The best Iced alternatives
5 tools that do a similar job to Iced, 5 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
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IcedA Rust library for building desktop and web graphical interfaces, modeled on the Elm architecture.
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NiceGUI
Open source · MIT · ★ 16.3k
A Python library for building web-based user interfaces without writing HTML or JavaScript.
Best for: Python developers who want a quick web interface for a script or tool; Hobbyists building dashboards or controls for hardware or smart home projects
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Dear PyGui
Open source · MIT · ★ 15.7k
A Python toolkit for building fast graphical desktop interfaces, built on Dear ImGui.
Best for: Python developers who want a desktop GUI for a script or internal tool; Projects that need fast, data-heavy graphs or plots
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Dear ImGui
Open source · MIT · ★ 76.9k
A lightweight C++ library for building immediate-mode graphical user interfaces, mainly for tools and games.
Best for: Game developers who want an in-engine debug or tools panel; C++ developers building internal tools that need a quick interface
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Ratatui
Open source · MIT · ★ 23.1k
A Rust library for building text-based user interfaces that run in a terminal.
Best for: Rust developers building interactive command-line tools or dashboards; Developers who want a terminal UI library with an active community and documentation
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dva
Open source · MIT · ★ 16.1k
A lightweight React and Redux framework that organizes app state in an Elm-like style.
Best for: React developers already familiar with Redux who want less boilerplate; Teams maintaining admin dashboards or enterprise-style web apps
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to Iced. We don't take payment for placement.