# redox-os/orbtk

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3,780 stars · 187 forks · Rust · MIT

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/redox-os/orbtk
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/redox-os-orbtk.md

## Topics

`cross-platform` `entity-component` `gui` `redox-os` `rust` `rust-lang` `widgets`

## Description

Orbtk is a cross-platform GUI framework and UI toolkit for building desktop applications using the Rust programming language. It functions as a widget-based library that provides a collection of reusable interface components and a template system for defining custom visual elements.

The framework includes a localization and theming engine used to manage multi-language text translation and dynamic visual styles. It enables the creation of consistent layouts and custom widgets across different operating systems and hardware.

The toolkit covers a broad range of capabilities, including window management, state-driven UI updates, and the creation of overlay elements. It also supports the integration of external rendering libraries to draw custom graphics within a canvas.

## Tags

### User Interface & Experience

- [Cross-Platform GUI Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/cross-platform-gui-frameworks.md) — Provides a comprehensive toolkit for building graphical user interfaces that run across multiple desktop operating systems.
- [Widget-Based GUI Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/widget-based-gui-frameworks.md) — Provides a comprehensive toolkit for building desktop applications using a library of reusable widgets. ([source](https://github.com/redox-os/orbtk#readme))
- [Custom Widget Implementation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/custom-widget-frameworks/custom-widget-implementation.md) — Provides the ability to create custom widgets by specifying properties and visual templates. ([source](https://github.com/redox-os/orbtk#readme))
- [State-Driven UI Rendering](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/event-driven-state-managers/event-driven-state-synchronizers/ui-state-recomposition/state-driven-ui-rendering.md) — Implements a state-driven rendering paradigm where views update automatically based on application state changes.
- [Localization and Theming Systems](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/localization-and-theming-systems.md) — Includes a dedicated engine for managing multi-language text translation and dynamic visual styles.
- [Rust Native UI Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/rust-native-ui-frameworks.md) — Implements a native UI framework specifically for building cross-platform desktop applications using the Rust programming language.
- [UI Component State Managers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/ui-component-state-managers.md) — Manages the internal state of UI components to update visual properties in response to user interaction. ([source](https://github.com/redox-os/orbtk#readme))
- [Declarative Templates](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/custom-components/custom-widget-definitions/declarative-templates.md) — Allows the definition of widget visual structures and properties using a declarative template system.
- [UI Component Libraries](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/custom-widget-frameworks/extensible-widget-toolkits/ui-component-libraries.md) — Provides a collection of reusable interface components and a template system for defining custom visual elements.
- [Dynamic Theming](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/dynamic-theming.md) — Supports dynamic switching of visual styles and color schemes at runtime.
- [Interface Text Localization](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/interface-text-localization.md) — Includes a localization service and dictionaries to translate interface text into multiple languages. ([source](https://github.com/redox-os/orbtk#readme))
- [Internationalization Services](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/internationalization-services.md) — Managing the translation of user interface text into multiple languages to support a global user base.
- [Retained State UI Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/retained-state-ui-frameworks.md) — Uses a retained-mode rendering architecture that maintains a persistent widget tree in memory.
- [Style Inheritance Systems](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/style-inheritance-systems.md) — Implements a style inheritance system that propagates visual properties from parent containers to child elements.
- [Visual Theme Engines](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/visual-theme-engines.md) — Provides a visual theme engine to manage dynamic styles and interface appearance switching. ([source](https://github.com/redox-os/orbtk#readme))

### Programming Languages & Runtimes

- [Rust GUI Libraries](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/programming-language-varieties/programming-languages/systems-languages/rust-gui-libraries.md) — A GUI framework specifically developed for building desktop applications using the Rust programming language.

### Web Development

- [Cross-Platform UI Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/cross-platform-ui-frameworks.md) — Enables consistent UI development and layout rendering across different operating systems and hardware.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Worker-to-UI Thread Messaging](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/background-thread-dispatchers/thread-safe-dispatchers/ui-thread-schedulers/worker-to-ui-thread-messaging.md) — Implements messaging from worker threads to the UI thread to refresh the view with current data. ([source](https://github.com/redox-os/orbtk/blob/develop/orbtk/examples/README.md))
- [Entity Component Systems](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/cell-based-component-architectures/entity-component-systems.md) — Employs an entity-component-system architecture to decouple UI state from visual update logic.
- [Thread-to-UI Message Queues](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/message-passing-channels/thread-to-ui-message-queues.md) — Provides thread-to-UI message queues to safely communicate background updates to the main interface loop.