Introduction

Natrix is a Rust-first frontend framework. Embracing Rust’s strengths—leveraging smart pointers, derive macros, the builder pattern, and other idiomatic Rust features to create a truly native experience.

A Simple Example

A simple counter in Natrix looks like this:

extern crate natrix;
use natrix::prelude::*;

#[derive(Component)]
struct Counter(usize);

impl Component for Counter {
    fn render() -> impl Element<Self> {
        e::button()
            .text(|ctx: R<Self>| *ctx.0)
            .on::<events::Click>(|ctx: E<Self>, _, _| {
                *ctx.0 += 1;
            })
    }
}

fn main() {
   natrix::mount(Counter(0));
}

Standout features

• ✅ No macro DSL – Macro-based DSLs break formatting & Rust Analyzer support. Natrix avoids them completely for a smoother dev experience.
• ✅ Derive macros for reactive state – No need for useSignal everywhere, define a struct, thats it.
• ✅ Callbacks use references to state – Instead of closures capturing state setters, Natrix callbacks take a reference to the state, which better aligns with Rust’s ownership model.
• ✅ JS style bundling solution – Natrix has a compile time css and asset bundling solution that works with dependencies out of the box.

Design Goals

• Developer experience first – Natrix is designed to feel natural for Rust developers.
• Idiomatic Rust – We use Rust-native features & patterns, not what worked for js.
• Stop porting JS to Rust – Rust is an amazing language, let’s build a frontend framework that actually feels like Rust.