written entirely in Rust.
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Blends immediate and retained mode benefits for responsive UI design, offering a balance between performance and ease of use, as highlighted in the guide's feature overview.
Compatible with multiple graphics backends like glium, wgpu, vulkano, and winit, allowing integration with various Rust graphics ecosystems for window management.
Uses Rust's builder pattern for readable and declarative UI code, making widget setup straightforward as described in the builder pattern section.
Supports theme creation and serialization for consistent and personalized styling, enabling developers to tailor UI appearance without hardcoding styles.
The original maintainer has stepped down, recommending egui as a replacement, which means no active updates, bug fixes, or community support.
The guide is a work-in-progress with many sections not yet implemented, making it difficult for newcomers to learn and troubleshoot effectively.
The README states that large changes are still possible and the API is not fully stable, leading to potential breaking changes in future updates.
Requires managing multiple crates for different backends, adding configuration complexity compared to more integrated GUI libraries.