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helgesverre/libui
=================

Native desktop GUI for PHP 8.5+ via libui-ng and FFI.

v0.7.1(1mo ago)3141MITPHP >=8.5

Since Jun 21Compare

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Libui for PHP
=============

[](#libui-for-php)

> Native desktop GUIs in PHP — a typed, object-oriented binding to [`libui-ng`](https://github.com/libui-ng/libui-ng) driven by PHP's built-in **FFI**. Real native windows, widgets, dialogs, 2D drawing and text. No compiled PHP extension, no C toolchain on the user's machine.

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Install
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[](#install)

```
composer require helgesverre/libui
```

Requires **PHP 8.5+** with the **FFI** extension (enabled by default on the CLI). Prebuilt `libui` binaries ship inside the package for **macOS**, **Linux**(x86\_64 + aarch64) and **Windows** — there's no compiler or build step. Linux just needs **GTK 3** installed at runtime; see [Platform support](#platform-support).

Quick start
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[](#quick-start)

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