Dev tools · September 11, 2024
Pax – cross-platform GUIs with an integrated design tool
Hey HN! We are Zack, Warfa, and Sam. After some human-years of building Pax, we're excited finally to enter Beta and to invite anyone to build with Pax for the first time. What is Pax? Pax is a tool for building native apps & websites, similar to SwiftUI or Flutter. Pax is driven by a declarative user interface description language that attaches to Rust application logic. Pax itself is built in Rust. Pax ships with an integrated vector design tool. This design tool is a bidirectional view into any Pax codebase: open codebase with designer, make visual changes, edit pax-lang or Rust by hand…
Pax – cross-platform GUIs with an integrated design tool launched on September 11, 2024 with 19 votes, #797 of 5,281 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Pax is a tool for building native applications and websites using Rust, featuring a declarative interface language paired with Rust application logic. It includes an integrated vector design tool that provides bidirectional editing, allowing developers to switch seamlessly between visual design and code editing. Built in Rust and similar to SwiftUI or Flutter, Pax is designed for developers who want professional-grade design capabilities alongside traditional coding workflows.
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From the sources
Pax is a language-first GUI framework for Rust, with a portable, high-performance runtime for native and web applications.
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hey HN! We are Zack, Warfa, and Sam. After some human-years of building Pax, we're excited finally to enter Beta and to invite anyone to build with Pax for the first time. What is Pax? Pax is a tool for building native apps & websites, similar to SwiftUI or Flutter. Pax is driven by a declarative user interface…
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