AZUL - Desktop GUI framework

Azul is a free, functional, reactive GUI framework for Rust, C and C++, built using the WebRender rendering engine and a CSS / HTML-like document object model for rapid development of beautiful, native desktop applications

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Current Status

Warning

This repository is currently under heavy development. Azul is NOT usable yet.

APIs may change frequently and features may be incomplete or unstable.

If you are looking for the old README, see README-OLD.md

The current release is from 2+ years ago, see the releases page.

Visit https://azul.rs/reftest in order to see the current testing and development of the core rendering / HTML layouting engine.

Building

Quick Start (macOS Native)

cd dll
cargo build --release

Cross-Compilation (macOS → Linux/Windows)

Azul supports cross-compilation from macOS to Linux and Windows targets. See CROSS_COMPILATION.md for detailed instructions.

Quick setup:

# Install toolchains
brew tap messense/macos-cross-toolchains
brew install x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu mingw-w64

# Add Rust targets
rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu x86_64-pc-windows-gnu

# Build for all platforms
cd dll
cargo build --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu  # Linux
cargo build --release --target x86_64-pc-windows-gnu     # Windows
cargo build --release                                     # macOS (native)