rerun-io/egui_tiles

A tiling layout engine for egui with drag-and-drop and resizing

581

stars

181

commits

Rust

primary language

Sep 9, 2026

updated

egui
gui

README

egui_tiles

github Latest version Documentation unsafe forbidden Build Status MIT Apache

Layouting and docking for egui.

Supports:

  • Horizontal and vertical layouts
  • Grid layouts
  • Tabs
  • Drag-and-drop docking

egui_tiles

Trying it

cargo r --example simple

Comparison with egui_dock

egui_dock is an excellent crate serving similar needs. egui_tiles aims to become a more flexible and feature-rich alternative to egui_dock.

egui_dock only supports binary splits (left/right or top/bottom), while egui_tiles support full horizontal and vertical layouts, as well as grid layouts. egui_tiles also strives to be more customizable, enabling users to override the default style and behavior by implementing methods on a Behavior trait.

egui_dock supports some features that egui_tiles does not yet support, such as close-buttons on each tab, and built-in scroll areas.


egui_tiles development is sponsored by Rerun, a startup doing
visualizations for computer vision and robotics.

Contributors

emilk

122 commits

abey79

12 commits

lucasmerlin

10 commits

enomado

5 commits

rerun-io/egui_tiles

A tiling layout engine for egui with drag-and-drop and resizing

581

stars

181

commits

Rust

primary language

Sep 9, 2026

updated

egui
gui

README

egui_tiles

github Latest version Documentation unsafe forbidden Build Status MIT Apache

Layouting and docking for egui.

Supports:

  • Horizontal and vertical layouts
  • Grid layouts
  • Tabs
  • Drag-and-drop docking

egui_tiles

Trying it

cargo r --example simple

Comparison with egui_dock

egui_dock is an excellent crate serving similar needs. egui_tiles aims to become a more flexible and feature-rich alternative to egui_dock.

egui_dock only supports binary splits (left/right or top/bottom), while egui_tiles support full horizontal and vertical layouts, as well as grid layouts. egui_tiles also strives to be more customizable, enabling users to override the default style and behavior by implementing methods on a Behavior trait.

egui_dock supports some features that egui_tiles does not yet support, such as close-buttons on each tab, and built-in scroll areas.


egui_tiles development is sponsored by Rerun, a startup doing
visualizations for computer vision and robotics.

Contributors

emilk

122 commits

abey79

12 commits

lucasmerlin

10 commits

enomado

5 commits

Languages

Rust

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Python

6.1%