dioxus
Dioxus is a Rust UI framework for building cross-platform apps — web, desktop, mobile, and server — from a single codebase, using a React-like component model with signals-based state, an RSX macro, and an integrated CLI for hot-reloading and bundling.
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Production readiness
3/5- Actively maintainedCommits in the last 6 months
- No known vulnerabilitiesNot yet scanned
- Clear, usable licenseLicense unknown / unstated
- Proven adoptionWidely used
- Has documentationDocumentation indexed
cargo add dioxusOur analysis
A Rust-native, React-inspired UI framework that targets web (WASM), desktop (webview/WGPU), mobile (iOS/Android), and server rendering from one codebase, with signals-based reactivity, an rsx! macro for markup, server functions, and a CLI (dx) that handles serving, hot-reloading, and bundling.
When to use dioxus
Choose Dioxus when you want to write UI for multiple platforms in Rust and share most of your code, when you already have a Rust/axum backend and want tight fullstack integration with server functions, or when you want React-like ergonomics with Rust's type safety and small bundle sizes.
When not to
If your team isn't invested in Rust, a mature JS/TS stack (React, Next.js, React Native, Flutter) will be faster to ship and hire for. For purely native-feel mobile/desktop UIs, webview-based rendering may not match platform-native widgets, and the WGPU/native renderers are still experimental.
Strengths
- Genuinely cross-platform from a single Rust codebase including server functions
- Familiar component/hooks model with signals reactivity borrowing from React, Solid, and Svelte
- Strong tooling: dx CLI with hot-reload, experimental Rust hot-patching, and integrated bundler producing small artifacts
- Deep axum integration for fullstack SSR, suspense, streaming, and routing
- Active full-time core team and community, dual MIT/Apache licensing
Trade-offs
- Several headline features (WGPU/native renderer, hot-patching) are marked experimental
- Webview-based desktop/mobile rendering means non-native widgets and a heavier runtime than truly native toolkits
- Rust compile times and learning curve are a barrier compared to JS frameworks
- Smaller ecosystem of third-party components and integrations than React/Flutter
- API churn across 0.x releases; examples differ between branches
Maturity
Pre-1.0 but well-funded and actively maintained with a full-time core team, 36k+ stars, comprehensive docs, and a real community. Production-usable for web/desktop, with mobile and native renderers maturing; expect breaking changes between minor versions.
Dioxus is a Rust UI framework for building cross-platform apps — web, desktop, mobile, and server — from a single codebase, using a React-like component model with signals-based state, an RSX macro, and an integrated CLI for hot-reloading and bundling.