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Cross-platform, API-agnostic C/C++ rendering library supporting many graphics backends.

Modern web GPU API for rendering and compute, now shipping in Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox.

Safe, portable Rust graphics library implementing WebGPU over Vulkan, Metal, D3D12 and OpenGL.

Bloat-free immediate-mode C++ GUI, ubiquitous for engine tools, editors and debug overlays.

Head to head

Metric	bgfx	WebGPU	wgpu	Dear ImGui
Stars	17.6k	5.5k	18.5k	77k
Weekly downloads	n/a	n/a	2.2M	n/a
Download growth	n/a	n/a	+130%	n/a
Popularity score	78/100	68/100	78/100	89/100
Forks	2.2k	393	1.6k	12.1k
Open issues	67	468	1.3k	1.2k
Last commit	5d ago	5d ago	1d ago	6d ago
Latest version	n/a	n/a	30.0.1Aug 22, 2026	n/a
License	BSD-2-Clause	n/a	Apache-2.0	MIT
First released	2012	2017	2018	2014
Signals	None	Trending	Trending (detected automatically)Popular	Popular
Listed in	Game Development › Graphics APIs & Rendering	Game Development › Graphics APIs & Rendering	Game Development › Graphics APIs & Rendering	Game Development › Graphics APIs & Rendering

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