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grephq/php-desktop
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Create GUI applications on Linux using php

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PHP Desktop
===========

[](#php-desktop)

Create GUI applications for Linux systems using php. [Ambitious but rubbish?](#nb) ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯

[![Demo](phpdsk.png)](phpdsk.png)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

- Download repository using git or composer ```
    git clone https://github.com/grephq/php-desktop.git
    ```

    ```
    composer require grephq/php-desktop
    ```
- Enable extension loading in `php.ini````
    enable_dl = On
    ```
- Run `setup.sh`

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

N.B.
----

[](#nb)

- Library source code:
- Adding widgets crashes the application. Why? I don't know. [\#1](https://github.com/grephq/php-desktop/issues/1)
- Windows support:

TODO
----

[](#todo)

- Fix [\#1](https://github.com/grephq/php-desktop/issues/1)
- Implement messagedialog, radio and menu bar widgets
- Support for multiple windows
- Callback for application events

###  Health Score

9

—

LowBetter than 0% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity24

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/bcec0de52dec50a97887495134d9ac7fbb4ab7178905991bb33bc0495a527b4a?d=identicon)[Tomiwa-Ot](/maintainers/Tomiwa-Ot)

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Top Contributors

[![Tomiwa-Ot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/37912743?v=4)](https://github.com/Tomiwa-Ot "Tomiwa-Ot (34 commits)")

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