Crates / Compare / egui vs eframe
Rust crates side by side · data Oct 27, 2026
egui vs eframe
Short answerBy steady daily use, egui is bigger: 81,700 real downloads a day against 66,809 for eframe (1.2x). 1,358 crates depend on egui and 1,167 on eframe. egui last shipped 12 days ago, eframe 12 days ago.
egui
Widely usedWidely used and gaining.
1,358 crates depend on it; downloads don't spike on releases.
An easy-to-use immediate mode GUI that runs on both web and native
eframe
Widely usedWidely used and gaining.
1,167 crates depend on it; downloads don't spike on releases.
egui framework - write GUI apps that compiles to web and/or natively
eguieframe · 100% = that crate's normal quiet day, so a spike to 300% is triple its usual traffic
Every number, side by side
| Same window, same method | egui | eframe |
|---|---|---|
| Real downloads a day | 81,700 | 66,809 |
| Crates that depend on it | 1,358 | 1,167 |
| Last release | 0.37.0, 12 days ago | 0.37.0, 12 days ago |
| Trend vs the field | +27% | +27% |
| Release-window share | 9.1% | 9.2% |
| Downloads in the window | 7,899,717 | 6,542,627 |
| All-time downloads | 28,540,732 | 22,397,497 |
| Versions published | 67 | 56 |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| MSRV | 1.95 | 1.95 |
| First published | May 30, 2020 | Jan 4, 2021 |
Which to pick
- Downloads tell you what is common, not what fits. Each crate's own description above says what it is for; when the jobs differ, pick by the job.
- When both fit, prefer the one more crates depend on (egui, 1,358 dependents): more eyes, more answered questions, and you may already have it in your tree.
- Check the release dates against your own pace: egui 12 days ago, eframe 12 days ago.
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Method
Real downloads = the median day with no release that day or the day before, from the crates.io API (Jul 30, 2026 to Oct 26, 2026). Raw crates.io counts include CI and bots and run high (why); the method is from our 90-day study.
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