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https://github.com/frang75/nappgui_src

SDK for building cross-platform desktop apps in ANSI-C
https://github.com/frang75/nappgui_src

c cairo cocoa cross-platform cross-platform-app cross-platform-gui gdi-plus gtk3 quartz win32

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SDK for building cross-platform desktop apps in ANSI-C

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/frang75/nappgui_src
Owner: frang75
License: mit
Created: 2021-09-08T15:54:29.000Z (over 3 years ago)
Default Branch: main
Last Pushed: 2025-01-25T17:38:41.000Z (17 days ago)
Last Synced: 2025-02-01T14:46:08.427Z (10 days ago)
Topics: c, cairo, cocoa, cross-platform, cross-platform-app, cross-platform-gui, gdi-plus, gtk3, quartz, win32
Language: C
Homepage: https://www.nappgui.com
Size: 5.91 MB
Stars: 542
Watchers: 22
Forks: 55
Open Issues: 57
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: Changelog.md
- License: LICENSE

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README

# NAppGUI
Cross-Platform C SDK. Build portable desktop applications for Windows, macOS and Linux, using just C.

![NAppGUI Stack](https://nappgui.com/img/start/nappgui_stack.png)

## Quick start in Windows

### Prerequisites
- [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/)
- [CMake](https://cmake.org/download/)

### Open the Developer Command Prompt
```
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/frang75/nappgui_src.git
cd nappgui_src
cmake -S . -B build
cmake --build build --config Debug

// Run examples in 'demo' folder
.\build\Debug\bin\Die.exe
.\build\Debug\bin\Bricks.exe
.\build\Debug\bin\Products.exe
.\build\Debug\bin\Col2dHello.exe
.\build\Debug\bin\GuiHello.exe
...
```
![Running demo project in Windows](https://nappgui.com/img/start/run_demo_windows.png)

## Quick start in macOS

### Prerequisites
- [Xcode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/)
- [CMake](https://cmake.org/download/)

### Open the Terminal
```
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/frang75/nappgui_src.git
cd nappgui_src
cmake -G Xcode -S . -B build
cmake --build build --config Debug

// Run examples in 'demo' folder
./build/Debug/bin/Die.app/Contents/MacOS/Die
./build/Debug/bin/Bricks.app/Contents/MacOS/Bricks
./build/Debug/bin/Products.app/Contents/MacOS/Products
./build/Debug/bin/Col2dHello.app/Contents/MacOS/Col2dHello
./build/Debug/bin/GuiHello.app/Contents/MacOS/GuiHello
...
```
![Running demo project in macOS](https://nappgui.com/img/start/run_demo_macos.png)

## Quick start in Linux

### Prerequisites
```
// Development tools
sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install git
sudo apt-get install cmake

// Development libraries
sudo apt-get install libgtk-3-dev // Gui Toolkit
sudo apt-get install libcurl4-openssl-dev // For HTTP support
sudo apt-get install libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev // For WebView support
sudo apt-get install mesa-common-dev libeg1-mesa-dev // For OpenGL support
```
### Open the Terminal
```
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/frang75/nappgui_src.git
cd nappgui_src
cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
cmake --build build -j 4

// Run examples in 'demo' folder
./build/Debug/bin/Die
./build/Debug/bin/Bricks
./build/Debug/bin/Products
./build/Debug/bin/Col2dHello
./build/Debug/bin/GuiHello
...
```
![Running demo project in Linux](https://nappgui.com/img/start/run_demo_linux.png)

## More info
- [NAppGUI Quick Start](https://nappgui.com/en/start/quick.html)
- [NAppGUI Hello World](https://nappgui.com/en/start/hello.html)
- [Create a new project](https://nappgui.com/en/guide/newprj.html)
- [About Portability](https://nappgui.com/en/guide/win_mac_linux.html)