Rust in GNOME

The Rust programming language is a memory-safe, systems programming language. It compiles to object code and can export and consume the C ABI, so it can be used to replace bits of C in existing systems without a complete rewrite. This page is about the usage of Rust in GNOME.

Projects with Rust usage

• librsvg - SVG rendering library; got ported entirely from C to Rust.

• GStreamer - Media framework; new work is done in Rust.

• Gtk-rs - Rust bindings for GTK, Pango, Glib, Cairo, etc.

  • Banner Viewer

  • BrewStillery

  • Contrast

  • Epicwar Downloader

  • Font Finder

  • Fractal

  • Garta

  • Gattii

  • GNvim

  • gled

  • glide

  • gpsami

  • Icon Library

  • Marmoset

  • mcmmtk

  • media-toc

  • neovim-gtk

  • noaa-apt

  • pcatk

  • PNMixer-rs

  • Podcasts

  • Popsicle

  • Process-viewer

  • relm

  • rrun

  • Shortwave

  • Social

  • SolidOak

  • systemd-manager

  • Tau

  • tv-renamer

  • Way Cooler

  • Whatschanging

• FIXME: add others

Experimental work

• Gnome-shell's CSS machinery is being ported to Rust.