Rust GUI components for building fantastic cross-platform desktop application by using GPUI. - longbridge/gpui-component

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GPUI Component is a Rust library offering 60+ cross-platform UI components for building desktop applications with GPUI. Features include native-inspired design, theming support, virtualized tables/lists for performance, markdown/HTML rendering, syntax highlighting via Tree Sitter, and a high-performance code editor supporting up to 200K lines with LSP integration. The library provides dock layouts, multiple size variants, and optional WebView support through Wry.

longbridge/gpui-component: Rust GUI components for building fantastic cross-platform desktop application by using GPUI.

<p>Copy-paste of their current (2025-10-29) features list, since the AI summary is somewhat unclear:</p>
<ul>
<li>Richness: 60+ cross-platform desktop UI components.</li>
<li>Native: Inspired by macOS and Windows controls, combined with shadcn/ui design for a modern experience.</li>
<li>Ease of Use: Stateless RenderOnce components, simple and user-friendly.</li>
<li>Customizable: Built-in Theme and ThemeColor, supporting multi-theme and variable-based configurations.</li>
<li>Versatile: Supports sizes like xs, sm, md, and lg.</li>
<li>Flexible Layout: Dock layout for panel arrangements, resizing, and freeform (Tiles) layouts.</li>
<li>High Performance: Virtualized Table and List components for smooth large-data rendering.</li>
<li>Content Rendering: Native support for Markdown and simple HTML.</li>
<li>Charting: Built-in charts for visualizing your data.</li>
<li>Editor: High performance code editor (support up to 200K lines) with LSP (diagnostics, completion, hover, etc).</li>
<li>Syntax Highlighting: Syntax highlighting for editor and markdown components using Tree Sitter.</li>
</ul>
