Recomp / Games / Windows

FreeVGUI

Free reimplementation of the Half-Life 1 GUI library, meant to stay API-compatible with the original and used with the Xash3D engine.

Rewrite Not stated released
Stars38+0 ★ in 4 days
Commits, 30 days1
Latest releasev0.1Aug 23, 2026
Last pushOct 17, 2026

GitHub figures as of 2026-10-18, refreshed daily.

Facts

Original
Half-Life 1 VGUI library (1998)
Platform
Windows
Method
Rewrite
Provenance
Not stated what this means
Status
released
Licence
BSD-3-Clause
Team
FWGS
Started
2024-09
Runs on
Windows, Linux
Needs the original
No

How to get it legally

Download it from the official repository. No original files are needed.

This project was rebuilt by FWGS. Facts last checked 2026-10-14. Suggest a correction

Sources

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Abyss Engine

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Clean-room Not stated

Windows · 1997 · ★ 128

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Rewrite Human-led
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Rewrite Not stated

Windows · 1999 · ★ 11

AutoZone High Stakes

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Rewrite Not stated

Windows · 2001 · ★ 12

AutoZone Motor City Online

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Rewrite Not stated