# Fortran Package Manager GUI **URL:** \ **Category:** AI\ **Created:** [October 10, 2026, 3:27am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-package-manager-gui/11168 "2026-10-10T03:27:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jacobwilliams](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/jacobwilliams/32/10_2.png) [@jacobwilliams](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jacobwilliams)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 3:27am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-package-manager-gui/11168/1 "2026-10-10T03:27:19Z")
Here’s a GUI for the Fortran Package Manager that I just vibe-coded using Claude Opus 5.5. Repo is: [GitHub - jacobwilliams/VibeFPMGUI: A vibe-coded GUI for the Fortran Package Manager or something · GitHub](https://github.com/jacobwilliams/VibeFPMGUI) ![Screenshot 2026-10-09 at 10.14.46 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/fortran_lang/original/2X/4/4fef4dfe486a5667af9e4a6b1a65a1d4f4fea787.jpeg) It’s just trivially easy to make whatever we want now. I spent almost no time on this. This one is written in Python/Pyside6 and has some nice features. I may expand it. ---
**Author:** ![jacobwilliams](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/jacobwilliams/32/10_2.png) [@jacobwilliams](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jacobwilliams)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 3:40am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-package-manager-gui/11168/2 "2026-10-10T03:40:49Z")
…and 10 min later i’ve had it add a rudimentary editor with build error highlighting. Amazing! ![Screenshot 2026-10-09 at 10.39.08 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/fortran_lang/original/2X/4/406bcc7860c7b57d4946f8fc193bbbb232e74b67.png) ---
**Author:** ![ivanpribec](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/ivanpribec/32/3290_2.png) [@ivanpribec](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/ivanpribec)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 9:34am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-package-manager-gui/11168/3 "2026-10-10T09:34:23Z")
Sometimes I wonder with such tools if they should be editor plugins, say in VS Code, Sublime, IntelliJ, Cursor and so forth. The downside is maintaining a plugin for different editors is too much work. The opposite way, providing a new editor is also not attractive, as it becomes a much bigger task and everyone already has their favorite. ---
**Author:** ![jacobwilliams](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/jacobwilliams/32/10_2.png) [@jacobwilliams](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jacobwilliams)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-package-manager-gui/11168/4 "2026-10-10T15:39:58Z")
And… this morning i’ve added AI code reviews, using free local models (that you can download from [Ollama](https://ollama.com)). This is epic feature creep!! ![Screenshot 2026-10-10 at 10.21.16 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/fortran_lang/original/2X/8/8d73b86f965c67d8e19d3948c595ceee0661eb73.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![certik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/certik/32/4_2.png) [@certik](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/certik)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-package-manager-gui/11168/5 "2026-10-11T01:21:08Z")
Now translate from Python to Fortran. Unless you are moving from Fortran to Python, that is. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jacobwilliams](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/jacobwilliams/32/10_2.png) [@jacobwilliams](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jacobwilliams)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2026, 2:27am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-package-manager-gui/11168/6 "2026-10-11T02:27:23Z")
Hmmm…the only question is this: do i vibe code a Fortran/Qt binding… or do I have it just convert all of Qt to Fortran? ---
**Author:** ![certik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/certik/32/4_2.png) [@certik](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/certik)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2026, 2:28am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-package-manager-gui/11168/7 "2026-10-11T02:28:23Z")
Now we are talking. Of course you convert a subset of Qt that you need to Fortran. Call the system graphics bindings directly. ---
**Author:** ![jacobwilliams](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/jacobwilliams/32/10_2.png) [@jacobwilliams](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jacobwilliams)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2026, 2:29am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-package-manager-gui/11168/8 "2026-10-11T02:29:54Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/fortran_lang/original/2X/1/128dba4f38f2a89c5a48891043e4a4e8a31e9257.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![eugene\_epshteyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8797f3/32.png) [@eugene\_epshteyn](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/eugene_epshteyn)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2026, 2:30am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-package-manager-gui/11168/9 "2026-10-11T02:30:42Z")
Why stop there? Convert OS kernel into Fortran and just boot directly into Fortran bliss! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![certik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/certik/32/4_2.png) [@certik](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/certik)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2026, 2:31am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-package-manager-gui/11168/10 "2026-10-11T02:31:25Z")
> [@eugene\_epshteyn](#): > > Why stop there? We are not stopping there. But we do have to start somewhere too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jacobwilliams](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/jacobwilliams/32/10_2.png) [@jacobwilliams](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jacobwilliams)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2026, 2:40am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-package-manager-gui/11168/11 "2026-10-11T02:40:40Z")
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